Artist Initiative

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Carla A. Rodriguez
Recipient Type
Individual
Status
Completed
Start Date
March 2014
End Date
December 2014
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Ramsey
Wright
Hennepin
Ramsey
Wright
Project Overview
Artist Initiative
Project Details
Rodriguez will create a series of composite photographs dealing with themes of catharsis and change, using the film negative and reversal-process technique. The work will be exhibited in the Twin Cities.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Gina Dabrowski: Visual Artist and Art Faculty, photography and video; Michael Dvorak: Professional photographer; Michael Nordin: Photographer, Duluth; Karl Raschke: Full-time sabbatical replacement in photography at Inver Hills Community College; Stephanie Rogers: Gallery Director, the Third Place Gallery and Wing Young Huie Photography
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$0
Direct expenses
$10,000
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

One measurable outcome would be my skill and proficiency with the reversal-processing technique as I practice and perfect it for this project. By comparing the images I make in the beginning of the project as I’m learning the process, to what will end up being the final images used in this body of work. An ideal negative (or transparency positive) will have ample density in the blacks and grays of the image, and be mostly transparent in the highlights. 2: Once this series of images is completed, I will showcase them either at Gallery 122, where I have previously exhibited, or at the David Peterson Gallery for an extended period of time. At the opening reception I will give a short lecture on the specific technique used to make the photographs. I will also print a two page handout describing the process in detail for when I am not at the gallery to explain the nature of the work.

Measurable Outcome(s)

The artist learned two new photo processes that they will use heavily in future work. 2: The artist lectured to the Monticello Camera club about the tintype process, answering questions and providing resources.

Description of Funds
Project Manager
First Name
Carla
Last Name
Rodriguez
Organization Name
Carla A. Rodriguez
State
MN
Phone
(832) 661-1484
Email
carla.alexandra.rodriguez@gmail.com
Administered By
Administered by
Location

Griggs Midway Building, Suite 304,
540 Fairview Avenue North,
St. Paul, MN 55104

Phone
(651) 539-2650 or toll-free (800) 866-2787
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