Artist Initiative

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Xavier Tavera
Recipient Type
Individual
Status
Completed
Start Date
March 2014
End Date
February 2015
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Ramsey
Hennepin
Ramsey
Project Overview
Artist Initiative
Project Details
Tavera will document and photograph Mexican, Mexican American, and Chicano war veterans belonging to Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5 for an exhibition at the James J. Hill House gallery. He will also create a limited edition book, featuring the portraits, and will donate it to the Minnesota Historical Society.
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
Yes
Conflict of Interest Contact
Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600
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)

1) Printed portraits for an exhibition, 2) three photo books, 3) a donation portraits and a small edition of the photo book to the Minnesota Historical Society. 1) Attendance to the exhibition, 2) completion of a photo book, 3) printed photos on archival paper and inks appropriate for museum collection standards, 4) an accomplished major documentation of the members of Post 5. 2: In twenty years of exhibiting, I have never published a book of my photographs. The book will advance my photography professionally. I will publish a high quality book and publish three copies. Also, the photographs printed archive quality and preserved at the Minnesota Historical Society will advance my work professionally.

Measurable Outcome(s)

As a result of this project a large number of the population in Minnesota will have access to a historical document of the Latino veterans that have served this country and feel invisible. 2: I gained a set of skills needed to achieve the completion of a book: design, editing, publishing, collecting information, and research.

Description of Funds
Project Manager
First Name
Xavier
Last Name
Tavera
Organization Name
Xavier Tavera
State
MN
Phone
(651) 248-8786
Email
xtavera@hotmail.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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