Artist Initiative

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Britni West
Recipient Type
Individual
Status
Completed
Start Date
March 2014
End Date
February 2015
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Hennepin
Project Overview
Artist Initiative
Project Details
West will complete post-production on a feature film, which follows six characters through the splendor and isolation of living and growing in a small town. Several in-progress screenings, open to the public, will take place 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
Melissa Brandt: Screenwriter; Michelle Brost: Freelance Animator; Santanu Chatterjee: Professor of cinema, Minneapolis Community and Technical College; Kevin Obsatz: Filmmaker and video artist; Jacob Swanson: Film-maker, installation artist and co-director of Ochre Ghost Art Gallery, Duluth; Maya Washington: Filmmaker, writer, performer, and arts educator
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
$6,000
Direct expenses
$16,000
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

The funds will allow me to finish my first feature film, gain valuable editing and post-production experience and expand my filmmaking skills. I will finish the film in a timely manner, hold various screenings during post-production to gather community feedback, and submit to various festivals. The outcome can be evaluated by festival acceptance, press, audience response, and distribution. 2: I will hold in-progress screenings as well as a Twin Cities premiere to initiate a dialogue with people from different creative fields in Minnesota. The outcome will be evaluated by the number of people that are able to engage with the film throughout these various screenings. I will also promote the film online to different creative communities, as well as to people who are not in the arts.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Britni held in-progress screenings, dialogued with people in and outside of the arts community in Minnesota and worked with industry professionals. 2: Britni held in-progress screenings in Minnesota and will be able to engage with people from different creative communities as her film screens at various festivals.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Britni
Last Name
West
Organization Name
Britni West
State
MN
Phone
(612) 616-8711
Email
westbritni@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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