Artist Initiative
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Thomas N. Wik
Recipient Type
Individual
Status
Completed
Start Date
March 2014
End Date
February 2015
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Ramsey
Project Overview
Artist Initiative
Project Details
Wik will refine, edit, and build his body of work in order to mount an exhibition, produce a book, and set up a page for print sales on his website.
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
Project Details: 2014 Fiscal Year
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)
Mount an exhibition that will enable Minnesotans to view my work. The number of people who visit the exhibition along with the comments, responses and possible reviews. 2: Developing sales portion of my web site to sell prints. The outcome will be achieved when I have a working module for this process up and running.
Measurable Outcome(s)
There were approximately 19,200 patron visits to at East Lake Library during the run of the exhibition. 2: The website is now responsive on all electronic devices that have access to the web. Aside from the new page listing print prices for three sizes of archival inkjet prints, the page has been designed to be expandable to list future items.
Description of Funds
Project Manager
First Name
Thomas
Last Name
Wik
Organization Name
Thomas N. Wik
State
MN
Phone
(612) 819-2836
Email
twik@comcast.net
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