Artist Initiative

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Theodore S. Kiesselbach AKA Dore Kiesselbach
Recipient Type
Individual
Status
Completed
Start Date
January 2015
End Date
December 2015
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Ramsey
St. Louis
Hennepin
Ramsey
St. Louis
Project Overview
Artist Initiative
Project Details
Kiesselbach will complete a second collection of poems and give a series of work in progress readings in the Twin Cities and beyond.
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. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Carla-Elaine Johnson: Poet, Faculty member, Augsburg College; Athena Kildegaard: Poet, lecturer, University of Minnesota Morris.; Michael Lee: Writer and poet, spoken word performer, and youth worker; Michelle Matthees: Widely-published poet and educator; Saara Myrene Raappana: Published poet, editor of Cellpoems, a poetry journal; Carlisa Rivamonte: Independent writer and consultant for business and nonprofits; Jeffrey Shotts: Executive editor, Graywolf Press
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

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$0
Direct expenses
$10,000
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

A completed second collection of poems that has received substantial marketing exposure and, ideally, an offer of publication from a leading press. Has the collection been submitted to at least twenty publishers, competitions and contests? Has it been accepted for publication by leading independent press? Have I published new poems in magazines? 2: Create an economy of scale by collaborating with other Initiative Grant recipients to deliver a series of shared readings to Minnesota audiences. Have I collaborated with at least two other grantees to deliver a minimum of five readings of work created with Arts Board funding, including at least two events outside the Twin Cities metro?

Measurable Outcome(s)

Kiesselbach completed and marketed a second poetry collection and created and published significant amounts of new work in leading magazines. Kiesselbach’s evaluation methods involved comparing his actual project-year outcomes to each of the particular goals he’d set for himself in his grant application. 2: Kiesselbach collaborated with twelve Minnesota writers, including four other Artist Initiative grant recipients, to deliver five collaborative readings around the state. Kiesselbach’s evaluation methods involved comparing his actual project-year outcomes to each of the particular goals he’d set for himself in his grant application.

Description of Funds
Project Manager
First Name
Theodore
Last Name
Kiesselbach
Organization Name
Theodore S. Kiesselbach AKA Dore Kiesselbach
State
MN
Phone
(612) 377-3467
Email
kiesselbach@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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