Artist Initiative
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$9,100
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Paula M. McCartney
Recipient Type
Individual
Status
Completed
Start Date
March 2015
End Date
February 2016
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Ramsey
Project Overview
Artist Initiative
Project Details
McCartney will finish photographing a new body of work and create a printed portfolio of the project “Hide the Sun.” She will participate in the fall LoLa Art Crawl in Minneapolis and speak to a class of photography students at the University of Minnesota about the project and her life as a working artist.
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
David Bowman: Photographer, full member, National Geographic Creative; Donald Clark: Professor of photography, Minnesota State University Moorhead; John Gregor: Photographer and photo educator; Ellen Kingsbury: Photographer; Laura Migliorino: Photographer, professor of art, Anoka Ramsey Community College; Jeffrey Millikan: Photographer, adjunct professor of photography, University of Minnesota; Vivienne Morgan: Photographer, adjunct professor at Bemidji State University; Margaret Ojala: Photographer and Professor of Art, St Olaf College.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
Yes
Conflict of Interest Contact
Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600
Project Details: 2015 Fiscal Year
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
$9,100
Other Funds Leveraged
$0
Direct expenses
$9,100
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
Completion of a new body of work using digital technology. Artist will switch from using an analog camera to a digital camera, complete a body of work and produce a print portfolio of the new photographs.
Measurable Outcome(s)
Paula McCartney purchased a digital camera, switching her practice to digital photography and finished photographing a new body of work. She also created a printed portfolio of the project. The outcome was evaluated by realizing the purchase and use of a digital camera and the completion of a printed portfolio of the project, Hide the Sun.
Description of Funds
Project Manager
First Name
Paula
Last Name
McCartney
Organization Name
Paula M. McCartney
State
MN
Phone
(612) 816-2295
Email
paulamccartney@yahoo.com
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