Artist Initiative
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$9,999
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Zachary Micheletti AKA Zak Sally
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
Sally will complete the third volume of his “Sammy the Mouse” graphic novel. He also plans to begin work on volume four in the series. He will exhibit the work in a Minneapolis gallery that will include an artist talk about the project.
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
Brenda Brousseau: Visual artist, app developer and software company owner; Laddavanh Insixiengmay: Lao weaving artist and designer, cofounder of Lao Cultural Center, founder of SihnNaChampa Dance Theatre; Leann Johnson: Graphic designer, illustrator and ceramic tile artist; Stephen Klassen: Twin Cities sculptor and painter working primarily with wood; Kristin Makholm: Executive director, Minnesota Museum of American Art; Edie Overturf: Cofounder, LegUp Studio, visiting assistant professor of printmaking, University of Minnesota Twin Cities; Emily Stover: Visual artist and designer, adjunct instructor in design at University of Minnesota; Delina White: Folk and traditional artist from Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
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
$9,999
Other Funds Leveraged
$0
Direct expenses
$9,999
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
I will complete the next volume (96120 pages) of my graphic novel in progress `A Brief History Of Fear` (appearing in serialized form as `Sammy The Mouse`). The third volume will be completed and published.
Measurable Outcome(s)
The Arts Board grant freed up hundreds of hours of unimpeded work time for the artist, also providing much-needed financial and creative studio support for the artist's practice. 100 pages of rough artwork and script were produced, with some 30-40 paged moved to a level of near-completion, totaling upwards of 400 hours of work (10-15 hours a week, over the course of the year) on the third volume of the Graphic Novel.
Description of Funds
Project Manager
First Name
Zachary
Last Name
Micheletti
Organization Name
Zachary Micheletti AKA Zak Sally
State
MN
Phone
(612) 432-1641
Email
zak@lamano21.com
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