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Project Details by Fiscal Year
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Willicey A. Tynes
Recipient Type
Individual
Status
Completed
Start Date
March 2015
End Date
April 2016
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Stearns
Stearns
Project Overview
Artist Initiative
Project Details
Tynes will create and exhibit a small body of original oil paintings that depict the similarities between his Afro-Caribbean culture and Western culture. The work will be exhibited at the Paramount Theatre and Visual Arts Centery in downtown Saint Cloud in February 2016.
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
Moira Bateman: Contemporary visual artist, utilizing mixed media and fiber to create sculptural and site-specific art; Elizabeth Devine: Jewelry designer and lettering artist, Southeastern Minnesota Visual Artists co-op board member; Justine Di Fiore: Hospital worker and visual artist; Andrew Maus: Executive Director, Minnesota Marine Art Museum, Winona; Daniel Mondloch: Painter, muralist, and art teacher; Asako Nakauchi: Sculptor and installation artist, instructor, University of Wisconsin-River Falls; Jessica Shaykett: Librarian, American Craft Council; Frederick Somers: Award-winning pastel artist and painter, art instructor; Liza Sylvestre: Visual artist and educator
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
Yes
Conflict of Interest Contact
Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600
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
$2,000
Direct expenses
$12,000
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Travel locally and internationally researching, then working diligently and labor intensively in a hypo realistic style for an art exhibition. With the execution of quality hypo realistic paintings, the outcome of further developing my artistic abilities through research and time dedicated to painting will have been realized.

Measurable Outcome(s)

For the duration of the thirty day show more than 700 people were engaged with this body of work. During the first night of the exhibition Willicey gave an artist talk and opened the floor for a question and answer session and answered as many questions relating to the reason for this exhibition and processes used. Willicey was also available on consecutive nights thereafter to engage any additional visitors to the exhibition and explain to them why the work was occupying the space that it was in. 2: Willicey travelled locally and internationally to research how Afro-Caribbean culture affects Western culture. He spent the next months to painting and further developing his artistic abilities. Willicey dedicated the time and energy to paint fifteen high quality pieces for the show.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Willicey
Last Name
Tynes
Organization Name
Willicey A. Tynes
State
MN
Phone
(320) 309-0481
Email
willicey@tynesart.com
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Administered By
Administered by

Minnesota State Arts Board

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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Email the Agency
msab@arts.state.mn.us
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