Artist Initiative
ACHF Arts Access
A downtown business/organization will become directly involved with a highly visible public art project. A formal agreement between the business or organization granting permission to the artist for the installation and the artist will represent the direct involvement with the artist in the project. 2: The project will provide insight into the artistic process and working methods of a Minnesota artist. Public attendance and dialogue, formal and informal, before, during and after installation will demonstrate engagement.
Residents, members of the public, three businesses and one arts organization based in downtown Minneapolis were impacted by the project. The project was evaluated both by the involvement and perceived benefit to the Hennepin Theater Trust's Minneapolis Cultural District and its impact to the public at large. To evaluate benefit to HTT Joan Vorderbruggen, the HTT's director of Public Art and Placemaking was consulted. Benefit to the public at large was evaluated on the number of interactions that occurred on site. 2: Members of the Minnesota public were able to gain firsthand knowledge of a Minnesota artist's working methods and artistic processes through direct observation and interaction with the artist. The proposed outcome was evaluated through the number of direct interactions that took place throughout the three month period in which the installation was created. The content of the interactions and their frequency on a daily basis provided indications of the degree to which the project succeeded in achieving proposed objectives.