Artist Initiative

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Amy T. Toscani
Recipient Type
Individual
Status
Completed
Start Date
March 2019
End Date
February 2020
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Hennepin
Project Overview

Artist Initiative

Project Details

Toscani will exhibit at the Rural America Contemporary Art Gallery in January 2020. She will use this grant for research and development in order to produce a new body of work.

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.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Kjellgren Alkire: Artist and researcher; executive director, Oakstreet Projects; Guillermo Cuellar: Potter and teacher from Venezuela; John Fleischer: Artist; Arts Board grantee; Karen Goulet: Artist; program director of the Miikanan Gallery at Watermark Art Center, Bemidji; Mathew Ollig: Oil painter, Arts Board grantee; Juliane Shibata: Installation artist; arts instructor; Arts Board grantee

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$57,560
Direct expenses
$67,560
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Bring contemporary sculpture to Minnesota's audiences through an exhibit at RACA (Rural America Contemporary Art) Gallery. Completing shows and having openings and giving artists talks. The viewer's will take away a better understanding for contemporary sculpture. 2: I, as an artist, will gain new insights and techniques as I progress. Like all long term artists, we continue to evolve. Employ different materials and handling through concentrated time making art. Build momentum and develop a more flexible, creative mind.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Bring contemporary sculpture to Minnesota's audiences through an exhibit at RACA (Rural America Contemporary Art) Gallery. Evaluated through gallery attendance and work completion. The evaluative method was greatly effected by the Covid crisis.

Project Manager
First Name
Amy
Last Name
Toscani
Organization Name
Amy T. Toscani
State
MN
Phone
(612) 788-0887
Email
ajbela@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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