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Artist Initiative

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Amara G. Hark-Weber
Recipient Type
Individual
Status
Completed
Start Date
March 2016
End Date
February 2017
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Ramsey
Hennepin
Ramsey
Project Overview
Artist Initiative
Project Details
Hark-Weber will create a new body of artistic work using traditional shoemaking techniques in the construction of sculptural footwear. The public will be invited to monthly open studio nights that will showcase the work as it progresses.
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; 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; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Pamela Davis: Visual artist who combines weaving, metalsmithing, beading, and needlework; Paige Guggemos: Freelance graphic and web designer; printmaker; Andrew Messerschmidt: Painter; Julie Sirek: Visual artist; Eun-Kyung Suh: Art and design professor, University of Minnesota Duluth; Liza Sylvestre: Visual artist and educator; Willicey Tynes: Oil painter and sculptor
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$500
Direct expenses
$10,500
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

The creation of eight pairs of traditional and sculptural shoes and show them in a Minnesota gallery. Complete eight pairs of traditional and sculptural shoes and show them in a Minnesota gallery. 2: To raise awareness of hand shoemaking, and make traditional shoemaking knowledge more available to Minnesota residents. I will open my studio regularly, and make myself available to meet with individuals interested in learning more about handmade shoes.

Measurable Outcome(s)

I completed a new body of work consisting of sculptural and traditional footwear. The process of making the shoes was documented, and the show will be documented. 2: I opened my studio regularly to individuals interested in shoe making and held a large open house. The awareness of Minnesota residents was raised. About 90% of the people who visited my shop, open house, and the public show were unknown to me. None of them had seen such work being done, much less in Minnesota.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Amara
Last Name
Hark-Weber
Organization Name
Amara G. Hark-Weber
State
MN
Phone
(651) 485-5611
Email
amara.harkweber@gmail.com
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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