Artist Initiative
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,610
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Margaret R. Newman AKA Margie Newman
Recipient Type
Individual
Status
Completed
Start Date
May 2012
End Date
April 2013
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Ramsey
Project Overview
Artist Initiative
Project Details
Newman will complete the first draft of her creative nonfiction book, "The Thing Is to Always Be Ready," about growing up as the daughter of a Holocaust survivor. She will give public readings of the new work in Minneapolis, Saint Paul, and other locatio
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., 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. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
William Durbin: Writer; Sherrie Fernandez-Williams: Writer, director of Bridges Scholars program, Hamline University.; May Moua Lee-Yang: Writer, performance artist; Juliet Patterson: Writer, poetry editor for Konundrum Engine Literary Review, instructor for Hamline and St Catherine Universities.; Cole Perry: Writer; Michael Seward: Writer, Instructor of English at Minneapolis Community and Technical College.; Jennifer Thompson: Inernational book publisher, Perseus Books
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
Yes
Project Details: 2012 Fiscal Year
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language
ACHF Arts Access
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,610
Other Funds Leveraged
$97
Direct expenses
$5,707
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
More Minnesotans are able to engage in or with the work of Minnesota artists.
Measurable Outcome(s)
Minnesotans attended the readings I gave and actively participated through the question and answer sessions. The audiences gained an understanding of the issues addressed in the readings of my work and the work of the other Minnesota artists I included: historical trauma, racism, addiction and the environment among others. The readings also provided a window into how art can address issues that are important to the people of Minnesota. I evaluated the achievements through feedback given to me by the audiences.
Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Project Manager
First Name
Margaret
Last Name
Newman
Organization Name
Margaret R. Newman AKA Margie Newman
State
MN
Phone
(612) 300-6111
Email
margie.r.newman@gmail.com
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