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Project Details by Fiscal Year
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Benjamin W. Jasmer
Recipient Type
Individual
Status
Completed
Start Date
March 2016
End Date
February 2017
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Anoka
Chisago
Hennepin
Anoka
Chisago
Hennepin
Project Overview
Artist Initiative
Project Details
Jasmer will use discarded furniture to create functional sculptures. He will redesign the objects as newly produced furnishings. The public will be invited to interact with the sculptures at a garage-sale like event.
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
Katayoun Amjadi: Ceramist; assistant to director at Circa Gallery; John Cox: Artist; instructor of visual arts and art history; Elizabeth Devine: Jewelry designer and lettering artist; Southeastern Minnesota Visual Artists co-op board member; Miigis Gonzalez: Visual artist; Anna Metcalfe: Visual artist and educator; Anders Nilsen: Award-winning author and artist of graphic novels; Jehra Patrick: Program director, Mn Artists; visual artist
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
$0
Direct expenses
$10,000
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

I will upgrade my sculpture studio/woodshop in order to handle large scale ( > 6' square) pieces and then produce five finished said works. Success will be evaluated by the completion and public interactive exhibition of the new works as well as through interviewing the attendees during the exhibition.

Measurable Outcome(s)

New works were completed and exhibited publicly at the Banfill-Locke Center for the Arts. Interactions and feedback through a special pop-up show occurred. The artist upgraded his studio through the purchasing of hand/woodworking tools and equipment that allowed for sculpture work. The workspace was adapted with insulation and heat for year round use and organized to best suit large scale pieces. Five works in said space were then produced with said tools/equipment and the finished products were displayed in a public showing.

Description of Funds
Project Manager
First Name
Benjamin
Last Name
Jasmer
Organization Name
Benjamin W. Jasmer
State
MN
Phone
(612) 998-8585
Email
mbjasmer@gmail.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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