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2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Jennifer N. Merchant
Recipient Type
Individual
Status
Completed
Start Date
March 2016
End Date
February 2017
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Carver
Dakota
Hennepin
Ramsey
Carver
Dakota
Hennepin
Ramsey
Project Overview
Artist Initiative
Project Details
Merchant will create a new body of layered acrylic work that explores sculpture and functional objects. She will expand her artistic practice through a public exhibition that will showcase the new 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.; 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
Craig Campbell: Working studio artist and glassblowing instructor; Joseph Giannetti: Painter, illustrator, photographer, muralist; Jennifer Jenkins: Artist, prop and wardrobe stylist; Christine Monroe: Cartoonist; children’s book author, artist, and illustrator; Janet Olney: Executive director, Willmar Area Arts Council; career fiber artist and instructor; Carl Oltvedt: Visual artist in drawing and painting, retired college art teacher; Samuel Spiczka: 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
$0
Direct expenses
$10,000
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

To expand my layered acrylic practice by adding sculpture and functional objects to my jewelry repertoire, as well as expose my work to a new audience. A collection of sculpture and functional objects will be completed and exhibited to the public. A majority of the audience attending will be new to my work, which will be observed during exhibition.

Measurable Outcome(s)

I expanded my practice, taught myself to work larger, executed a series of sculpture, and exhibited them to the public exposing my art to a new audience. I have a body of work that resulted from the project, along with photos and documentation of each piece as well as gallery shots during the opening night reception of patrons interacting with the work. I was able to observe first hand during the exhibition a new audience that has never before seen my work.

Description of Funds
Project Manager
First Name
Jennifer
Last Name
Merchant
Organization Name
Jennifer N. Merchant
State
MN
Phone
(612) 710-4595
Email
jenmdesigns@hotmail.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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