Artist Initiative

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Stefania C. Motta AKA Stefanie Motta
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
Motta will complete her project “Fog,” which explores the materiality of photography through otherworldly abstractions. She will host a public book release at Soo Visual Arts Center in Minneapolis.
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
Hillary Berg: Photographer; Arts Board grantee; Elizabeth Blair: Artist Initiative grantee in photography; professor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Luke Erickson: Photographer; consultant at Instinct Art Gallery; photo curator for the Foundation for the Exhibition of Photography; Linda Gammell: Photographer and teacher; Arts Board grantee; Peter Happel Christian: Photographer; Arts Board grantee; professor of integrated media at Saint Cloud State University; Suzanne Kosmalski: Installation artist and photographer; Arts Board grantee; Margaret Ojala: Photographer and professor of art, St Olaf College; Carrie Thompson: Studio manager for photographer Alec Soth; Arts Board grantee
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
$4,000
Direct expenses
$14,000
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

I will complete my in-progress series Fog, using experimental, camera-less photographic techniques and exploring abstraction with photography. This outcome will be evaluated in the completion of the project, the number of final images included in the series, and the resulting increased opportunities to show my work. 2: I will present work from Fog at an artist talk and publish a run of books, ten of which will be donated to libraries and art book collections in Minnesota. This outcome will be evaluated based on the number of books printed, and the number of libraries or collections the book is sent to, as well as the number of people in attendance at my book release and artist talk.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Thirty new images were made and I had increased opportunities to show and talk about my work with students, the general public, and galleries. The evaluation methods for completion of the project include the fact that the project was completed, that 30 new images were created and a book was published, and that I had an opportunity to show my work during an artist talk and a book release event. Additionally, I've been offered a solo show since finishing which correlates directly to the completion of this project. 2: Ninety books were printed, three books were donated to area libraries, twenty people were in attendance at my artist talk, and fifty people attended my book release. The evaluation methods for completion of this project include documenting the fact that 90 books were printed, three books were donated to institutions and the book release event and artist talk were well attended.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Stefania
Last Name
Motta
Organization Name
Stefania C. Motta AKA Stefanie Motta
State
MN
Phone
(508) 423-5173
Email
motta.stefanie@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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