Artist Initiative

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$9,965
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Vanessa Ramos
Recipient Type
Individual
Status
Completed
Start Date
January 2016
End Date
December 2016
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Ramsey
Hennepin
Ramsey
Project Overview
Artist Initiative
Project Details
Ramos will complete her memoir Perhaps the World and offer an interdisciplinary workshop for local Latino youth, in addition to hosting a reading and organizing a panel discussion on Latinos in the arts.
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
Eric Braun: Freelance writer and editor; Nicholas Healy: Managing editor, Capstone; creative writing adjunct faculty member, Minnesota State University, Mankato; author; Nicole Helget: Memoir and fiction writer, Mankato; Sanaphay Rattanavong: An independent fiction and nonfiction writer; Kurtis Scaletta: Children's book author; teacher, Arts Board grantee; Lisa Steinmann: Freelance writer, editor, and artist; board member of Saint Paul Almanac
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
Yes
Conflict of Interest Contact
Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600
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
$9,965
Other Funds Leveraged
$125
Direct expenses
$10,090
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

I will generate new work and revise the manuscript as a whole to create a final version that I can submit to contests and publishers. With the help of my writing coach, I will create new work to fill in the gaps in my memoir. We will meet eight times. I will submit my final draft for written feedback and submit the final manuscript to various publishers and first book contests. 2: I will teach a writing workshop and host a group reading at El Colegio in Minneapolis as well as curate a panel discussion on Latinos in the Arts at The Loft Literary Center. I will survey workshop participants and track attendance for the reading and panel discussion.

Measurable Outcome(s)

I have a new focus and structure for my memoir in addition to approximately 60 pages of new work and the support of a writing coach. Through talking with attendees, reading the guest book, and speaking with the gallery curator, I am confident that more Minnesotans were able to engage with the work of Ed Bock and I. We also attracted new audiences to our future work. My goal was to generate new work, and I did. As a result, I am closer to a final version of my memoir although it stills needs polishing. Because my coach was contracted for the hours specified in my proposal, I am able to meet my proposed project outcomes. I am in a better position to submit the manuscript to publishers and first book contests because of the new work I generated, which gets me to the 150 page minimum typically required for a memoir. 2: I hosted two events and created and submitted workshop materials. I tracked attendance at the readings and events.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Vanessa
Last Name
Ramos
Organization Name
Vanessa Ramos
State
MN
Phone
(651) 233-0515
Email
vnsaramos@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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