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2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$9,998
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Sandra A. Taylor AKA Sandra Menefee Taylor
Recipient Type
Individual
Status
Completed
Start Date
March 2016
End Date
February 2017
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Chisago
Dakota
Hennepin
Olmsted
Ramsey
Washington
Chisago
Dakota
Hennepin
Olmsted
Ramsey
Washington
Project Overview
Artist Initiative
Project Details
Taylor will use common materials such as dirt and steel to evoke patterns of ancient cultures, inviting audiences to pay attention to our 'living arrangement' with the earth. An exhibition at Form+Content Gallery in Minneapolis will take place in late 20
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
Zoe Adler: Gallery director, Highpoint Center for Printmaking; Keya Ganguly: Professor of cultural studies and comparative literature, University of Minnesota; Lori Greene: Artist and owner of Mosaic on a Stick; John Larson: Ceramic artist; Sonja Peterson: Independent artist; Lynette Power: Bronze and clay sculptor; public artist; Don Sherman: Artist, educator, photographer; mentors program coordinator, Southwest Minnesota State University
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
$9,998
Other Funds Leveraged
$0
Direct expenses
$9,998
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Audiences will learn about how the creative process can utilize non-art materials and scientific knowledge to connect esthetics and social issues. Applicant will facilitate a panel discussion and encourage the audience to contribute questions directly with the panel or record their observations in a guest book provided throughout the show.

Measurable Outcome(s)

I collaborated with several local artisans to create original artwork for two solo exhibitions, addressing the preciousness and fragile nature of soil. Among conversations and interest from large audiences and reviewers were comments like Taylor wakes us up to its importance in this piece that proves without nature, we are lost and Art shows in the Twin Cities this week may just change your world or at least the way you see it. Based on these quotes and other conversations, I feel that I have achieved connecting social issues and esthetics.

Description of Funds
Project Manager
First Name
Sandra
Last Name
Taylor
Organization Name
Sandra A. Taylor AKA Sandra Menefee Taylor
State
MN
Phone
(651) 291-7492
Email
staylor@bitstream.net
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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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