Artist Initiative
Artist Initiative
Ficek-Swenson will create an artist book based on her photographs of stones from the headwaters of the Mississippi River, Lake Superior, and other historic locations. The project will culminate in a presentation about the book at the Minnesota Center for Book Arts in Minneapolis.
Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre
Gloria Brush: Chair and professor of photography, University of Minnesota Duluth; Anna Eveslage: Photographer and filmmaker; Arts Board grantee; Terry Gydesen: Documentary photographer; Arts Board grantee; Alison Malone: Award-winning photographer; Areca Roe: Photographer and Arts Board grantee; University of Minnesota photography instructor; Laurie Schneider: Photographer specializing in fine art portraiture, art, weddings, and animals; Paul Wegner: Art department faculty teaching photography at Inver Hills Community College, Arts Board grantee
ACHF Arts Access
To create an artist book edition based on my Stone Voice's photographic installation of twelve stones, expanding my photographic esthetic. The outcome will be evaluated through audience interaction in two public presentations; an exhibit at Traffic Zone Gallery and presentation at Minnesota Center for Book Arts, Minneapolis, scheduled at the beginning and end of the grant. 2: My artist book project opens new opportunities for engaging with a new audience. During the two presentations I will have discussions about the photographic images of stones included in the book and the narratives written by the six contributors.
To create an artist book edition based on my `Stone Voice`s photographic installation of twelve stones, expanding my photographic esthetic. The outcome will be evaluated through audience interaction in two public presentations; an exhibit/lecture at Traffic Zone Gallery and exhibit/artist talk at Minnetonka Center for the Arts, scheduled at the beginning and end of the grant. 2: My artist book project opened new opportunities for engaging with a new audience. During the two exhibitions I had discussions about the photographic images of stones and narratives written by the six contributors. I had studio visits and discussions with two curators and an essayist concerning the content of my artist book.