Artist Initiative

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
David S. Goldes
Recipient Type
Individual
Status
Completed
Start Date
March 2017
End Date
June 2018
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Hennepin
Project Overview

Artist Initiative

Project Details

Goldes will make photographs of drawings while they are subjected to high voltage electricity in order to challenge expectations. He will present a two session workshop for a mix of high school aged science and art students in the Twin Cities.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

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

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

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

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

2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$0
Direct expenses
$10,000
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

I believe my work photographing electrified drawings positions a viewer between analysis and wonder. This work will be developed further. I will develop a new body of work which explores strategies including the use of color grounds, spatial illusions and conductive paint. The resultant works will be displayed in various venues. 2: Find a publisher for my works with electricity made over the past five years. I will seek a publisher for my photographic still life work which is based on historical research into the nature of electricity. Evaluation: successfully finding a publisher!

Measurable Outcome(s)

David Goldes developed a body of work in both photography and drawing that combine science-like observation and art strategies. The works were displayed in galleries, on social media sites and in the publication of Goldes' work. 2: Goldes did find a publisher for his work---Damiani. Electricities, a book of David Goldes' photographs was published by Damiani. A book signing occurred in Minneapolis at Midway Gallery. The book is distributed through ARTBOOK and available locally at the Mia and Walker bookstores.

Project Manager
First Name
David
Last Name
Goldes
Organization Name
David S. Goldes
State
MN
Phone
(612) 702-7366
Email
dgoldes@mcad.edu
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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