Artist Initiative
Artist Initiative
Gustafson will complete and exhibit embroidered botanical drawings that provide a contemporary perspective on De Materia Medica, an ancient pharmacological text, by Dioscorides. The work will be exhibited at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum in Chaska.
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
Kenneth Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum; Kyle Fokken: Sculptor, Arts Board grantee; Kimberlee Joy Roth: Ceramic artist; Arts Board grantee; Nicole Selmer: Artist and educator in papermaking, printmaking, and bookmaking; Colleen Sheehy: President and executive director, Public Art Saint Paul; John Sterner: Sculptor, painter, arts educator; Lisa Truax: Associate professor of art and design at Saint Mary's University; Arts Board grantee; Randall Walker: Artist; Arts Board grantee
ACHF Arts Access
Complete 25 botanical drawings, exhibit drawings along with rare books, and host a public lecture at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum. Evaluation through completing and exhibiting drawings at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, producing exhibit and materials, giving a public lecture, documenting attendance, and assessing public response.
Gustafson completed 25 botanical drawings, exhibited the drawings along with rare books, and hosted a public lecture at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum. Evaluation occurred through completing and exhibiting drawings at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, producing exhibit and materials, giving a public lecture, documenting attendance, and assessing public response.