Artist Initiative

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$9,500
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Michael C. Helke AKA Mike Helke
Recipient Type
Individual
Status
Completed
Start Date
March 2017
End Date
February 2018
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Chisago
Dakota
Hennepin
Ramsey
Rice
Washington
Chisago
Dakota
Hennepin
Ramsey
Rice
Washington
Project Overview

Artist Initiative

Project Details

Helke will create new work that reflects a contemporary regional understanding of utilitarian pottery. A lecture and exhibition are planned for Minneapolis.

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

Sarah Erickson: Director of the art department and assistant professor, College of St. Scholastica; John Larson: Ceramic artist; Andrew Maus: Director and CEO of Plains Art Museum in Fargo; Ernest Miller: Ceramic artist; Katherine Mommsen: Ceramic artist; Arts Board grantee; Elizabeth Mowry: Arts innovation director, COMPAS, City of Saint Paul parks commissioner; Ryuta Nakajima: Contemporary artist, curator, product designer; associate professort of art, University of Minnesota Duluth; Gwen Westerman Wasicuna: Poet and fiber artist

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
$9,500
Other Funds Leveraged
$500
Direct expenses
$10,000
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

My project will provide the necessary information to sustain a meaningful and provocative practice and extend this important information to others. Exhibition visitors will be asked to share, in writing, their personal opinions of how pottery functions for us individually and for our regional culture.

Measurable Outcome(s)

My project provided the necessary information to sustain a meaningful and provocative practice and extend this important information to others. Exhibition and event visitors were asked to share their personal opinions of how pottery functions for us individually and for our regional culture.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Michael
Last Name
Helke
Organization Name
Michael C. Helke AKA Mike Helke
State
MN
Phone
(651) 295-2766
Email
mike@mikehelke.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
Email the Agency