Artist Initiative

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

Artist Initiative

Project Details

Kang will research and work on the preproduction phase of the upcoming documentary film, Special Guerrilla Unit, about Hmong veterans who fought a "secret war" for the CIA during the Vietnam War.

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

Lyle Corbine, Jr.: Film writer, director, and producer; Arts Board grantee; Cecilia Cornejo: Filmmaker; film and media professor at Carleton Collge; Kristen Lowe: Filmmaker and visual artist; teaches art and drawing at Gustavus Adolphus; Kelley Meister: Multimedia artist and educator; Deborah Wallwork: Independent filmmaker and artist, editor and director, Red Eye Video; Maya Washington: Filmmaker, writer, performer, and arts educator

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
$5,000
Direct expenses
$15,000
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

As a Minnesotan artist, I will be able to develop the tools and skills needed to support a documentary film project. Evaluation planning, collecting evidence, assembling and analyzing, reflecting and moving forward, and reporting and sharing. 2: SGU Veterans and other key stakeholders will be able to engage in the pre-production of the documentary film. Evaluated by quality and quantity of the interviews with SGU Veterans and stakeholders, and pre- and post-surveys of veterans and stakeholders at our community focus group and workshop for the project.

Measurable Outcome(s)

I gained more confidence in directing and producing a documentary on a notable subject through the grant activities. Stage one - Evaluation Planning and #8232;Stage two - Collecting Evidence and #8232;Stage three - Assembling and Analyzing Stage four - Reflecting and Moving Forward Stage five - Reporting and Sharing. 2: SGU Veterans and other key stakeholders will be able to engage in the pre-production of the documentary film. Evaluated by quality and quantity of the interviews with SGU Veterans and stakeholders, and pre- and post-surveys of veterans and stakeholders at our community focus group and workshop for the project.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Project Manager
First Name
David
Last Name
Kang
Organization Name
David S. Kang
State
MN
Phone
(646) 335-2008
Email
davidkang.dial@gmail.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
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