Artist Initiative

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Melissa L. Loop-Anderson AKA Melissa Loop
Recipient Type
Individual
Status
Completed
Start Date
March 2017
End Date
June 2018
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Ramsey
Hennepin
Ramsey
Project Overview

Artist Initiative

Project Details

Loop will create a nine foot by fifteen foot painting based on her photographs of Mayan Ruins. This painting will be exhibited at the Rosalux gallery along with a book she will produce of her paintings and photographs.

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

Elizabeth Devine: Jewelry designer and lettering artist; Southeastern Minnesota Visual Artists co-op board member; Brian Frink: Visual artist, professor of painting and drawing, chair, art department, Minnesota State University, Mankato; John Hock: Cofounder, CEO, artistic director of Franconia Sculpture Park; Katrina Knutson: Working artist, freelance educator, and community organizer; Seho Park: Artist; art professor, Winona State University; Judith Saye-Willis: Studio visual artist; 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
$1,738
Direct expenses
$11,738
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

I will refine and expand my painting skills by making a 9x15 foot painting based on my photos of Mayan ruins. By the completion, community engagement during the process, and exhibition of a 9x15 foot painting based on my photos of Mayan ruins. 2: Audience engagement will be extended with a book of my paintings and photographs as well as family centered events. By completing a 30 page book. It will be available for viewing at the Rosalux Gallery. Also the promotion and attendance of family centered events at the gallery and studio.

Measurable Outcome(s)

I expanded and refined my painting skills by pushing the limits of what I can accomplish as a painter. I completed and showed 9.5 x 15 foot painting at the Catherine G Murphy Gallery with my show After the End. 2: I completed a 188 page book of my work, had two solo shows with openings, one family event, one open studio, and one artist talk. The completion of the book. My well-attended artist talk is recorded and available to everyone online. My work is available online. Two shows which were open to the public and had well-attended openings. Public family event which was well-attended.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Melissa
Last Name
Loop-Anderson
Organization Name
Melissa L. Loop-Anderson AKA Melissa Loop
State
MN
Phone
(612) 708-4342
Email
loop.melissa@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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