Artist Initiative
Artist Initiative
McGarvey will complete Gallant Little Michael, a short film that layers poetic explorations of history and folklore to visualize the human condition from the perspective of an anthropomorphized pony. The film will be screened at Cellular Cinema in Minneapolis.
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
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
ACHF Arts Access
I will complete my first short film, Gallant Little Michael. I will work with an experienced crew to finish the film. I will then submit to regional film festivals in hopes of expanding the reach of the film. 2: I will screen Gallant Little Michael publically with Cellular Cinema. The public screening will end with an open forum discussion on the film's themes of cultural identity, industrial development, iconography, and how these subjects intersect.
I completed my first short film, Gallant Little Michael. I completed my first short film, Gallant Little Michael. 2: I screened Gallant Little Michael at Cellular Cinema. I screened at Bryant lake Bowl as part of the monthly cellular cinema film series.