Artist Initiative

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Kathleen A. McTavish AKA Kathy McTavish
Recipient Type
Individual
Status
Completed
Start Date
March 2017
End Date
February 2018
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Carlton
Cook
Hennepin
Ramsey
St. Louis
Carlton
Cook
Hennepin
Ramsey
St. Louis
Project Overview

Artist Initiative

Project Details

McTavish will create a Web based, interactive, cross platform, new media work called net.flux ::: the art of the fugue, presenting it online and in a multichannel gallery installation.

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
Yes
Conflict of Interest Contact

Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600

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
$1,000
Direct expenses
$11,000
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

A cross-platform, interactive media work will explore the creative application of a cloud-based micro service architectures: a cloud mobile. A process blog will be kept throughout the project, a workshop / feedback session will be held midway and an installation and online release of the work and codebase will occur at the project's end. 2: Present a new media work online and in physical installation and provide a forum to discuss the creative use of cutting-edge web technologies. The work will be presented both to a local arts audience and to a local group of web technologists. Feedback will be gathered at all public sessions.

Measurable Outcome(s)

A cross-platform, interactive media work explored the creative application of cloud-based, generative architectures: cloud mobiles. A year-long installation with events was available to the public, process notes were published in print form, multiple exhibition tours / discussion sessions were held, a visitor journal was available in the space and the work was released online. 2: I presented a new media work online and in physical installation and provided a forum to discuss the creative use of cutting-edge web technologies. This project resulted in a year-long new media installation at the Tweed Museum of Art with companion website. Many cross disciplinary discussions / classroom visits were also held for community visitors, K-12 and college students.

Project Manager
First Name
Kathleen
Last Name
McTavish
Organization Name
Kathleen A. McTavish AKA Kathy McTavish
State
MN
Phone
(218) 343-7998
Email
kathy@mctavish.io
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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