Artist Initiative

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,100
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Erin Paradis
Recipient Type
Individual
Status
Completed
Start Date
March 2017
End Date
February 2018
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Anoka
Dakota
Hennepin
Ramsey
Anoka
Dakota
Hennepin
Ramsey
Project Overview

Artist Initiative

Project Details

Paradis will create three large ceramic sculptures to be exhibited in her first solo show in Minneapolis. A hand building sculpture workshop for youth and adults will also be part of the project.

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
$6,100
Other Funds Leveraged
$1,000
Direct expenses
$7,100
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

I will produce a body of work for a solo exhibition and for applications to specific shows and residencies within Minnesota. The deadlines for the applications will provide a set schedule to finish work by. Personal deadlines set ahead of time will aid in my evaluation of the progress of my body of work. 2: Enhance my studio by purchasing an oval kiln. This oval kiln will aid in the production of my larger sculptures.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Erin produced a new body of work for a solo exhibition and used work for applications to shows and other opportunities in Minnesota. Erin produced a rigid schedule to produce the amount of work needed for her solo exhibition. After the exhibition, she took images of her solo show which has provided her with new images for ten applications for various opportunities so far. 2: Enhanced her studio with the purchase of an oval kiln. The oval kiln has aided tremendously in the production of large sculptural work.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Erin
Last Name
Paradis
Organization Name
Erin Paradis
State
MN
Phone
(607) 427-0170
Email
erinparadis@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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