Artist Initiative

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Priscilla Briggs
Recipient Type
Individual
Status
Completed
Start Date
March 2018
End Date
February 2019
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Nicollet
Ramsey
Hennepin
Nicollet
Ramsey
Project Overview

Artist Initiative

Project Details

Briggs will prepare a new photographic series that will explore the intersection of identity and globalization in India, for presentation at portfolio reviews and for exhibition. Exhibitions and gallery talks will take place at Augsburg's Christensen Gallery and Rosalux Gallery in Minneapolis.

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. Chair, 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. Officer at -Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Donald Clark: Professor of photography, Minnesota State University Moorhead; Terry Gydesen: Documentary photographer; Arts Board grantee; John Matsunaga: Visual artist; instructor at U of M; Robert Richter: Documentary and portrait photographer; Arts Board grantee; Jon Solinger: Photographer; Arts Board grantee; Gary Wahl: Photographer, sculptor, and restaurant developer; Michelle Wingard: Photographer; professor at Bethel; Arts Board grantee

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$0
Direct expenses
$10,000
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Expand the geographic reach of my work about globalization, preparing the first series of images from a new, long-term project in India for exhibition. The creative component will be evaluated through portfolio reviews as well as the attendance and quality of engagement at public exhibitions and gallery talks. 2: I will create and print a portfolio for presentation as well as promotional packets for gallery representation. Outcome two will be evaluated through the successful presentation of new work at portfolio reviews and engagement with galleries.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Briggs expanded the geographic reach of her work on globalization with an exhibition of new work about India. The creative component was evaluated through portfolio reviews as well as the attendance and quality of engagement at public exhibitions and gallery talks. 2: I created and printed two portfolios for presentation as well as promotional packets for gallery representation. Outcome two was evaluated through the successful presentation of new work at portfolio reviews and engagement with curators.

Project Manager
First Name
Priscilla
Last Name
Briggs
Organization Name
Priscilla Briggs
State
MN
Phone
(443) 801-9595
Email
pbriggs101@yahoo.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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