Artist Initiative
Artist Initiative
Coyle will complete and distribute the documentary short Charlie, Bella, Cooper, which examines the deaths of three domestic pets whose lives were ended by law enforcement.
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.
Matthew Dressel: Screenwriter; 2017 IFP Screenwriting Residency recipient; John Marks: Artist, curator, and media producer; Arts Board and MRAC grantee; Joshua McGarvey: Artist; David Ryan: Video artist and teacher at Hamline; Arts Board grantee; Matthew Sewell: Chair, English department, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Kristine Sorensen: Executive director, In Progress
ACHF Arts Access
The artist will expand his practice by completing and screening a documentary that fosters engagement with issues of criminal and social justice. The success of this outcome will be measured by increased community engagement through screenings and discussions. Outreach and collaboration with community organizations will draw diverse audiences. 2: The artist will complete and distribute a documentary that foregrounds contemporary issues in criminal and social justice. If the completed film is screened in film festivals and non-traditional screening venues, the project will be successful. A dynamic distribution strategy will raise the filmmaker’s profile.
Jason Coyle completed and screened Charlie, Bella, Cooper, a short documentary that examines issues of criminal justice. Jason Coyle met the proposed outcome through a public screening in Minneapolis of his documentary short film. A public discussion of the film led to increased awareness within the audience of contemporary issues in criminal justice. 2: Jason Coyle developed distribution and exhibition strategies for his documentary Charlie, Bella, Cooper. Jason Coyle met the proposed outcome through a screening and discussion of the film which took place in Minneapolis. Coyle has also curated a program of short films, including Charlie, Bella, Cooper, to screen this September in Minneapolis.
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