Artist Initiative

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

Artist Initiative

Project Details

Drum will produce an interactive site specific installation titled, Long Scene. The project will explore the creative process by inviting members of the community to collaborate.

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

Marion Angelica: Ceramic artist, former director of Metropolitan Regional Arts Council; Karlyn Berg: Visual artist; Arts Board grantee; James Brenner: Sculptor and [ublic artist; Arts Board grantee; Sayge Carroll: Founder, Women of Color Artist Gathering; visual artist; Erik Farseth: Printmaker, zine publisher, collage artist; Arts Board grantee; Kristi Kuder: Sculptor, textile processes in metal and mixed media; Arts Board grantee; Laura Youngbird: Art instructor and cultural counselor.

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)

Drum will produce an interactive site-specific installation entitled, Long Scene. Push my creative process by engaging the public as collaborator, evaluated by tracking participation rates and documenting. Findings will be exhibited to the public and archived online. 2: Invite members of the community to collaborate in the making of an art installation and then publicly exhibiting these creative products. Success will be evaluated by measuring participation rates, gathering feedback from participates and archiving documentation of the creative process.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Drum will produce an interactive site-specific installation entitled, Long Scene. Drum created an interactive sculptural installation guised as a public access television station, entitled Long Scene. The installation was activated by performances and audience participation over the course of three days at Casket Arts. 2: Invite members of the community to collaborate in the making of an art installation and then publicly exhibiting these creative products. The project utilized input from the community by connecting and facilitating collaboration between visual artists and the public using an installation as stage for open creativity.

Project Manager
First Name
Preston
Last Name
Drum
Organization Name
Preston Y. Drum
State
MN
Phone
(704) 968-2339
Email
drum.preston@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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