Artist Initiative
Artist Initiative
Gabriel will acquire technology and training to embolden his work with theater artists and musicians. He will learn leading edge techniques in sound design, mixing, and electronic music to create innovative new compositions.
Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, 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. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; 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.
Jeffrey Bleam: Associate professor of costume design and directing, Saint Cloud State University; Julia Gay: Actor, dancer, playwright, and comedian; Rachel Haider: Performing arts manager, Northfield Arts Guild; founder and director, Purple Door Youth Theater program; Paul Herwig: Coartistic director, Off-Leash Area; Arts Board grantee; Rebecca Meyer-Larson: Theater arts, language arts and speech communications teacher, Moorhead High School; William Nour: Playwright; Arts Board grantee; Fathimath Eliza Rasheed: Multidisciplinary performance artist; director of school theater program; Arts Board grantee; Benjamin Thietje: Cofounder and coartistic director of DalekoArts in New Prague
ACHF Arts Access
Composer Aaron Gabriel advances his career by obtaining technology and training in theatrical sound design, sound mixing and electronic music. Aaron Gabriel will be evaluated through peer-feedback forms, audience feedback forms and online evaluation forms via his website. 2: Composer Aaron Gabriel augments his collaborations and reaches new audiences using innovative sound-designs, sound mixing and electronic music. Aaron Gabriel will be evaluated through peer-feedback forms, audience feedback forms and online evaluation forms via his website.
Outcome 1: Aaron advanced their career by obtaining technology and training in sound design, sound mixing and electronic music. Peer review, online feedback through my website and social media, the release of new work online. Outcome 2: Aaron Gabriel augmented their pool of collaborators and reached new audiences with innovative music production learned during the grant period. Peer review, online feedback through social media, media reviews.