Artist Initiative

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$9,300
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Marina E. Harkness AKA M.S. Harkness
Recipient Type
Individual
Status
Completed
Start Date
March 2019
End Date
February 2020
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Hennepin
Project Overview

Artist Initiative

Project Details

M. S. Harkness will complete Desperate Pleasures, a 150-page autobiographical graphic novel and host a weekly open studio night at Boneshaker Books.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

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.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Nicole Chamberlain-Dupree: Executive director, MN Marine Art Museum; Nicholas DeVries: Ceramic artist and teacher; Arts Board grantee; Kristina Estell: Sculptor and installation artist; arts educator; Arts Board grantee; Nicole Havekost: Sculptor; Arts Board grantee; Suzanne Kosmalski: Installation artist and photographer; Arts Board grantee; Kari Lindquist-Weber: Painter; Arts Board grantee; Thomas McGregor: Painter; Arts Board grantee; Drew Peterson: Printer and educator; Arts Board grantee; Susan Shields: Artist; Arts Board grantee; MCAD faculty

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

2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$9,300
Other Funds Leveraged
$0
Direct expenses
$9,300
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

M.S. Harkness will continue developing her comic arts practice through the production of a graphic novel. M.S. Harkness will produce her second graphic novel Desperate Pleasures. The book will be 150 pages, black and white, with three pages being produced a week, over the course of March 2019 to February 2020. 2: M.S. Harkness will create a space for comics makers seeking critique and community. M.S. Harkness will be hosting a weekly open studio night at Boneshaker Books for comic makers to work and receive critique on their own projects. The event will be free to the public, for twelve weeks over the summer of 2019.

Measurable Outcome(s)

M.S. Harkness will continue developing her comic arts practice through the production of a graphic novel. M.S. Harkness will produce her second graphic novel 'Desperate Pleasures'. The book will be 190 pages, black and white, with three pages being produced a week, over the course of March 2019 to February 2020. 2: M.S. Harkness will create a space for comics makers seeking critique and community. M.S. Harkness will be hosting a weekly open studio night at Boneshaker Books for comic makers to work and receive critique on their own projects. The event will be free to the public, for twelve weeks over the summer of 2019.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
achieved proposed outcomes
Project Manager
First Name
Marina
Last Name
Harkness
Organization Name
Marina E. Harkness AKA M.S. Harkness
State
MN
Phone
(952) 300-7365
Email
marinaharkness@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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