Artist Initiative

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$9,820
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Sam Johnson
Recipient Type
Individual
Status
Completed
Start Date
January 2019
End Date
December 2019
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Hennepin
Project Overview

Artist Initiative

Project Details

"Research Council" is a serial performance series about meetings, knowledge transfer, and the value of not knowing.

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

Anne Adabra: Founder and chair, Minnesota Haitian Cultural Center; social studies teacher; dancer and storyteller; Ann Marie Deutz: Dancer and dance instructor; certified personal trainer; Heather Klopchin: Associate professor and chair of St Olaf College dance department; Sharika Kurumathur: Dancer trained in India and Minnesota; Rachmi Diyah Larasati: Associate professor, U of MN dance department; Jill Patterson: Teaches dance at Gustavus

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
$9,820
Other Funds Leveraged
$5,181
Direct expenses
$15,001
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

The artist will gain skills and knowledge related to engaging with an audience through live, serial research sessions. The outcome will be measured through formal and informal audience feedback, felt response during the performances, and an analysis of how the audience develops over time. 2: The artist and his collaborators will further an artistic practice of multi world performance. The outcome will be evaluated based on felt response during the performance and discussions between collaborators and trusted artistic colleagues throughout the project.

Measurable Outcome(s)

The artist gained skills and knowledge related to engaging with an audience through live, serial research sessions. This outcome was evaluated through discussions with audience members, soliciting online feedback at the shows, feedback collected after the performance from audience surveys, and deep discussions amongst the performer/collaborators. 2: The artist gained new insight and experience into their collaborative processes with their long term collaborators. Through felt experience and discussions amongst the artistic collaborators the experience of creating this work l was evaluated for how it strengthened, grew, and illuminated our collaboration.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
achieved proposed outcomes
Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Sam
Last Name
Johnson
Organization Name
Sam Johnson
State
MN
Phone
(347) 724-2850
Email
s_johnso@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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