Artist Initiative

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$9,920
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Rebecca S. Kanner AKA Rebecca Kanner
Recipient Type
Individual
Status
Completed
Start Date
January 2019
End Date
June 2020
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Carver
Hennepin
Ramsey
Scott
Carver
Hennepin
Ramsey
Scott
Project Overview

Artist Initiative

Project Details

Kanner will complete her essay collection dealing with mental health issues and the stigma surrounding them. Along with other Twin Cities writers, she will hold a panel on writing about mental health.

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

Judith Budreau: Writer and teacher, Arts Board grantee; Karlyn Coleman: Writer; teaching artist at the Loft; Arts Board grantee; William Durbin: Poet, essayist, writer of novels for young readers; Anika Fajardo: Writer and teacher, book reviewer; Angela Foster: Poet, memoirist; Harmony Neal: Writer; Arts Board grantee; Debra Stone: Writer and educator; board member of Graywolf Press; Sarah Warren: Children's book author and educator

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
$9,920
Other Funds Leveraged
$0
Direct expenses
$9,920
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Complete my essay collection. Artist will complete essay collection and submit to agents or publishers who accept unagented submissions. A list will be submitted in final report. 2: Artist will hold panel with other writers whose writing explores issues of mental health. Attendance numbers will be taken and all materials related to the event will be submitted in my final report to Minnesota State Arts Board.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Completed Essay Collection and had it accepted for publication. I was able to develop my practice of writing, editing and polishing my essays. 2: On June 26 the reading and discussion as held in Wolfe Park. 19 persons attended and engaged in a lively discussion after the reading.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
achieved proposed outcomes
Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Rebecca
Last Name
Kanner
Organization Name
Rebecca S. Kanner AKA Rebecca Kanner
State
MN
Phone
(612) 598-9405
Email
rebeccakanner@aol.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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