Artist Initiative

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Brian J. Malloy
Recipient Type
Individual
Status
Completed
Start Date
January 2019
End Date
December 2019
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
St. Louis
Hennepin
St. Louis
Project Overview

Artist Initiative

Project Details

Malloy will complete a draft of his first Minnesota historical fiction collection, and perform a public reading and facilitate a community discussion of his short story 'Boundary Waters' at Ely Folk School.

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

Rebecca Brooks: Writer and teacher; Arts Board grantee; Scott Carpenter: Fiction writer; teacher at Carleton; Martin Cozza: Fiction writer; Arts Board grantee; Margaret Newman: Writer and teacher; Arts Board grantee; Cole Perry: Northern Minnesota novelist; Robin Rozanski: Writer; teaching artist at The Loft; Molly Sutton Kiefer: Poet, essayist, editor and publisher of Tinderbox Editions in Red Wing

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
Yes
Conflict of Interest Contact

Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650

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
$10,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$42
Direct expenses
$10,042
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Finish draft of first historical fiction short story collection. Finished draft of my first historical fiction short story collection, tentatively entitled Under the North Star. 2: Engage residents of Ely and surrounding communities in a reading of Boundary Waters, and a facilitated discussion of the issues raised in the work. Quantitative evaluation includes tracking number of audience members, qualitative evaluation includes anonymous audience surveys on story credibility and authenticity.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Finished draft of novel inspired by a short story in the collection (change approved by MSAB). Manuscript was requested by Saint Martin's Press and Kensington Publishing. I accepted offer from Kensington due to their enthusiasm for the book and publication plan. 2: Engage residents of Ely and surrounding communities in a reading of Boundary Waters, and a facilitated discussion of the issues raised in the work. The group was smaller than expected and forthcoming in their feedback, therefore, I did not need to have them fill out anonymous surveys. The story was found to be credible and authentic, even down to the specific backstories of the characters.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
achieved proposed outcomes
Project Manager
First Name
Brian
Last Name
Malloy
Organization Name
Brian J. Malloy
State
MN
Phone
(612) 331-2724
Email
malloywriter@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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