Artist Initiative

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Susan A. Nettell AKA S.A. Wolter
Recipient Type
Individual
Status
Completed
Start Date
January 2019
End Date
June 2020
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Ramsey
Hennepin
Ramsey
Project Overview

Artist Initiative

Project Details

Wolter will revise and prepare for submission to agents and publishers her novel, ALL THAT LIES BENEATH, set in northwestern North Dakota amidst the oil exploration, and coordinate a public reading with several Minnesota writers.

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
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
$10,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$888
Direct expenses
$10,888
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

I'll develop artistically and advance my career through revision of a novel, resulting in a submission-ready manuscript to send to agents/publishers. I'll revise and complete a submission-ready manuscript for agents and publishers. Two interim checkpoints will be preparing the manuscript for experienced manuscript editors: first to identify initial concerns, and at the end for final feedback. 2: I'll coordinate a reading, which will be open to the public, with other Minnesota writers who have explored the theme of family in their work. I'll coordinate a reading provisionally entitled FAMILY: LEGACIES AND SECRETS. I'll read from my novel and invite 3-4 other Minnesota writers to join me. This event will be open to the public and conclude with audience questions and discussion.

Measurable Outcome(s)

S.A. Wolter deepened her abilities as a writer through study, generation of new material, and revision, and produced two drafts of her novel. Based on targeted reading, analysis of other writers, working with a mentor, and the experimentation inherent in the drafting and revision of prose, S.A. Wolter produced two substantially different drafts of her novel. 2: S.A. Wolter hosted a reading entitled 'Viewing Events Through Story' and read a novel excerpt. She participated in a 'Grants for Writers' podcast. S.A. Wolter hosted a virtual reading where attendees were able to verbally interact with the readers in a question and answer period or via typed comments that were visible to all. The podcast was recorded and is available on the Internet.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
achieved most of the proposed outcomes
Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Susan
Last Name
Nettell
Organization Name
Susan A. Nettell AKA S.A. Wolter
State
MN
Phone
(952) 240-0227
Email
sawolter1@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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