Artist Initiative
Artist Initiative
Otte will complete a final draft of a full-length poetry collection with editorial guidance from a mentor and perform public readings in three Minnesota cities. His work focuses on climate change and landscapes.
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.
Philip Bryant: Professor of English at Gustavus Adolphus; three published books of poetry; Rebecca Fremo: Poet and essayist; professor of English and writing at Gustavus Adolphus; April Gibson: Poet, essayist, author of the chapbook Automation; Michael Kleber Diggs: Poet and essayist; Arts Board grantee; David Mura: Poet, novelist, memoirist; Donna Salli: Writer; retired professor of English at Central Lakes College; Linnea Schluessler: Director, Academic Success Center, Northland Community and Technical College
ACHF Arts Access
To complete a full-length poetry collection with the editorial guidance of a mentor and send that collection to contests and publishers. I will complete a final draft of an approximately 50-page manuscript by meeting with my mentor via Skype at least twice to receive both oral and written feedback on my work, and submit the final manuscript to at least twenty poetry book contests. 2: To present a series of readings in Minnesota and connect with audiences interested in poetry and the environment. I will organize readings in at least three Minnesota cities or towns at bookstores, libraries, or other public venues. Readings will feature other Minnesota writers as well as conversation about the intersection of art and the environment.
Completed a full-length and chapbook-length poetry collection with a mentor's editorial guidance and sent both collections to contests and publishers. Final draft of the full-length manuscript is approximately 75 pages and I completed an additional 25-page chapbook manuscript. Manuscripts were sent to 21 contests/publishers. 2: Presented three readings and a writing workshop, connecting with audiences interested in poetry and the environment. Readings and workshops were held in four different Minnesota counties and featured other Minnesota writers in conversation about their work and its intersections with the environment.