Artist Initiative

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$9,980
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Thomas L. Schroeder AKA Tom Schroeder
Recipient Type
Individual
Status
Completed
Start Date
March 2019
End Date
February 2020
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Ramsey
Hennepin
Ramsey
Project Overview

Artist Initiative

Project Details

Schroeder loved the sixteen-millimeter educational films that he watched in classrooms as a child in the 1970's. The Birth Order Experiment is a tribute to the genre as eccentric, auteur folk art, using a blend of live action and animation.

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

Anthony Adah: Film studies professor, MSU Moorhead; Sara Enzenauer: Executive director, Frozen River Film Festival; Robert Larson: Assistant professor of communication and media studies at The College of St. Scholastica; Rebecca McDonald: CEO, media production company BFRESH Productions; Jatin Setia: Founder and executive director, Twin Cities Film Fest

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
$9,980
Other Funds Leveraged
$20
Direct expenses
$10,000
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

To finish a ten minute animated film entitled The Birth Order Experiment. By the end of 2019, I will have posted a password-protected screener link on Vimeo with the finished film. 2: To work with four Minneapolis College of Art and Design animation graduates on the project. I will hire four of my former students at MCAD to each contribute one animated vignette to the film.

Measurable Outcome(s)

I finished the film 'The Birth Order Experiment' and uploaded it to Vimeo. I hired three MCAD grads, Noah Lawrence-Holder, Thomas Grave and Skyler Swender, to work on the film. 2: I hired three MCAD grads: Noah Lawrence-Holder, Thomas Grave and Skyler Swender to work on the film. Nathan Motzko was not available. Noah, Thomas and Skyler were given a lot of creative freedom in creating their sections for the film. The historical research involved expanded their skills and tastes.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
achieved proposed outcomes
Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Thomas
Last Name
Schroeder
Organization Name
Thomas L. Schroeder AKA Tom Schroeder
State
MN
Phone
(651) 917-3228
Email
tschroeder@mcad.edu
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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