Artist Initiative

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Janika L. Vandervelde
Recipient Type
Individual
Status
Completed
Start Date
January 2019
End Date
December 2019
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Ramsey
Ramsey
Project Overview

Artist Initiative

Project Details

Vandervelde will engage in a nine-month residency with Zeitgeist's Heather Barringer and Patti Cudd, culminating in 'The Gates of Horn and Ivory,' an electro-acoustic piece exploring the nature of dream reality.

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

Joan Griffith: Bass and mandolin player; teaches at Macalester and directs MacJazz; Douglas Harbin: Assistant professor of music theory and composition, Concordia College; Janis Lane-Ewart: Long-time arts administrator and consultant; development officer at KBEM Jazz88; Jeffrey Meyer: Music professor and fine arts department chair at Concordia College, Moorhead; leader of study abroad trips; Stephen Pelkey: Music faculty at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota and Winona State University; cellist with Rochester Symphony Orchestra and Rochester Chamber Music Society; Karen Quiroz: Professional vocalist, Brazilian music; Gabriel Rodreick: Musician and teacher; Arts Board grantee; David Stoddard: Award-winning lyricist, composer, folk musician, and teacher

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
$3,700
Direct expenses
$13,700
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Janika will engage audiences in thought-provoking sonic experiences that will challenge assumptions about the nature and function of dreams. Evaluation methods will include: audience surveys following concerts; pre-concert talks; post-concert Q and A with Janika and subject expert Robert Waggoner; two Lowertown Listening Sessions for the work-in-progress, followed by discussion. 2: Janika will develop her artistic practice, engaging in a nine-month residency with Zeitgeist's two percussionists, Heather Barringer and Patti Cudd. Janika will work closely and regularly with Barringer and Cudd over the nine-month residency period. A minimum of two peer-to-peer sessions will be conducted to discuss and evaluate artistic progress. These evaluations will be documented in writing.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Janika engaged audiences in thought-provoking sonic experiences that challenged assumptions about the nature and function of dreams. Evaluation methods included: two pre-concert talks and two post-concert Q and A discussions with Janika and subject expert Robert Waggoner (Sept 27-28); two Lowertown Listening Sessions (May 28, Sept. 17) for the work-in-progress. 2: Janika developed her artistic practice, engaging in a 9-month residency with Zeitgeist's two percussionists, Heather Barringer and Patti Cudd. Janika worked closely and regularly with Barringer and Cudd over the 9-month residency period. Peer-to-peer sessions were ongoing and many adjustments to artistic practice/process were made along the way. Subject experts were consulted frequently.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
achieved proposed outcomes
Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Janika
Last Name
Vandervelde
Organization Name
Janika L. Vandervelde
State
MN
Phone
(651) 690-3000
Email
janikavandervelde@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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