Artist Initiative

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$8,200
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Luisa G. Cabello Hansel AKA Luisa Cabello Hansel
Recipient Type
Individual
Status
Completed
Start Date
March 2020
End Date
June 2022
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Ramsey
Hennepin
Ramsey
Project Overview

Artist Initiative

Project Details

Cabello Hansel will expand her mosaic practice by developing skills in design, figure drawing, and sculpture. Workshops and exhibition of her work will take place in Minneapolis and at least one greater Minnesota community.

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.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, 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. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; 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.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Peter Driessen: Visual artist, sculptor, curator, and cultural producer; Teréz Iacovino: Visual artist and curator; assistant curator, Katherine E. Nash Gallery; Catherine Meier: Visual artist; Ryuta Nakajima: Contemporary artist, curator, product designer; associate professort of art, University of Minnesota Duluth; Nicole Simpkins: Visual artist; drawing and printmaking instructor at Minneapolis College of Art and Design; Michelle Wingard: Photographer; professor at Bethel; Arts Board grantee

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$8,200
Other Funds Leveraged
$950
Direct expenses
$9,150
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

The artist will develop skills in sculpture, design and figure drawing, and professionalize her mosaic portfolio and marketing. The skill development will be evaluated by the artist mentors detailed in the narrative. The portfolio and marketing will be evaluated by a group of artist peers. 2: The artist will develop her ability to engage the audience to value mosaic, and to see it as an art form that they can do. Growth in artist ability to engage the audience will be measured by post-workshop group evaluations, and by evaluations by partners at the venues where the events will take place.

Measurable Outcome(s)

The artist developed skills in sculpture, design and figure drawing, and professionalized her portfolio and marketing. Mentors evaluated the artist's skills, based on an agreed upon growth plan. The portfolio and website were evaluated by artist peers, both visual artists and those working in other genres (literary, puppetry, music). 2: Within Covid limits, the artist engaged two groups in developing mosaic installations from start to finish, and taught mosaic to participants. artist ability to engage the audience will be measured by post-workshop group evaluations, and by evaluations by partners at the venues where the events will take place.

Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Luisa
Last Name
Cabello Hansel
Organization Name
Luisa G. Cabello Hansel AKA Luisa Hansel
State
MN
Phone
(612) 296-2231
Email
phcreate@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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