Artist Initiative

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Katharine J. DeCelle
Recipient Type
Individual
Status
Completed
Start Date
January 2020
End Date
December 2020
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Ramsey
Ramsey
Project Overview

Artist Initiative

Project Details

DeCelle will set up a mobile recording booth to record stories of people with disabilities for the Hear I Am podcast at three events: Minnesota Special Olympic Winter and Summer 2020 games and a literary event with Cow Tipping Press.

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

Venus de Mars: Multidisciplinary artist and musician; Carson Faust: Teacher with Cow Tipping Press; Arts Board grantee; Vanessa Ramos: Writer, artist, educator; Arts Board grantee; Glenda Reed: Writer and educator; Arts Board grantee; Erin Sharkey: Writer, graphic designer, cultural producer; Molly Sutton Kiefer: Poet, essayist, editor and publisher of Tinderbox Editions in Red Wing; Diane Wilson: Dakota writer and educator

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
$10,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$0
Direct expenses
$10,000
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

To set up a mobile recording station and record podcast pieces from individuals with disabilities at three events in Minnesota and then edit for air. Analytics on the podcast platform SoundCloud will show how many listens to each episode, ratings and listener demographic. Will provide a paper survey to podcast participants at time of recording.

Measurable Outcome(s)

was able to develop and use skills for engaging with audiences or communities and was able to successfully record virtually stories from one individual. Not enough data was acquired to get analytics from the recordings.

Project Manager
First Name
Katharine
Last Name
DeCelle
Organization Name
Katharine J. DeCelle
State
MN
Phone
(651) 398-7334
Email
katharine.decelle@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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