Artist Initiative

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,051
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Casey Deming
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

Deming will create Land Being, an exhibition and publication at The White Page gallery in Minneapolis. It will explore themes of representation, inspired from local landscapes in the Twin Cities.

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
$7,051
Other Funds Leveraged
$0
Direct expenses
$7,051
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

The artist will develop new skills in community engagement by creating and exhibiting representations of various landscapes in the Twin Cities. The artist will produce printed media and a publication to be exhibited publicly at The White Page Gallery with an opening reception. An artist talk with a Q and A providing dialogue and feedback from the community will conclude the exhibition run.

Measurable Outcome(s)

The artist created photographic prints of various landscapes in the Twin Cities to develop new skills in community engagement. The artist produced printed media and a publication that were exhibited at MirrorLab Gallery over the course of three days. An artist talk with a Q and A providing dialogue and feedback from the community concluded the exhibition run.

Project Manager
First Name
Casey
Last Name
Deming
Organization Name
Casey Deming
State
MN
Phone
(612) 245-3262
Email
casey.deming@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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