Artist Initiative

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,400
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Jillian Hanesworth AKA Ian Hanesworth
Recipient Type
Individual
Status
Completed
Start Date
March 2020
End Date
February 2021
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Anoka
Carver
Hennepin
Ramsey
Winona
Anoka
Carver
Hennepin
Ramsey
Winona
Project Overview

Artist Initiative

Project Details

Hanesworth will engage topics of herbal medicine and ecological stewardship through a series of printed textiles, culminating in a solo exhibition at Silverwood Park that includes a medicinal garden and public workshops.

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

Krista Anderson-Larson: Director, CIRCA Gallery; gallery and collections coordinator, Macalester College; sculptor; Martha Bird: Visual artist and public health nurse; AK Garski: Visual artist and activist; art and art history adjunct instructor, St. Catherine University; Kristi Kuder: Sculptor, textile processes in metal and mixed media; Arts Board grantee; Andrew Messerschmidt: Painter; Kimber Olson: Visual artist, curator, 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
$7,400
Other Funds Leveraged
$839
Direct expenses
$8,239
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Through the completion of an extensive body of work, the artist will hone their craft and expand their knowledge of local wild medicines. The creation of new work will culminate in a solo exhibition at Silverwood Park. The work will have been successful if individuals leave the gallery and enter the landscape of the park with renewed curiosity about our local plant communities. 2: By offering public workshops and planting a medicinal garden, the artist will expand conversations about wild plant medicines into a wider audience. This outcome will be evaluated by participation in the workshops and feedback from park visitors. Workshops will be successful if participants are able to engage directly with the landscape as a basis for artistic creation.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Through the completion of an extensive body of work, the artist honed their craft and expanded their knowledge of local wild medicines. This outcome was evaluated through self-reflection and in conversation with people who attended the gallery exhibition, public event, and/or virtual artist talk. 2: By exhibiting new work and offering public programming, the artist engaged audiences in conversation about plant medicine and ecological kinship. This outcome was evaluated through conversations with gallery visitors and public event participants, as well as through a questionnaire the artist distributed to attendees following a virtual artist talk.

Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Jillian
Last Name
Hanesworth
Organization Name
Jillian Hanesworth AKA Ian Hanesworth
State
MN
Phone
(507) 458-1220
Email
ian.hanesworth@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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