Artist Initiative

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Autumn R. Higgins
Recipient Type
Individual
Status
In Progress
Start Date
March 2020
End Date
February 2021
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Hennepin
Project Overview

Artist Initiative

Project Details

Higgins will create a new body of large-scale ceramic vessels that are illustrated, layered, and stacked to show visual depth in both two-dimensional and three-dimensional space.

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

Susanna Gaunt: Visual artist; Josette Ghiseline: Mixed media painter; Emily Johnson: Owner, designer and goldsmith, EC Design, LLC; Tracy Krumm: Artist; director for artistic advancement, Textile Center; Javier Lara-Ruiz: Dakota illustrator, painter, and sculptor; Jess Levanduski: Painter, sculptor, and mixed media artist; owner of Smeared Palette; Nicole Selmer: Artist and educator in papermaking, printmaking, and bookmaking; Amy Toscani: Sculptor

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
$1,000
Direct expenses
$11,000
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

To create a new body of work consisting of large-scale sculptural porcelain vessels for display in a gallery exhibition. Works from the final project will be on display in a gallery exhibition and online and the artist will invite critical dialogue between both her peers and general public to reflect on both the conceptual and formal aspects of the work. 2: to acquire new equipment a website which will support the development of this new body of work, and future projects. the new equipment will be used and tested in the creation of a new body of work, and evaluated based on the success of each art piece.

Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Autumn
Last Name
Higgins
Organization Name
Autumn R. Higgins
State
MN
Phone
(503) 422-9828
Email
autumnhiggins@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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