Artist Initiative

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Jennifer J. Ilse
Recipient Type
Individual
Status
Completed
Start Date
January 2020
End Date
June 2021
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Hennepin
Project Overview

Artist Initiative

Project Details

Ilse will create a workshop performance in collaboration with See Change Treble Choir about aging women in western culture.

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

Lisa Berman: Dancer; founder of BRKFST Dance Company; Tamiko French: Dance teacher and arts integration specialist, North High School, Minneapolis; Laura Levinson: Movement artist and administrator; Maia Maiden: Dancer and choreographer; Sharon Mansur: Dance and visual artist and educator; Michele Rusinko: Professor and chair of department of theater and dance, Gustavus Adolphus College; April Sellers: Dancer, choreographer; artistic director of The April Sellers Dance Collective

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
Yes
Conflict of Interest Contact

Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650

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
$930
Direct expenses
$10,930
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

I will expand my audience. Audience information will be gathered at the workshop performance. I will take into account total audience participation, and compare the number of names I have on my current lists of attendees to my work to those who are new to my work. 2: I will significantly expand my artistic collaborative process. I will have regular evaluation meetings throughout the creation process and after the workshop production with the artistic director of See Change, the arts organization I am collaborating with, and with the dance performers in the project.

Measurable Outcome(s)

I expanded my audience. The online workshop performance was viewed by 80 people. Half of those were names that were not on my current lists of attendees to my work. 2: I very significantly expanded my artistic collaborative process. I had so many check ins to see how the process was working for everyone due to ongoing Covid changes. This intensified the artistic process, which, with the utmost of care for each other always at the forefront, was an excellent learning opportunity.

Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Jennifer
Last Name
Ilse
Organization Name
Jennifer J. Ilse
State
MN
Phone
(612) 724-7372
Email
offleashminneapolis@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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