Artist Initiative

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Brett C. Kallusky
Recipient Type
Individual
Status
Completed
Start Date
March 2020
End Date
December 2021
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Blue Earth
Blue Earth
Project Overview

Artist Initiative

Project Details

Kallusky will produce and self-publish five hundred copies of Overlook/Sugar Street, a project documenting the landscape and environmental issues.

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

Melissa Borman: Photographer; faculty at Century College; Donald Clark: Professor of photography, Minnesota State University Moorhead; Tia Gardner: Visual artist, educator, and Black feminist scholar; Gregory Harp: Photographer; Jon Solinger: Photographer; Arts Board grantee; Gary Wahl: Photographer, sculptor, and restaurant developer

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)

Through the production of 500 books the artist will further develop his artistic practice and skills in image based book arts. Through the production and completion of 500 books he will be able to evaluate the outcome of artistic growth through direct observation and participation in the process of bookmaking towards the completion of a project. 2: Through the presentation of his project Overlook/Sugar Street in book form he will enrich audiences on global environmental concerns. Through the presentation of 500 books of his project at a gallery in Minneapolis he will be able to evaluate the number of attendees, as well as sales of the book to Minnesota audiences, providing growth skills in marketing and communication.

Measurable Outcome(s)

I was able to have 1000 books published by a publisher, far exceeding my hopes for the project. See publishers website (submitted). 2: I was able to present the work in exhibition form and give a public lecture at Minnesota State University - Mankato. 100 people attended.

Project Manager
First Name
Brett
Last Name
Kallusky
Organization Name
Brett C. Kallusky
State
MN
Phone
(612) 810-6959
Email
bkallusky@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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