Artist Initiative

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Marla O. Klein
Recipient Type
Individual
Status
Completed
Start Date
March 2020
End Date
February 2021
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Anoka
Carlton
Carver
Freeborn
Hennepin
Pine
Ramsey
St. Louis
Washington
Anoka
Carlton
Carver
Freeborn
Hennepin
Pine
Ramsey
St. Louis
Washington
Project Overview

Artist Initiative

Project Details

Klein will create The Metamorphosis Project, a black and white portrait series documenting transgender journeys and experiences. An exhibition and book release will be held in the ACVR Artist Warehouse in October 2020.

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
$88
Direct expenses
$10,088
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Build empathy and more understanding about the transgender community. Have conversations, write down people's reactions to the photos. I will share the conversations from the artist Q and A session. 2: Artist will grow in her portrait skills and working with non-models. The series will have a strong and striking variety of poses that tells each subject's story before the viewer reads the captions.

Measurable Outcome(s)

The artist's project was used to build empathy and more understanding about the transgender community. The project has been a great conversation piece. It opens up questions and discussions about gender, transitions and trans obstacles, and many of the people I talked to learned something or made a heartfelt connection. 2: Artist grew in her portrait skills and working with non-models. I'm proud of the variety and emotions achieved in the project. Each session required making sure subjects felt comfortable enough to open up quickly for the camera. I also added camera orientations and detail shots, which helped me get more creative.

Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Marla
Last Name
Klein
Organization Name
Marla O. Klein
State
MN
Phone
(920) 585-5819
Email
marla@marlaolivia.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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