Artist Initiative
Artist Initiative
Matson Lume will make new art for a solo exhibition at St. Catherine University, celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of its art department. He will work with two Minnesota poets to create a free artist book as a catalyst for the show.
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.
Peter Driessen: Visual artist, sculptor, curator, and cultural producer; Teréz Iacovino: Visual artist and curator; assistant curator, Katherine E. Nash Gallery; Catherine Meier: Visual artist; Ryuta Nakajima: Contemporary artist, curator, product designer; associate professort of art, University of Minnesota Duluth; Nicole Simpkins: Visual artist; drawing and printmaking instructor at Minneapolis College of Art and Design; Michelle Wingard: Photographer; professor at Bethel; Arts Board grantee
Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650
ACHF Arts Access
I will better understand how viewers perceive connections between a poetry/artist book and my light installations at Saint Catherine. I will use a survey for viewers to take at the gallery after viewing my exhibition. The questions, on a 0 - five point scale, will ask about the success of the connections they perceive between the poetry/art materials in the book and my installations.
There were pandemic troubles with generating this information. I wish this survey would have worked. Through a series of missteps and pandemic related issues this did not happen. Although I did receive emails noting the connections they made between poetry and art. They found it powerful and compelling.