Artist Initiative

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Elizabeth L. Miller AKA Liz Miller
Recipient Type
Individual
Status
Completed
Start Date
March 2020
End Date
February 2021
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
McLeod
McLeod
Project Overview

Artist Initiative

Project Details

Miller will create fifteen new wall based/suspended rope works exploring scale, materiality, and conceptual connections to knotting. They will be featured in a two-person exhibition at Hutchinson Center for the Arts.

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

Toni Gallo: Painter and teacher of yoga and meditation; Amanda Hamilton: Visual artist; professor of art, Bethel University; Jena Holliday: Illustrator; owner, Spoonful of Faith studio; Karen Savage-Blue: Visual artist and teacher; Eun-Kyung Suh: Art and design professor, University of Minnesota Duluth; Nathan White: Woodworking artist and craftsperson

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)

I will create fifteen new wall-based/suspended rope works that explore increased scale, materiality, and conceptual connections to knotting. I will engage in critical discussions with other artists, curators, and members of the arts community to assess the effectiveness of my completed works. 2: I will exhibit my new wall-based/suspended rope works as part of a two-person exhibition at Hutchinson Center for the Arts in September 2020. I will exhibit my work at Hutchinson Art Center, including participating in applicable public events such as artist talks, curator discussions, etc. I will obtain professional documentation of the exhibition.

Measurable Outcome(s)

I created fifteen new wall-based/suspended rope works that explored increased scale, materiality, and conceptual connections to knotting. I engaged in critical discussions about my work with arts professionals and other artists, in person and via zoom. 2: I exhibited my new wall-based/suspended rope works as part of a two-person exhibition at Hutchinson Center for the Arts in September 2020. I obtained professional documentation of the exhibition by photographer Jacinda Davis and participated in online public events such as the zoom gallery talk as well as conversations with arts professionals and members of the arts community.

Project Manager
First Name
Elizabeth
Last Name
Miller
Organization Name
Elizabeth L. Miller AKA Liz Miller
State
MN
Phone
(612) 382-0244
Email
liz@lizmiller.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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