Artist Initiative

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Katherine M. Mommsen AKA Kathy Mommsen
Recipient Type
Individual
Status
Completed
Start Date
March 2020
End Date
February 2021
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Anoka
Carver
Chisago
Cook
Crow Wing
Dakota
Hennepin
Mille Lacs
Polk
Ramsey
Scott
Stearns
Washington
Wright
Anoka
Carver
Chisago
Cook
Crow Wing
Dakota
Hennepin
Mille Lacs
Polk
Ramsey
Scott
Stearns
Washington
Wright
Project Overview

Artist Initiative

Project Details

Mommsen will create a ceramic wall while observing dancers from TU Dance Company as models. The wall will be installed at TU Dance studio in Saint Paul and will be unveiled at an art/dance event and talk back.

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)

The artist will develop the skills necessary for creating a large ceramic relief mural designed for a specific location. The project will be a success if the artist creates a ceramic mural for TU Dance that fits the space. This will be determined by feedback from TU Dance, dancers and from the audience. 2: The audience will feel a connection between my figurative mural and the emotional dancers performing at TU Dance Company. The project will be a success if attendees acknowledge that showing dance with visual art strengthens the experience. This will be determined through a talkback session and personal surveys.

Measurable Outcome(s)

The project will be a success if the artist creates a body of work that will be accepted in the Social Justice Exhibit. Acceptance into the Social Justice Exhibit. 2: The project will be a success if I am able to thoughtfully participate in the Virtual Social Justice Discussion. Talk back with participants and viewers after the debate.

Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Katherine
Last Name
Mommsen
Organization Name
Katherine M. Mommsen AKA Kathy Mommsen
State
MN
Phone
(952) 378-7046
Email
kathymommsen@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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