Artist Initiative
Artist Initiative
Steckelberg's sculptures explore the reality of habitat loss while also speaking about the beauty of change and regrowth. Landscape, weather, and visitors around Grand Marais will impact and push the pieces forward.
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.
Krista Anderson-Larson: Director, CIRCA Gallery; gallery and collections coordinator, Macalester College; sculptor; Martha Bird: Visual artist and public health nurse; AK Garski: Visual artist and activist; art and art history adjunct instructor, St. Catherine University; Kristi Kuder: Sculptor, textile processes in metal and mixed media; Arts Board grantee; Andrew Messerschmidt: Painter; Kimber Olson: Visual artist, curator, and educator.
ACHF Arts Access
These sculptures will be public art, exposing a broad range of audiences to a kind of art that is typically not seen in this setting. I will not be able to keep track of the views of each piece, but I can keep track of visits to the website. Near the end of the grant period I will also have an artist's talk and exhibit at the Grand Marais Art Colony. 2: I will develop my understanding of large mixed media sculpture and public art by making five caribou sculptures and installing them in local parks. I will document this work and its development by taking photos of each piece two times a week and posting the photos to a website.
This project was featured on several local news sources and received a lot of community attention. There was all kinds of interaction with the work. Once and Future got 980 pageviews through the QR code that was placed on sight. Due to Covid nineteen Corrie did not feel comfortable giving an artist talk at the Grand Marais Art Colony. Instead she led a few on sight walking tours of the sculptures. 2: Corrie made three sculptures, and in the process developed her skills in welding metal and manipulating dirt and burlap into living growing sculpture. This amount of photography turned out to be much more than necessary; the development was adequately documented with pictures about once a month. As can be seen on Corrie's website Wulfhelm.com.