Artist/Mentor Grant

2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$550

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

Nina Lubarski

Recipient Type

Individual

Status

Completed

Start Date

June 2012

End Date

June 2013

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

Beltrami

Project Overview

Mentorship of Justice Deeter

Project Details

Funds will assist Justice Deeter in mentoring with visual artist Nina Lubarski to explore new drawing techniques, learn to show positive and negative space, and experiment with a variety of surfaces and materials.

Competitive Grant Making Body

Board Members and Qualifications

Deane Johnson; Literary Artist, Musician, Theatrical Artist, Arts Advocate; Kathy Gustafson; Visual Artist, Sculptor, Artist Career Counselor; Patt Rall; Arts Columnist, Literary Artist, Musician, Theatrical Artist, Visual Artist; Diana McLain; Photographer, Visual Artist, Arts Advocate; Malotte Backer; Visual Artist, Arts Advocate; Steve Ballard; Visual Artist, Art Teacher, Arts Advocate; Steve Prenevost; Arts Appreciator, Arts Advocate; Nancy Cole; Musician, Theatrical Artist, Dance Performer; Lois Schaedler; Visual Artist; Filmmaker, Photographer, Craft Artist; Leah Prussia; Literary Artist, Musician, Theatrical Artist, Craft Artist;

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Patt Rall; Arts Columnist, Literary Artist, Musician, Theatrical Artist, Visual Artist; Steve Prenevost; Arts Appreciator, Arts Advocate; Al Belleveau; Artist Mentor, Sculptor, Theatrical Artist, Arts Advocate;

Conflict of Interest Disclosed

Project Details: 2012 Fiscal Year

Legal Citation / Subdivision

Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3

Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Education

2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$550

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Justice Deeter, Trek North student of Bemidji, was awarded $600 to mentor with visual artist Nina Lubarski, also of Bemidji, to explore new drawing techniques, learn to show positive and negative space, and experiment with a variety of surfaces and materials.To measure whether she has achieved her outcomes in exploring new drawing techniques, learning to more effectively convey positive and negative space, and learn to use a variety of surfaces and materials, the studentÆs art teacher will offer a critique and comparative evaluation of the studentÆs work before the mentorship and after.

Measurable Outcome(s)

The feedback from the student’s mentor indicated an increase in the student’s overall skill level in work with a range of new mediums. A focus on moving from sketches into stencils helped the student more effectively convey positive and negative space in

Description of Funds

Project Manager

Nina

Lubarski

Nina Lubarski

nlubarski@bemidji.k12.mn.us

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