Arts Learning

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$21,500
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Guillermo Cuellar
Recipient Type
Individual
Status
Completed
Start Date
November 2019
End Date
May 2021
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Chisago
Ramsey
Chisago
Ramsey
Project Overview

Arts Learning

Project Details

Cuellar will mentor two aspiring potters in a studio residency focused on craft skills, professional development, and community engagement, culminating in a gallery exhibition and presentation and a studio sale and educational public kiln opening.

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. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, 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; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; 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. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Nora Doherty: Independent contractor working with nonprofits; Joan Finnegan: Visual artist; active with many arts organizations; Julie Heukeshoven: Events manager and development assistant, Minnesota Marine Art Museum; Susan Hudson: ; Colleen LeBlanc: Retired community educator; former Five Wings Arts Council board member; Dennis Madamba: Illustrator and designer; Nii Adjetey Mensah: Composer and producer; corporate treasury consultant at Wells Fargo

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 Education

2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$21,500
Other Funds Leveraged
$4,000
Direct expenses
$25,500
Administration costs
$250
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Two aspiring potters will build skills, confidence and enhance professional development through a working, participatory residency at Cuellar studio. Cuellar conducts weekly reviews and monthly firing critiques, residents’ journal work evaluations, residents journal all residency experiences, and comparative critique of work from beginning and end of project. Final journal based report. 2: Residents present work and engage with community in person through an educational kiln opening and gallery talk, and online through a blog/newsletter. Attendance at gallery exhibition and talk, attendance at studio sale and kiln opening, exhibition and studio sale income results, mailing list and email contacts increase, social media presence increases, and statistics regarding opening newsletter.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Two residents achieved pottery skills and professional development through a residency at Cuellar studio and by setting up their own home studios. Periodic reviews and monthly firing critiques Final comparative critiques of work from beginning and end of residency Attendance at culminating online exhibition and other events Increase in contacts and social media presence Active home studios. 2: Residents presented work and engaged with community through a live online kiln opening, an online exhibition and commentary, and an e-newsletter. Exhibition and studio sales income Contacts list increase Social media presence increase Facebook event views, likes and engagement Newsletter analytics.

Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Guillermo
Last Name
Cuellar
Organization Name
Guillermo Cuellar
State
MN
Phone
(651) 354-8028x c
Email
guillermo@guillermopottery.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
Email the Agency