Career Development Grant
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,232
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Briand M. Morrison
Recipient Type
Individual
Status
Completed
Start Date
February 2015
End Date
April 2015
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Cook
St. Louis
Project Overview
Career Development Grant
Project Details
George Morrison Slideshow. The performance of a 35 to 50 minute slideshow of the works of artist George Morrison with original soundtrack performed live by Briand Morrison. To be performed at the Arrowhead Center for the Arts and Duluth Art Institute. A brief discussion on both the art of George Morrison and music of Briand Morrison will follow. Live soundtrack consists of up to 12 jazz tunes composed and performed on guitar by Briand. Images used are of George Morrison artwork spanning from the 1940s through the 1990s. All copyrights to images are owned by Briand Morrison.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist.
Project Details: 2015 Fiscal Year
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3
Appropriation Language
ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,232
Other Funds Leveraged
$1,768
Direct expenses
$3,000
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
To expose Native Modern Art together with modern jazz guitar to the general public by performing a series of slideshow concerts in Grand Marais and Duluth. To offer a rare opportunity to see works of George Morrison. Success shall be measured by attendance and participation in discussion after performance together with a questionnaire.
Measurable Outcome(s)
This project was a great success. The audience response was overwhelming. Attendance was poor in the first performance and very good in the second. The audience (in both performances) was enthusiastic and attentive and stayed for the discussion after the performance. I believe I successfully blended modern jazz with Indian art and brought this unique art form to the general public.
Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Project Manager
First Name
Briand
Last Name
Morrison
Organization Name
Briand M. Morrison
State
MN
Phone
(218) 475-2777
Email
guitar@briandmorrison.com
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