Career Development Grant

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,860
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Brett Grandson
Recipient Type
Individual
Status
Completed
Start Date
February 2016
End Date
July 2016
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
St. Louis
St. Louis
Project Overview
Career Development Grant
Project Details
Darkroom printmaking workshop
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 for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; 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; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music, University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Duluth Art Institute; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Kristina Estell: visual artist specializing in large-scale installations; Crystal Detlefsen: sound engineer, photographer, KUWS radio host; Summer Scharringhausen: program manager at MacRostie Art Center; Linda Grover: writer, instructor at the University of Minnesota-Duluth.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
Yes
Conflict of Interest Contact
Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage

2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,860
Other Funds Leveraged
$1,260
Direct expenses
$3,120
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

My goal by taking a darkroom printmaking workshop with Bostick and Sullivan is to improve on my existing knowledge of Palladium printing, and to learn the sister process of Platinum printing. By learning from master printer Dana Sullivan, I will receive information obtained by thousands of hours of practice in the delicate, hand coated processes originally developed in the late 1800's. After the workshop, I will be able to take the information learned and practice it in my personal darkroom at my home, and also perform public demonstrations by volunteering through the Duluth Art Institute. By applying the knowledge learned during the workshop, I will be able to visually see the improvements made in the quality of the current Palladium prints I make, and also learn the procedures for making Platinum prints before spending money on the expensive and rare Platinum metal used for making that type of print. I will also learn the best methods for creating these prints, which I can then execute during free public demonstrations at the Duluth Art Institute's Depot Darkroom where I am one of two volunteer managers.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Brett
Last Name
Grandson
Organization Name
Brett Grandson
State
MN
Phone
(218) 428-7828
Email
Brett@grandsonphotography.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
Location

424 West Superior Street, Suite 104
Duluth, MN 55802

Phone
Project Manager: Rebecca Graves
218-722-0952
Email the Agency