Emergency Working Artist Project Grant FY22

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Diona D. Johnson
Recipient Type
Individual
Status
Completed
Start Date
August 2021
End Date
March 2022
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
St. Louis
St. Louis
Project Overview

Emergency Working Artist Project Grant FY22

Project Details

First Womxn of Afro Punk/Funk

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Skye Fiedler: gallery owner

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Keiko Satomi: librarian; Alyssa Johnson: writer, photographer; Sarah Lawrence: opera singer, director of Lyric Opera of the North

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage

2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$400
Direct expenses
$2,400
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

As a professional artist this has been a strange time. As artists we have lost our audience with the pandemic and have had to find different ways in sustaining ourselves without the support of galleries and exhibitions. For many of us, myself included, have had to turn to different work to make ends meet. This program and this grant will help to sustain my practice through this time and help start and sustain a new body of work. I have been an artist for 15 years (probably more!) and feel that I have a proven track record with my career. I have exhibited widely, have given multiple painting workshops, done some teaching, and have had gallery representation for the past 10 years and I have always met my deadlines on time.I will measure the outcome of my project myself (due to the pandemic in person art experiences are limited). I also will post images to my social media accounts so I can get feedback from other artists and art enthusiasts. Eventually when this pandemic is over I will exhibit this work with work I have already completed.

Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Diona
Last Name
Johnson
Organization Name
Diona D. Johnson
State
MN
Phone
(651) 207-3603
Email
dionaj87@gmail.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

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