Established Artist
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$700
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Amara D. Vercnocke AKA Amarama Vercnocke
Recipient Type
Individual
Status
Completed
Start Date
April 2016
End Date
February 2017
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Olmsted
Anoka
Project Overview
Established Artist
Project Details
Seeking art through touch and needle felting.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
John Becker: art business owner; Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Winona State University; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Words Players; Julie Fakler: education coordinator at Paradise Center for the Arts; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Paula Michel: Harmony Arts Board member; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: arts administrator; Kathy Peterson: playwright; Kathy Rush: thespian; Mary Ruth: artist; Jon Swanson: arts administrator; Joan Sween: playwright; Sandy Thompson: arts administrator; Gary Tollers: arts administrator.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Project Details: 2016 Fiscal Year
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language
ACHF Arts Access
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$700
Other Funds Leveraged
$3,105
Direct expenses
$3,805
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
To provide outreach to those in the community who are vision impaired or sensory seeking on the autism spectrum. I plan on sending letters of invitation to various organizations that work with these groups and will collect testimonies at the reception. I plan on using several methods such as onsite surveys and video/ audio recordings of individual feedback at the reception. I also will collect attendance for those who attend the exhibit at the public library.
Measurable Outcome(s)
With an anonymous evaluation forms to fill out and submit. Also a video made on the capstone event. The video did not capture the interviews as I had hoped from audience members but stopped after the artist talk occurred.
Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Project Manager
First Name
Amara
Last Name
Vercnocke
Organization Name
Amara D. Vercnocke
State
MN
Phone
(507) 272-3184
Email
amara.v.art@gmail.com
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