McKnight Fellowship
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,175
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Whitney Saurer
Recipient Type
Individual
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2013
End Date
June 2014
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
St. Louis
Project Overview
McKnight Fellowship
Project Details
Create a body of work consisting of ten oil paintings and ten watercolor paintings.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Josh Aerie: orchestra conductor, cellist, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Ken Bloom: Director Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Jeff Adams: published playwright, Founder and Director of Ice Box Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator, instructor North House Folk School, Grand Marais; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: Masters of Art in English and American Literature, actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, accompanist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator, MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Brian Carlson: Executive Director of Grand Rapids Showboat; Mary McReynolds: Director of Laurentian Arts and Culture Alliance, Virginia; Rebecca Peterson: Executive Director of Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra; John Gregor: photographer, community education advocate; Brian Lukasavitz: artist based attorney, musician, theater artist; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Project Details: 2013 Fiscal Year
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language
ACHF Arts Access
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,175
Other Funds Leveraged
$1,325
Direct expenses
$2,500
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
Complete full body of work.Evaluation will be based on how proficiently pieces are completed and how efficiently I find a venue to share those pieces with the public.
Measurable Outcome(s)
Work and learning improved.
Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Project Manager
First Name
Whitney
Last Name
Saurer
Organization Name
Whitney Saurer
State
MN
Phone
(218) 341-1102
Email
whitney.saurer@gmail.com
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