McKnight Fellowship
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,175
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Katherine T. Whittaker AKA Kate Whittaker
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 15-20 paintings focusing on effects of climate change. Create a book pairing these images with writings from climate scientists, multi-disciplinary and global in scope. Arrange to exhibit these paintings with the writings throughout Minnesota.
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)
Raise awareness of not only changing climate but also the human side of science. Demonstrate the vitality of art and science linked together. Outcomes: finished paintings, book, links to the scientists if readers/viewers wish to learn more.Acceptance of paintings, writings into exhibitions, galleries and attendance. Book sales, future collaborations, residency acceptance, sales of paintings.
Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Project Manager
First Name
Katherine
Last Name
Whittaker
Organization Name
Katherine T. Whittaker AKA Kate Whittaker
State
MN
Phone
(218) 355-0958
Email
katewhittakerart@gmail.com
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