McKnight Individual Artist Grant
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,620
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
John Connelly
Recipient Type
Individual
Status
Completed
Start Date
March 2014
End Date
February 2015
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Itasca
Project Overview
McKnight Individual Artist Grant
Project Details
Santa Fe mentoring relationship
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Project Details: 2014 Fiscal Year
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3
Appropriation Language
ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,620
Other Funds Leveraged
$3,130
Direct expenses
$4,750
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
Enhance career as an artist working closely with a nationally/internationally known photographer; refine existing portfolio; complete new photo projects to further define vision; develop targeted promotional piece; identify concrete strategies for reaching our new clients around the state and country.Discuss outcomes with mentor and incorporate into a plan.
Measurable Outcome(s)
Enhanced abilities as an artist working closely with a nationally/internationally known photographer Sam Abell; refined my existing portfolio; completed new photo projects to further define vision under guidance.
Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Project Manager
First Name
John
Last Name
Connelly
Organization Name
John Connelly
State
MN
Phone
(218) 259-3915
Email
john@j-connelly.com
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