McKnight Individual Artist Grant
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,304
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Meredith Cornett
Recipient Type
Individual
Status
Completed
Start Date
November 2012
End Date
December 2013
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
St. Louis
Lake
Cook
Itasca
Project Overview
McKnight Individual Artist Grant
Project Details
Edit and publish a literary anthology of short memoir and poetry written by Peace Corps volunteers who served in Panama between 1963 and 2013. Organize an in-country reading and book signing event in conjunction with the 50th anniversary celebration.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Nancy Daley: hand made paper maker, instructor at North House Folk School; Ken Bloom: Director of the 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, instructor at North House Folk School; 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: 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 for North Shore Music Association, writer; Whitley Mike: Communications and Media Arts Major, College of Saint Scholastica; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator for MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.
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 ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,304
Other Funds Leveraged
$2,239
Direct expenses
$3,543
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
Collect and edit 40-50 works of literary non-fiction; self-publish a literary anthology of collective memoir; hold reading/book signing in Panama; visit 5 communities throughout the Arrowhead region to promote the book; present free copies to 20 regional libraries.Submit a copy of the book; submit a copy of receipt from the publisher; provide program from author reading/signing event in Panama; create sign in sheet for each Arrowhead event; submit proof of donation to 20 Arrowhead public libraries.
Measurable Outcome(s)
The original plan was completed including several readings throughout Northern MN.
Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Project Manager
First Name
Meredith
Last Name
Cornett
Organization Name
Meredith Cornett
State
MN
Phone
(218) 464-8649
Email
meredith.w.cornett@gmail.com
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