McKnight Individual Artist Grant
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,350
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Daniel Neff
Recipient Type
Individual
Status
Completed
Start Date
November 2012
End Date
February 2013
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
St. Louis
Project Overview
McKnight Individual Artist Grant
Project Details
Involvement in two major art shows which will bolster his artistic career and to purchase kilns which will allow him to pursue high end sculptural work.
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
$1,350
Other Funds Leveraged
$5,940
Direct expenses
$7,290
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
Complete two dozen large scale sculptural pieces in preparation for the shows.Track creation of sculptural pieces and the growth of sales.
Measurable Outcome(s)
Involvement in the two major art shows resulted in a new audience and reaching new galleries that are ordering his work and further expanding his audience; also the ability to diversify his work.
Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Project Manager
First Name
Daniel
Last Name
Neff
Organization Name
Daniel Neff
State
MN
Phone
(218) 780-0803
Email
nafglass@gmail.com
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