Quick Start Grants
Quick Start Grants
A visit to my studio for potential gallery representation, I need to update my equipment in time.
Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center.
Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Margaret Holmes: visual artists, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center.
ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage
I will be screening my moving image artwork (film/video) for Joseph Nease, owner of an up-and-coming contemporary art gallery in Duluth during his visit to my studio. In addition to the live screening at my studio, I will also be providing full quality online links for Joseph to review my work following his studio visit. My goal is to achieve professional gallery representation which will open up a myriad of new opportunities for me, thus furthering my career while making meaningful connections in the art world. I want to have the necessary equipment and resources to show my film/video installation work in the best light possible during the studio visit and through further viewing via a comparable online platform. Following my studio visit with Joe of the Joseph Nease gallery in Duluth, I will know how to move forward regarding gallery representation. In addition, I will keep a list of other opportunities and connections made during and after the studio visit in order to access them for future exhibition opportunities. If I receive gallery representation, I will have achieved one of my goals, and if I make meaningful connections for further opportunities, I will have achieved another one of my goals. I want to represent my work well by using the highest quality screening equipment (a full resolution HD projector) in my studio space. My primary goal is to show my moving image artwork in its full quality so that it is seen as I intend it to be viewed and if I can do that, then I'll know that I've presented my work in an aesthetically accurate way and given myself the best chance for possible gallery exhibitions in the future.
First , I was able to purchase a new HD digital projector which enables me to project my video and film works as I intend them to be seen. I was in a pinch with my previous projector expiring, and needed to update my equipment in short order. The grant money allowed me to make a purchase where I otherwise could not afford to do so at the time. The second measurable outcome was that I was able to upgrade my Vimeo account. This allowed me to use the unlimited upload capacity of a professional Vimeo business account. I was able to upload HD and full length files of my current video, film, and installation projects so as to provide unlisted links to interested parties. Due to a time crunch on his end, my studio visit with the gallery owner in Duluth has been moved forward, but we are still on-track to meet. The grant funds have helped me prepare ahead of time so I'm feeling much more ready to show my new work than I would have been without making these much needed updates.
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