Quick Start Opportunity Grant

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$320
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Eric L. Edgin
Recipient Type
Individual
Status
Completed
Start Date
February 2016
End Date
February 2016
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
St. Louis
St. Louis
Project Overview

Quick Start Opportunity Grant

Project Details

Support funds for a demonstration and exhibition on the art of coopering.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; 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; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage

2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$320
Other Funds Leveraged
$880
Direct expenses
$1,200
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

My goal is perform a a demonstration and exhibition on the process of coopering as well as my own exploration into coopering forms. I need to travel to and from the location of the invitation. I need copper for band materials for many vessels that are finished besides needing bands. I will work for 10 hours each day Wednesday and Thursday on finishing bands and exhibition setup. I will spend five hours setting up for the demonstration. The project can be evaluated based upon documentation of the completed goals. Photographs will be taken during the demonstration which I can submit in my final report. Pictures will also be taken of the exhibition which will display the time put into it, the utilization of the copper bands for the exhibition and the completion of the goal. The combined pictures will show that I have met the goals and requests of the grant.

Measurable Outcome(s)

As part of the grant, I traveled to Tillers International in Scotts, Michigan to do a demonstration and put on an exhibition. I used the grant money for the travel fees as laid out in the grant. Arriving a few days before the demonstration and exhibition, I spent time setting up for both. I ordered copper for band material for my coopered vessels, which I had delivered to Tillers International. I used those materials to finish many vessels that I had built up that only needed to be finished with bands. I successfully did the demonstration and the follow-up exhibition.

Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Eric
Last Name
Edgin
Organization Name
Eric L. Edgin
State
MN
Phone
(812) 929-2723
Email
decadencebyhand@gmail.com
Administered By
Administered by
Location

Griggs Midway Building, Suite 304,
540 Fairview Avenue North,
St. Paul, MN 55104

Phone
(651) 539-2650 or toll-free (800) 866-2787
Email the Agency
Location

424 West Superior Street, Suite 104
Duluth, MN 55802

Phone
Project Manager: Rebecca Graves
218-722-0952
Email the Agency