Quick Start Opportunity Grants

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$193

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

Betsy J. Hunt

Recipient Type

Individual

Status

Completed

Start Date

February 2015

End Date

April 2015

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

St. Louis

Hennepin

Project Overview

Quick Start Opportunity Grants

Project Details

Rowdy Raccoons is a new video/photo installation that will be shown at the Soo Visual Art Center in Minneapolis this April. For the project there will be large scale photographs and digital collages that need to be framed. The Soo Visual Art Center is moving this spring and the new space is much larger. After seeing the space we decided that we would need to make larger work and add a number of pieces to the show. After meeting with Lizards Gallery and Frame shop in Duluth we found that the framing was going to be above the budget that we had for frames which is why I am applying for the Quick Start Grant.

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; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; 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, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair.

Project Details: 2015 Fiscal Year

Legal Citation / Subdivision

Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3

Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$193

Other Funds Leveraged

$1,257

Direct expenses

$1,450

Administration costs

Number of full time equivalents funded

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

My goal is to have a professionally presented solo art exhibit at the Soo Visual Art Center. We want to experiment with large scale photographs and different ways of presenting them. Getting this grant would help greatly with that goal. We have had many exhibitions but have always wanted to work more with framing. I feel that this is our biggest show to date and really want to put everything I can into having a great show. Another goal is to build my portfolio and having this show look more professional will greatly enhance my ability to get more shows. To measure the outcome of the overall show we will be getting feedback from the gallery owners, reviews, and feedback from viewers throughout the time the show is up. We will also be able to evaluate how successful the final presentation is compared to the work we have done in the past.

Measurable Outcome(s)

We got a couple reviews in Vita.mn magazine and on a Minneapolis news blog. This helped asses how effective the show was. We also got feedback from the gallery owners and the public that attended the gallery opening. We also looked at the show as a whole and were happy with the overall outcome.

Description of Funds

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Project Manager

Betsy

Hunt

Betsy J. Hunt

(563) 299-3619

huntbets@gmail.com

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