Quick Start Opportunity Grants

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$155

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

Candace M. LaCosse

Recipient Type

Individual

Status

Completed

Start Date

April 2015

End Date

April 2015

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

St. Louis

Project Overview

Quick Start Opportunity Grants

Project Details

To pay a fee to participate as an Emerging Artist in the American Craft Exposition in Chicago.

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

$155

Other Funds Leveraged

$445

Direct expenses

$600

Administration costs

Number of full time equivalents funded

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

I was recently selected to participate as an Emerging Artist in the American Craft Expo to take place in Chicago this September. Participating in such a prestigious show would be invaluable to my career, as it would provide me with exposure on a national level and allow me to gain experience participating in high-end craft expositions. By working with and learning from other more experienced artists at the show, I will gain valuable insight, experience and inspiration that will advance my work as an artist and maker of a high-end craft. By being able to pay the entry fee, I will be able to participate and show my handmade shoes at the American Craft Exposition.

Measurable Outcome(s)

I was able to pay my entry fee to the American Craft Exposition.

Description of Funds

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Project Manager

Candace

LaCosse

Candace M. LaCosse

(906) 362-7104

candace@hemlocksleather.com

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