Quick Start Opportunity Grants

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$193

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

Cody Paulson

Recipient Type

Individual

Status

Completed

Start Date

April 2015

End Date

June 2015

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

St. Louis

Project Overview

Quick Start Opportunity Grants

Project Details

Port City Supply Co. Port City Supply Co. is a self-initiated iPhone photography project that aims to unearth an aesthetic that is intrinsically Duluthian. In the past 3 years, I've taken thousands of photos of Duluth's streets, landscapes and architecture. I've been invited by the Duluth Art Institute to showcase a collection of my photos from April 9th to June 4th in the Corridor Gallery.

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.

Conflict of Interest Contact

Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952

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

$1,007

Direct expenses

$1,200

Administration costs

Number of full time equivalents funded

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

The goal of the project is to connect with new audiences, create awareness about the project, and build my resume as an emerging artist. Expected outcomes include 1000+ visitors during the run of the show, as well as making back the costs of my exhibition through selling art to this new audience. I'm also hoping to boost my following on Instagram, my main facet for publishing new work. My evaluation plan includes both qualitative and quantitative tools to measure audience numbers, as well as invite feedback—both written and verbal. I will also be closely monitoring sales from the show and new followers on social media.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Over 1,000 visitors to the exhibition, 900 new followers on Instagram, publicity in the Duluth News Tribune and on KUMD, contract work building an exhibition for Proctor Area Historical Society, as well as innumerable handshakes and words of appreciation.

Description of Funds

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Project Manager

Cody

Paulson

Cody Paulson

(218) 780-0896

cody@codypaulson.com

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