Technology/Equipment Grant

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$882
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Michelle M. Matthees
Recipient Type
Individual
Status
Completed
Start Date
May 2016
End Date
February 2017
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
St. Louis
Hennepin
Ramsey
Clay
St. Louis
Hennepin
Ramsey
Clay
Project Overview
Technology/Equipment Grant
Project Details
11 inch MacBook Air; website/domain hosting; Microsoft Office subscription; printer.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
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 for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, 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, University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.
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 Arts Education

2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$882
Other Funds Leveraged
$768
Direct expenses
$1,650
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

To complete my new manuscript "Complicated Warding" by purchasing a new MacBook Air, a printer, Microsoft Office, and to publicize the release of my first book. This collection, "Flucht" is due in the Fall of 2016 from New Rivers Press. The measurable outcomes will be: 1. Purchase of said equipment, software and services. 2. Completion of 2nd book manuscript, "Complicated Warding" and beginning submissions. 3. Maintain a strong on-line public presence for 1st book release, promotion and sales. By February o

Measurable Outcome(s)

1. Purchased computer, software, printer. 2. Renewed license for michellematthees.com and updated website to promote new book. 3. "Complicated Warding" manuscript is complete, and I have begun submitting individual poems to publishers.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Michelle
Last Name
Matthees
Organization Name
Michelle M. Matthees
State
MN
Phone
(218) 341-9307
Email
michellematthees@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