Technology/Equipment Grant

2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$1,059

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

Mary K. Plaster AKA Mary Plaster

Recipient Type

Individual

Status

Completed

Start Date

November 2016

End Date

June 2017

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

Hennepin

St. Louis

Project Overview

Technology/Equipment Grant

Project Details

I am requesting services for developing a more effective, state of the art, online artist presence.

Competitive Grant Making Body

Board Members and Qualifications

Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artists, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director - KUMD.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director - KUMD; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed

Project Details: 2017 Fiscal Year

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

2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$1,059

Other Funds Leveraged

$1,341

Direct expenses

$2,400

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

My work will be shown in a more professional light. I will have a competitive and effective online presence for securing future commissioned opportunities. The new site will have interactive features which will enable me to better track its traffic and enquiries. This information will increase the likelihood of securing new artist opportunities and income to support my work.

Measurable Outcome(s)

I am pleased to have a new, more effective online presence for seeking and securing future commissioned opportunities. My work is already being shown in a more professional light and this will have immediate impact on my future career. The site will accommodate new features and will continue to evolve as a photo album, blog, and other pages are added.

Description of Funds

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Project Manager

Mary

Plaster

Mary K. Plaster

(218) 310-6289

artist@maryplaster.com

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