Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$1,200

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

Jeffrey R. Dexheimer AKA Jeff Dexheimer

Recipient Type

Individual

Status

Completed

Start Date

November 2014

End Date

February 2015

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

St. Louis

Project Overview

Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist

Project Details

For this project I will be purchasing photography gear that will add to my creative freedom and add a great deal of support to my current photographic equipment. Three additional lenses and supporting gear will add flexibility to my camera and allow me to compose with more direction and control. A backpack system will allow me to transport my gear with more comfort and will provide greater protection of fragile equipment during transport. Lastly a tripod and tripod head will enhance the accuracy with which I compose and add critical stability to my camera.

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 of 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; Ashley Leek: student of Art Education at University of Minnesota-Duluth, ceramic artist, art educator; 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.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed

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 Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$1,200

Other Funds Leveraged

$1,224

Direct expenses

$2,424

Administration costs

Number of full time equivalents funded

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

My goal is to purchase equipment necessary to improve the creativity, quality and versatility of my photography. Once the equipment has been purchased it will be tested to be certain it meets my personal standard of reliability and quality. Each item will be evaluated individually.Since this project is about adding flexibility and freedom to my creativity, I will evaluate the outcome of this project when items have been received. Use of items will be the only way to determine their effectiveness. Each item will immediately be put to use. For the tripod and tripod head I will mount my camera and heaviest lens to determine its stability. For the backpack, as long as it fits comfortably and it protects my gear, it will meet its goal. For the lenses and lens support equipment, I will use them in the field to determine their effectiveness. All items will be checked against their ability to add flexibility to my photographic creativity. Based on my knowledge of these items, I am confident they will, once purchased, perform their functions quite well.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Purchase gear to further and expand my creative pursuit in photography.

Description of Funds

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Project Manager

Jeffrey

Dexheimer

Jeffrey R. Dexheimer AKA Jeff Dexheimer

(218) 269-3085

dexh0003@gmail.com

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