Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$654

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

Eric M. Dubnicka

Recipient Type

Individual

Status

Completed

Start Date

November 2014

End Date

November 2014

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

St. Louis

Lake

Carlton

Project Overview

Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist

Project Details

I will utilize the grant to purchase dust collection and air filtration equipment to improve the safety conditions in my 250 square foot garage studio.

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

Yes

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 Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$654

Other Funds Leveraged

$613

Direct expenses

$1,267

Administration costs

Number of full time equivalents funded

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

To install a dust collection system in my 250 square foot garage studio by the end of November 2014 to allow for the safe creation of wood sculptures year-round. This will allow me to increase my productivity. A peripheral benefit, with increased productivity I will be able to continue updating my social media sites with works in progress and finished artworks.By the end of November I will purchase the dust collection equipment and have it installed in the studio allowing me to create artworks in there over the winter months.

Measurable Outcome(s)

The grant allowed me to purchase a Jet dust collector, Jet air filtration system and accessories making my studio work environment immensely safer. The audience number is an estimate as online activities are a challenge to quantify. The grant did result in an exhibition opportunity at Lizzards Gallery, summer 2015, as well.

Description of Funds

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Project Manager

Eric

Dubnicka

Eric M. Dubnicka

(218) 727-4434

edubnicka@hotmail.com

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