2004 Grant Recipient List
Artist Initiative Grants
Literary arts
grantees
Elizabeth J. Andrew, Minneapolis
$5,200; to research and write a new novel, Mothers of God
Becca Barniskis, Saint Paul
$3,832; for time and rental of a study space to finish her
first manuscript of poems
John L. Clark, Saint Paul
$6,000; to purchase Braille software to translate print into
Braille so that he can increase awareness of his work that
explores the boundaries of written English and the American
language
Richard J. Hermes, Saint Paul
$6,000; for time to turn a collection of short stories into
a publishable book
May M. Lee, Saint Paul
$6,000; to attend writing workshops to focus more on details
in her writing style, and for two months of uninterrupted
time to write
Rachel A. Moritz, Saint Paul
$6,000; to cover travel and research to complete her poetry
manuscript, The Sarah Winchester Monologues
Cheryll K. Ostrom, Brooklyn Park
$3,000; to work with an instructor to improve her writing
skills, and an editor to review her manuscript, in order to
write and publish a full-length book
Dominic Saucedo, Minneapolis
$6,000; to take one semester off from teaching to expand on
his novel of three to eight stories
Katherine Schaefer, Minneapolis
$4,000; for editing and mentoring services from a professional
writer who will guide her through manuscript revision and
preparations for publication
Sun Yung Shin, Minneapolis
$6,000; for time to finish her first poetry manuscript
Norma J. Sommerdorf, Saint Paul
$2,000; to arrange public readings throughout the Upper Midwest
from her book, Josette’s Journey, which has been accepted
for publication by Holiday Books in New York.
Gwenyth Swain, Saint Paul
$6,000; to research and complete her first draft of Escape
From Ellis Island
Noukou S. Thao, Saint Paul
$6,000; for time to focus on a revision of poems she has composed
throughout the last nine years and to develop them into a
manuscript for publication
David R. Treuer, Minneapolis
$6,000; to retrace the canoe route of explorers Ernest Oberholtzer
and Billy Magee with Magee’s grandsons, to conduct research
to complete his book Ready Go End Earth
New media grantees
Albert Milgrom, Minneapolis
$6,000; to proceed with mid and final editing of his film
Red Barn Project, an hour-long documentary from the “Red
Barn Incident” that happened in the 1970s in Dinkytown
Jila Nikpay, Minneapolis
$5,560; to complete the postproduction phase of the film Keepers
of the Garden; the work will contribute to the multicultural
dialogue in Minnesota, specifically issues pertaining to Iranian
society
Michael P. Reano, Saint Paul
$6,000; to research, conduct interviews, and travel to complete
the documentary 24x24, a full-length portrait of Michael Wilmington
a Chicago Tribune film critic
Sai Thao, Saint Paul
$5,380; to research and travel to complete the work Hidden
in My Heart, a 30-minute documentary exploring the lives of
Hmong people both in Minnesota and Laos
Va-Megn Thoj, Saint Paul
$2,091; to research and complete the preproduction of his
one-hour film, a verite-style documentary about a family of
Hmong farmers in Minnesota
Performing
arts grantees
Danielle Daniel, Saint Paul
$3,500; to obtain professional documentation of her work and
submit an application as a featured storyteller at the National
Storytelling Fest in New Orleans
Susana M. di Palma, Minneapolis
$3,000; to attend the Bienal in Sevilla, Spain, the most comprehensive
and prestigious Flamenco Festival in the world
Gao Hong, Burnsville
$6,000; to study in Beijing with Lin Shicheng, master of an
endangered type of pipa playing called Pudong, to learn never
performed or recorded pieces
Christine E. Gangelhoff, Minneapolis
$5,800; for travel expenses to Serbia to study with master
Ljubo Zivkov, performing on the flute and clarinet
Miriam B. Gerberg, Saint Paul
$6,000; to create a professionally recorded documentation
of her music, and for travel to attend a specialized Arabic
Music Institute in Massachusetts
Gülgün Kayim, Minneapolis
$6,000; for time to develop and complete a work-in-progress,
The Hidden Room, until it is fully realized in performance
Doug Little, Minneapolis
$6,000; to produce a professional recording of Cuban Voyage,
a five-movement suite he composed, and for continued study
in Cuba
Ruth C. MacKenzie, Saint Paul
$6,000; to research, compose, and perform a new work called
American Psalm, including a two-day workshop with three musicians
and four actors/singers
Zaraawar Mistry, Minneapolis
$6,000; to create a new storytelling-theater piece called
A Handful of Dust, that explores the contemporary South Asian
immigrant experience
Roger Nieboer, Mora
$3,700; to create the theatrical production BI-SKU, which
will examine the nature, limitations, and exploitations of
human communication
Aparna Ramaswamy, Minneapolis
$6,000; to arrange music with Speaking in Tongues, an ensemble
of virtuoso musicians, on four original pieces that also will
be choreographed and performed
Ranee A. Ramaswamy, Minneapolis
$6,000; to collaborate with singer Charmin Michelle to choreograph
and present two genres of heroines in blues and jazz and traditional
Indian Nayika
Heather A. Ross, Minneapolis
$6,000; to attend the Girl Fest Conference in Hawaii as a
guest artist to perform before a national audience, and to
record and distribute new works
Peter J. Rothstein, Minneapolis
$6,000; to study in Umbria, Italy at the Universita per Stranieri,
and to attend and participate in workshops at the La Mama
International Symposium for Directors
April L. Sellers, Minneapolis
$5,000; to support a three-week intensive working retreat
for the artist and five dancers to create a new performance
piece
Joko Sutrisno, Saint Paul
$6,000; to create two new works of Gamelan music for students
at the elementary school level, which can be adapted to multiple
grade levels, to help support the general music curriculum
Ying Zhang, Minneapolis
$5,000; to compose two new pieces for traditional Chinese
instruments and western type cello and keyboard that integrates
the sounds that reflect the culture
Visual arts grantees
Norman A. Andersen, Minneapolis
$6,000; for materials, supplies, time, and travel costs to
experiment with and produce wind and weather powered kinetic
and sound producing sculptures
Susan J. Armington, Minneapolis
$4,100; for research, supplies, framing, and studio time to
produce maps of the Twin Cities area composed of the words
and languages spoken by residents
Sarah Chokyi Bauer, Duluth
$5,413; to travel to Vermont Studio Center to attend a one-month
residency and complete an exhibition at the Minneapolis Institute
of Arts
Scott G. Baumgartner, Minneapolis
$6,000; to purchase new light sources, and access equipment
and space, in order to finish work on eight to ten large scale
photographs
James W. Boyd-Brent, Saint Paul
$5,000; for supplies and time to produce new prints at Highpoint
Center for printmaking, and take part in two exhibitions
Linda K. Gammell, Saint Paul
$4,700; for digital equipment, travel, and supplies to research
ideas of how body and land connect with medicinal plants,
and to explore new mediums and technology to move her work
from analog to digital
Glenn A. Grafelman, Bloomington
$6,000; for travel, supplies, materials, and time to produce
photographs of regional cities to create visions of nocturnal
landscapes and impressions of evening life
Janel N. Jacobson, Harris
$6,000; for time to explore unique materials such as mammoth
tusk, amber, and antler, and new carving methods and techniques
Daniel G. Kaniess, Saint Paul
$6,000; for time to research and experiment with new works,
and for materials, professional documentation, travel, and
installation costs
Stuart D. Klipper, Minneapolis
$5,000; for materials and expenses to travel to selected locations
seasonally to create a photographic exploration of autobiographical
geography
Christopher P. Larson, Saint Paul
$4,500; to complete a new body of work for two solo exhibitions
at the Rare Gallery in New York and at Franklin Art Works
in Minneapolis
Davora M. Lindner, Minneapolis
$6,000; for supplies, studio space, and time to produce a
new sculpture that emphasizes sculpting anatomy and portraiture
Charles Matson Lume, Saint Paul
$6,000; to rent space and research new materials to plan and
execute three exhibitions in Dennison College, (Granville,
OH); Gallery Co.; and Franklin Art Works in Minneapolis
Teresa A. McCue, Orr
$6,000; for supplies and materials to produce a new rosemaling
work for her first solo exhibition at the Duluth Art Institute
Eleanor F. McGough, Saint Paul
$6,000; for materials and time to experiment with color in
her painting and produce new work
Rea C. Mingeva, Good Thunder
$5,000; to purchase materials and equipment and professionally
document the completed work, The Circus Project
Keisuke Mizuno, Saint Cloud
$6,000; to produce more experimental work and to cover the
costs of supplies and materials, professional documentation,
and catalogue production
Stephen H. Mohring, Minneapolis
$3,300; for materials to produce larger scale work, and reach
a wider audience, through the Franconia Sculpture Park in
Taylors Falls
Justin R. Newhall, Saint Paul
$5,000; for supplies, film processing, and time to travel
to locations along the Lewis and Clark trail and record his
journeys
Mary Ann Papanek-Miller, Frazee
$6,000; to rent studio space, purchase equipment, and take
time to create new mixed-media work
David L. Parker, Minneapolis
$6,000; to print, edit, and present over 1,000 rolls of film
to produce a book of his photographs, By These Hands: A Decade
of Child Labor, from Chameleon press
John F. Pavlik, Minneapolis
$3,000; to cover travel, transportation, and installation
costs to exhibit work in several European galleries, as part
of a jazz festival
Monica J. Reede, Minneapolis
$3,300; to research galleries and other exhibition spaces
to present her work, and expand her audience outside of Minnesota
Megan Rye, Edina
$6,000; for time to complete new paintings and experiment
with different techniques to propel her work to a higher level
Frank C. Sander, Saint Paul
$6,000; to experiment with new digital equipment and technology
and travel to different history centers to plan and do research
for his new digital sculptures
Margo M. Selski, Saint Paul
$6,000; for training, time, and the purchase of supplies and
equipment to complete a series of four polytypchs on wood
Joe Smith, Saint Louis Park
$5,200; to purchase supplies, materials, documentation equipment,
and to rent a large studio space to produce large scale works
Sam Spiczka, Sartell
$6,000; for time, documentation, and resources to continue
his new outdoor sculpture series, Impaled Cairn
Melissa K. Stang, Minneapolis
$6,000; for studio space rental and materials to create a
powerful cohesive installation that engages a wide variety
of viewers
Janice D. Tanner, Janesville
$6,000; for materials, studio costs, and time to produce more
constructed paintings
Robert K. Tom, Minneapolis
$6,000; for supplies, equipment, professional documentation,
and for the research and development of a large scale environmentally
and aesthetically sound architectural windows piece
Stephanie B. Torbert, Minneapolis
$6,000; to produce new photographic work and experiment with
larger format and different printing methods
Gregor-Alexander von Ehrenfels, Minneapolis
$6,000; for materials, printing, travel expenses, and time
to produce a new body of photographs
Randy Walker, Minneapolis
$6,000; to rent studio space and to research materials, fabricate,
and execute two new large scale pieces
Marie Westerman, Northfield
$4,500; for materials and time to create large scale woven
works with pictorial detail
Ann L. Wood, Saint Paul
$6,000; for materials, studio space rental, and time to research
and experiment with new ideas and create new works
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