CMAB awards McKnight Individual Artist Awards to six area artists
The Central Minnesota Arts Board (CMAB) is pleased to announce the recipients of the McKnight 2011 Individual Artist Awards. Six area artists will each receive an award of $3,000.
The purpose of the Individual Artist Award program is to recognize, reward and encourage outstanding artists in the region who have demonstrated prominent artistic achievement. Artists at various stages of their careers applied for this Award. An advisory panel made up of professional artists reviewed work samples from applicants in the four-county area. Based on the recommendations of this panel, the CMAB awarded a total of $18,000 in Individual Artist Awards. Funding for the CMAB Individual Artist Award program is provided by The McKnight Foundation.
| The Individual Artists receiving grants are: | ||
| Tyler Tholl, musician/composer ,St. Joseph - “I often use elements of folk music, minimalism, and noise to create lyrical tonal pieces with dissonant backdrops”. | ||
| Geoffrey Welles, visual graphic artist, Howard Lake - “The Abstract Machina series is the essential style that shows everyone who I am”. | ||
| Jerry Hansen, literary artist /poet, St. Cloud - “I cannot remember a time when I did not have an affair with words . .”. | ||
| Susan Davies, visual artist /painter, Buffalo - “Engaging the abstract aspects of rhythm and balance takes the focus away from the narrative of the subject matter to stress the intangible and universal force of the natural elements”. | ||
| Charles Nordwood, photographer, St. Cloud - “I photograph because the process changes me, and the changes keep me moving on like a river to my own sea”. | ||
| Dodie Logue, visual artist, Delano, “I hope to portray both the grandeur of a place, but also the fragility, and share this with the viewer”. |
The 2011 Artist Panel Volunteers included:
Glenn Quist: Lives and works as an artist full time in Elk River, MN. Attended The Minneapolis College of Art & Design and has worked as a commercial designer and illustrator since 1976. Glenn has Exhibited work in several solo and group exhibitions, galleries, public spaces, and is a 2007 CMAB/McKnight Individual Artist Award recipient.
Chris Rasmussen: CMAB Board Chair. Taught Art for 35 years at the Foley Senior High. Present MCA Board Member and CSB/SJU Fine Arts Programming Advisory Council Member.
Mary Jo Holewa: CMAB Board Treasurer. Mary has a Degree in English Education is The Troupe Theatre Executive Director, a Granite Ledge Township elected township official, and the Executive VP of MN Association of Community Theatres.
Sam Spiczka: Award winning sculptor with work exhibited nationally - including at DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park, the Rochester Art Center and Franconia Sculpture Park - and can be found in many public and private collections. Sam is a 2009 CMAB/McKnight Individual Artist Award recipient
Heidi Steadman: Executive Director for Visual Arts Minnesota. Heidi has a Bachelors of Art-Studio Art from the University of Minnesota and is the Lost Lake Design Gallery Manager.
The CMAB is one of eleven regional art councils in the State of Minnesota with the purpose of supporting and promoting art appreciation throughout region 7W, consisting of Benton, Sherburne, Stearns and Wright counties. Funding for the CMAB Individual Artist Award Program is provided by the McKnight Foundation.
For more information about the Central MN Arts Board grant opportunities and services go to
www.centralmnartsboard.org or call the office at 320-968-4290 or toll free at 1-866-345-7140.