ROBERT DUNN, Loras College Creatives The Driftless Land Project First and last names of the project

leader and any collaborative partners: Project Leader: Robert Dunn, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology, Musician and Composer of original score Collaborative Partners: Kevin Koch, Ph.D., Professor of English, Author of The Driftless Land: Spirit of Place in the Upper Mississippi River Valley and Skiing at Midnight Craig Schaefer, Professor of Communication Arts Valorie Woerdehoff, Director of Grant Writing Project summary describe the specific project you would like to accomplish with these funds. Include collaborators, medium(s), and what you intend to accomplish. An imaginative blend of non-fiction narrative and poetry, two of Dubuque writer Kevin Kochs books, The Driftless Land: Spirit of Place in the Upper Mississippi Valley and Skiing at Midnight take their readers on trails through this unique part of the Upper Midwest. When combined, the literary works form a rich statement of not only place, but also humanity as it relates to and is transformed by place. The Driftless Land media project incorporates excerpts from these two volumes with stunning visual images of the Upper Mississippi Valley and an original musical score, composed by local musician Robert Dunn, to create a piece of art that encompasses literature, music and film. The completed film, with its emphasis on land and history, strengthens the communities of the Driftless Land. With the funds received from Art Gumbo, Craig Schaefer, production coordinator for the film, will be able to produce 150 copies ($4.27 each; $640), using the Loras College Productions equipment and facilities. These copies will then be distributed free of charge to schools, colleges, libraries, organizations, local cable channels, and visitors centers around the area for use in educating the community on literature, music and the spectacular distinctiveness of this region. How will your project impact the Dubuque community? The film, with its emphasis on land and history, will, through the arts, strengthen the Tri-State area that is the Driftless Land. Viewers will grow in knowledge of and appreciation for the unique history and geological formations that surround them and for the area we call home. The primary goal of the project, to make the literary works and inspiration of Kevin Koch and the music of Bob Dunn more accessible to the public, will not only enlighten viewers as to the magnificence of this region, but also expose them to well-written literature and original music.
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If awarded, how will you present your accomplishments at the next ART GUMBO in 3 months? If awarded the Art Gumbo funds, members of the Driftless Land Project will share this film, which includes Kevin Koch reading excerpts from his books while Dr. Dunns musical score plays in the background, at the next Art Gumbo event. If awarded, how will you use the funding towards the realization of your project? Please include details of how the grant will be used. If awarded, Art Gumbo funds will be used to cover the cost of producing and distributing 150 copies of the completed Driftless Land film DVD produced under the direction of award-winning cinematographer Craig Schaefer, featuring the writing of Kevin Koch (excerpts of this work have appeared in the literary magazine Big Muddy), and music by long-time musician and composer Bob Dunn (previous Iowa Arts Council grantee). This will make the video available to people of the Dubuque area, allowing them to fully experience and better appreciate, through visual images, literature, and music the majestic splendor of this unique region.

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GRANT GRUDZINA, Colts Drum & Bugle Corps Supporters Capture the Colts First and last names of the project leader and any collaborative partners: Project Leader:
Grant Grudzina

Collaborative Partners:
Molly Kreiss Paul Kurutsides Colts Drum & Bugle Corps Organization DreamCatcher Productions

Project summary describe the specific project you would like to accomplish with these funds. Include collaborators, medium(s), and what you intend to accomplish. This mini-doc will be used to introduce Iowas only surviving drum and bugle corps that is competing as part of the world-class competition level of the Drum Corps International. This short-doc will feature the Colts Organization members and alumni as they prepare to embark on their 49th competitive season. This video project will bring together local businesses, local filmmakers, and the musician/athletes known as the Colts. This short film will be capture a little of the history, a little of the emotion, and a lot of the devotion that has sustained this organization through the many decades in which they have shaped the youth of our community. We hope to concisely introduce drum corps culture to the Dubuque community and to the world at large. How will your project impact the Dubuque community? The video will be used to promote the Colts and Dubuque to people through screenings on community access TV and the Internet. We hope this will enlighten and encourage others in the community to attend their events, enroll in their activities, and support their athletes. Our hope is that this piece will create interest in a full-blown feature film about these artists. If awarded, how will you present your accomplishments at the next ART GUMBO in 3 months? We will hold the premiere screening of the mini-documentary at the next Art Gumbo and will then make the short accessible to the community by having it screened on the local community access TV station, and on the Colts website.

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If awarded, how will you use the funding towards the realization of your project? Please include details of how the grant will be used. The grant will provide funds to pay for the filming of a special pre-season event hosted by the Colts organization that will feature one of their most-talented alumni challenging two of their present horn players. This footage will be supplemented with a few scenes of show highlights and interviews that will be shot early in the 2012 performance season. The funds will also help pay for the editing and post-production finishing of this project. We have pledged backing to complete the project, if we get this grant.

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PAULA NEUHAUS, DubuqueFest Fine Arts Festival Collaborative Community Painting with artist Keith Huie First and last names of the project leader and any collaborative partners: Project Leader:
Paula Neuhaus, DubuqueFest Art Fair Director Keith Huie, Painter & illustrator commissioned to create & lead the collaborative painting DubuqueFest Fine Arts Festival Art Fair Committee; Andrea Grace, Julie Greenberg, Katie Duffy, Trish Feldman, & Andrea Sullivan Crescent Community Health Clinic, home for permanent display of painting Downtown Neighborhood Association, community outreach partner Dubuque County Fine Arts Society, volunteers & umbrella organization Trish Feldman & Katie Duffy, documentation of project

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Project summary describe the specific project you would like to accomplish with these funds. Include collaborators, medium(s), and what you intend to accomplish. DubuqueFest Fine Arts Festival is the citys only multi-faceted all arts festivals. One of the goals of the festival is to offer all-access free educational hands-on visual arts experiences for all ages. DubuqueFest has commissioned painter Keith Huie (Mineral Point, WI) to lead a community collaborative painting that will be created on-site during the festival, May 18-20, 2012, in the Washington Park area in conjunction with the Art Fair on Saturday & Sunday. The community/festival-goers will have the opportunity to stop by and paint with Keith throughout the weekend. Anyone can participate and there is no pre-registration needed. It is collaborative art in motion. Keith will lead/guide the collaborative painting so the result is a cohesive piece suitable for exhibition. At the end of the weekend the completed piece will be donated and installed (at DubuqueFest's expense), as part of their permanent collection, at the Crescent Community Clinic. The canvas will be custom-built based on the space/dimensions from the clinic. To make the piece more versatile for hanging we may create several panels that can be hung together or easily separated to hang individually. Our underlying goal is to build community through collaborative, interactive visual art. How will your project impact the Dubuque community? This community collaboration serves as a model for the role that the arts play in helping to develop the broader cultural landscape of the Dubuque community. This sense of ownership and collective results in a cultural vibrancy that aids in the retention of young people in our city, initiates a sense of commitment to meeting our neighbors, serves as ongoing testimony to the power of collaboration, stimulates creative thought, and raises the awareness that fine arts exploration can be accessible to everyone.
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If awarded, how will you present your accomplishments at the next ART GUMBO in 3 months? DubuqueFest committee members Katie Duffy and Trish Feldman will document the creation of the collaborative painting as it develops throughout the weekend. From blank canvas, to Keiths vision, to interactive collaboration, to the finished piece, and final installation. DubuqueFest committee will present a video created from this documentation to the audience at a subsequent Art Gumbo event. If awarded, how will you use the funding towards the realization of your project? Please include details of how the grant will be used. DubuqueFest is seeking funding for the materials needed to create the painting; canvas, stretcher bars, paint, brushes, installation hardware, and artist stipend. DubuqueFest will match any Art Gumbo funding with both cash and in-kind trade for marketing costs, volunteer time, staff time, and any other neccesary materials (aprons, tarps for protecting public surfaces, washing station, etc.) needed for the project, and any cash supplement needed for the artist stipend for Keith Huie.

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