AG #4 A tutorial on atmospheric moisture including the properties of water, changes in physical state of water, latent heat, & humidty.

4 artist proposals, 99 patron votes, $1,010 dollars, 103 turkey brats, 83 degree weather, 3 homebrewers, 4 photographers, several cute babies, stifling humidity, a toward-zero waste event, and quote of the night by winning artist Katie Duffy; "Holy shit! Thanks, everyone!"

Winner Katie Duffy

Full of brats & beer, 99 patrons survived the heat to raise a toast to artist Katie Duffy who was awarded funding for her “Generation Y" project that combines three mediums: painting, sculptural installation, and film. “Generation Y" will be a part of Dubuque's acclaimed annual Voices From The Warehouse District exhibit in September.  Duffy claimed, as an emerging artist, one of the greatest challenges has been, "Borrowing equipment from other artists, which has seriously curbed my potential, particularly as a film maker. Art Gumbo funding will help me not only purchase the equipment needed for the Voices exhibit, it will assist me tremendously in my artistic growth far beyond Voices." Duffy, who is active in & inspired by, the local art scene says, "The issues that I will be tackling in “Generation Y" are ones that permeate our international society in ways that most of us may not even recognize. These issues will reshape the future and redefine what it is to be American."   The Voices exhibit opens on  September 10. voicesgallery.org

AG #4 was held at Eagle Point Park overlooking the Mississippi River with the EmCee stylings of local hero and sustainable neighborhood grocer Jeff Cremer. 4 artists competed for the summer funding cycle including Michele Chillook, Katie Duffy, Samantha Jones, and David Young. 

David Young

Michele Chillook

Samantha Jones

Katie Duffy

March AG winners, Connie Twining & Stormy Mochal of Outside The Lines Art Gallery presented updates on their upcoming Gumbo-funded project "The Great Draw" scheduled for September 2011. Stay informed by visiting otlag.com

AG# 4 would not have been possible without Jeff Cremer & all of the GumboHeads who donated food, sound equipment, home brew, coolers, composting bins, salad tongs (oh, so many tongs!), documentation (Sindi & Steve Mueller of Luxe Photography!), painted signs, carried ice, spread the word, and sweated on each other 'til the sun went down. (The homebrewers were still deep in it when we left).                                                                                                                                                                                                          Mark your calendars for Thursday, September 29, 6-8 p.m. as ART GUMBO celebrates its' first birthday. We return to Voices Warehouse Gallery and our hosts the Dubuque County Fine Arts Society. The evening will feature craft brews by Potosi Brewing Company, Farmers Market Soup by Green Dubuque, a killer birthday cake by a local sweet-treat-master (we have a list of faves), a special musical guest, and the next innovative art projects to rock Dubuque. Check it.     FYI: Since our launch in September 2010, ART GUMBO has funded 4 proposals raising a total of $3,500 for Dubuque art projects.                                                                                                                                                                                                

AG #4 "In summer, the song sings itself." ~William Carlos Williams

Gumbo Patrons unite for the summer cycle of Art Gumbo! We're hosting this one Dubuque-Style: brats, beers, watermelon, summer salads, and Eagle Point Park!

Mark your calendars for Art Gumbo  #4

Check it: Thursday, June 30, 6-8 p.m.

Venue: Riverfront Pavilion, Eagle Point Park, Dubuque, Iowa

Yum: Turkey Brats by Cremer's Grocery with summer salads & watermelon

Special Guests: AG March Winner Outside The Lines Art Gallery will discuss their project's progress.

On TAP: Beer Tasting by Dubuque Area Society of Brewers 

Your host: Jeff Cremer of Cremer's Grocery

Proposals by: Michele Chillook, Katie Duffy, Samantha Jones, & David Young

YOU: Grab your tenners & your homies & git yer art on!

AG #4 Seeks Individual Artists & Creatives!

Art Gumbo is now accepting applications from individual artists for the summer funding cycle. Applications for Art Gumbo mini grants for the summer funding cycle are available now through Tuesday, June 23. 


New submission guidelines include the separation of individual artists and organizations or groups during funding cycles. Arts organizations and groups are not eligible to apply during the summer funding cycle. The first 8 eligible applications received by 11:59 p.m. on June 23 will qualify for funding.


According to the new guidelines individual artists (or creatives) will be eligible to apply during summer and winter cycles, and arts organizations (or groups) will be eligible during fall and spring cycles. 


The next Art Gumbo Dinner is scheduled for Thursday, June 30, 6-8 p.m. at Riverfront Pavilion @ Eagle Point Park. Turkey Brats by Cremer's Grocery & Fresh Summer Salads by AG volunteers. Beer Tasting by Dubuque Society of Brewers. $10 funds the winner's project.

ELIGIBILTY: Individual artists or creatives whose project will impact the Dubuque community.

HOW IT WORKS: Artists & Creatives submit a brief proposal of their project. Submitted projects will be combined into a packet. The public attends the Art Gumbo Soup Dinner, they pay $10 to get in, and this money goes into the Art Gumbo Fund for the night. The attendees enjoy the soup, review the packet of proposals, and vote for their favorite. The proposal with the most votes will be awarded the Art Gumbo Fund proceeds for that night.

FINAL REPORT: The winning artist/creative will be invited to the next Art Gumbo Soup Dinner to present a progress (or final) report. Volunteer support is expected by the winner at the subsequent event.

HOW TO APPLY: Those who wish to submit their project for funding consideration can apply via email by completing the application questions below. All submissions should be attached as word documents or documents compatible with Microsoft word.  Limit your application narrative to 1000 words (approximately 2 pages). 

ART GUMBO MINI GRANT APPLICATION

JUNE 2011

Application Due: Thursday, June 23, 11:59 p.m.

Event Date: Thursday, June 30, 6-8 p.m.

Event Location: Riverfront Pavilion @ Eagle Point Park, Dubuque, IA

Submit Application via email to: art.gumbo.dbq@gmail.com

Include the following information on each page. Word docs only please.

Name:

Address:

Email:

Telephone:

Project Name:

1. Describe the artistic project an Art Gumbo Grant would help you accomplish:

2. Tell us about yourself and what led you to your current creative goals: 

3. Tell us about a previous project of yours, what were your challenges and successes?

4. Discuss the impact your proposed project will have on the Dubuque community:

Limit your application narrative to 1000 words (approximately 2 pages).

For more information contact  Megan Starr at art.gumbo.dbq@gmail.com

AG #3 ...[Out Like a Hells Yeah!]

Dang Y'all! 118 patron votes & $1,300 in arts funding last night left  me teary-eyed on the sidelines. Dubuque, WHAT IS UP?! That was awesome! Dubuque Museum of Art had more patrons lining the walls than their permanent collection. We ran out of soup, bowls, bread, dessert, proposal packets, but... folks started sharing, the hits kept coming, and the patrons kept giving.  

While Doug & Dona Schleiser rocked the mic, we enjoyed Ginger-carrot soup and homemade bread by The Food Store racking up 118 patron votes generating $1,300 dollars, marking a record high since our launch in September 2010.

The winning project from Outside The Lines Art Gallery co-owners Connie Twining and Stormy Mochal, along with local artists Elizabeth Roberts and Cole Butler, proposes to hold a “Chalk the Block” contest on September 17 in Cable Car Square.  Chalk the Block participants are given a section of sidewalk where they create an image drawn in chalk. The public is invited to watch the participants create and are encouraged to vote for their favorites.  The proceeds generated from the Chalk the Block event will serve as a fundraiser to establish a visual arts scholarship for a graduating Dubuque high school senior. 

            “Both Chalk the Block and the Visual Arts Scholarship are a perfect fit with our community’s movement towards fostering arts and cultural opportunities,” Stormy Mochal said, “The way we have structured the event gives all of us the chance to pitch in and contribute to the next generation of artists.”

Team OTLAG: Connie, Cole, Stormy, & Elizabeth.
(Photo by Dubuque365)

Several high-profile artists from the community will be recruited to participate in Chalk the Block in order to create a terrific spectator event.  There will also be live music and food to attract an even larger audience.

“This event is colorful, approachable, and interactive, it brings art to the people,” Connie Twining said, “Neighborhood events demonstrate a sense of community which is especially important for young participants to witness, and it will encourage them to get involved and to support the arts.”

Seven projects competed for the Spring Art Gumbo funding including proposals from Brick Road Films, Julien International Film Festival, Hillcrest Family Wellness Center, independent artist David Young, DubuqueFest Fine Arts Festival Kids’ Art Tent, and Dubuque Art Theatre.

We must thank DMA for helping us grow this event, grown it so well in fact, that we need to find a bigger home for the June 30th installment.

Local legend says "Build it and they will come." Dang, did we build it.

Mark your calendars for Thursday, June 30, 2011. Location: Eagle Point Park Riverfront Pavillion. Turkey brats by Cremer's Grocery with summer salads, and a beer tasting by Dubuque Society of Brewers.  Hells Yeah.


FACT: Since our launch in September 2010 we have funded 3 proposals raising a total of $2,490 for Dubuque Art Projects.

Art Gumbo wins 365 Community IMPACT Award!

Art Gumbo received a Dubuque365 Community IMPACT Award on Tuesday, March 8 during the IMPACT Awards ceremony held at the Mississippi Moon Bar. Art Gumbo won an award for the best art project of 2010 to create change in our community. Megan Starr & Paula Neuhaus accepted the award for the project accompanied by die-hard AG volunteers Doug & Dona Schleiser.  

IMPACT Awards
Photo by Ron Tigges of DigitalDubuque.com

"This project functions on a community-supported level, free of politics, and that is it's purpose. It's mission is to bring artists together with art patrons to explore & fund projects, create working relationships, and build a network", Neuhaus said accepting the award, "What motivates us to foster this project is simple: bringing the community together over soup to fund some art, on-the-quick, without a 501 C 3 status, without red tape, just immediate access to funding...We find this incredibly freeing."

AG is thrilled to be included among all the killer and wildly generous volunteer projects that are capturing Dubuque's sense of place and strengthening our community....A two-fisted-double-pump-shout-out to the Du-Ride Team!! Dang, watch those folks, go! 


Check out all the work Team365 does at: http://www.365regionalnetwork.com/

Thanks for sweet night, 365!

AG #3 In Like a Lion, Out Like A... [fill in the blank]

Mark your calendars for Art Gumbo Soup Dinner #3

Thursday, March 24, 6-8 p.m.

Dubuque Museum of Art, 701 S. Locust Street

Organic Soup & Bread by The Food Store, 11th & Iowa Street

Special Guest: AG December Winner Tim Olson will discuss his project's progress

Your hosts: Doug & Dona Schleiser

As always, grab your tenners, & your homies & git yer art on!

March 2011 Mini Grant Instructions & Application

 ART GUMBO MINI GRANT INSTRUCTIONS

MARCH 2011

Application Due: Tuesday, March 22, 11:59 p.m.

Event Date: Thursday, March 24, 6-8 p.m.

Event Location: Dubuque Museum of Art, 701 S. Locust Street

Submit Application via email to: art.gumbo.dbq@gmail.com

ELIGIBILTY: Individual artists or arts groups whose project will impact the Dubuque community.

HOW IT WORKS: Artists submit a brief proposal of their project. Submitted projects will be combined into a packet. The public attends the Art Gumbo Soup Dinner, they pay $10 to get in, and this money goes into the Art Gumbo Fund for the night. The attendees enjoy the soup, review the packet of proposals, and vote for their favorite. The proposal with the most votes will be awarded the Art Gumbo Fund proceeds for that night.

FINAL REPORT: The winning artist (or arts group) will be invited to the next Art Gumbo Soup Dinner to present a progress (or final) report.

HOW TO APPLY: Those who wish to submit their project for funding consideration can apply via email by completing the application questions below. All submissions should be attached as word documents or documents compatible with Microsoft word.  Limit your application narrative to 1000 words (approximately 2 pages). 

ART GUMBO MINI GRANT APPLICATON

MARCH 2011

Application Due: Tuesday, March 22, 11:59 p.m.

Event Date: Thursday, March 24, 6-8 p.m.

Event Location: Dubuque Museum of Art, 701 S. Locust Street

Submit Application via email to: art.gumbo.dbq@gmail.com

Include the following information on each page.

Name:

Address:

Email:

Telephone:

Project Name:

1. Describe the artistic project an Art Gumbo Grant would help you accomplish:

2. Tell us about yourself and what led you to your current creative goals:

3. Tell us about a previous project of yours, what were your challenges and successes?

4. Discuss the impact your proposed project will have on the Dubuque community:

Limit your application narrative to 1000 words (approximately 2 pages). 

For more information, contact Paula Neuhaus or Megan Starr at art.gumbo.dbq@gmail.com. 

APPLY TODAY! 


The March 24 event includes soup by The Food Store and is hosted by Dubuque Museum of Art, with a project update from December AG winner, artist Tim Olson.