Local musician Michael Monroe is a fixture at local festivals. Fans will be happy to hear that the popular performer has received a grant to develop a DVD showcasing the log cabin concert series that he and his life and business partner Deb Mueller host at their Pike Lake home.
For decades, musician Michael Monroe has performed on stages large and small, on the North Shore, the East Coast and beyond. But one of his favorite venues is right here in Cook County at the home he shares with his life and business partner, Deb Mueller.
For several years, Monroe and Mueller have opened their home on Pike Lake Road in Grand Marais for log cabin concerts. Thanks to an Artist Initiative Grant announced last week, those intimate evenings of music will be showcased in a new DVD, Michael Monroe Live at the Log Cabin Concert.
Michael Monroe is one of 171 Minnesota artists to receive the grant funding which is intended to support artists working in the discipline of dance, media arts, music, photography, poetry, prose, theater and visual arts. Monroe will receive $10,000 to produce a log cabin concert DVD, weaving together the music and memories of five live concerts.
More information about the log cabin concert series and about Michael Monroe’s music may be found at www.michaelmonroe. info, by e-mailing mm@michaelmonroe.info or by calling (218) 387-2919.
Also receiving funding from the Artist Initiative Grant program is former Hovland resident Jo Wood. Wood now creates her beautiful fiber and beadwork pieces in Duluth, but her work is on display in many local galleries. Wood will receive $10,000 to create a new collection of fiber and beadwork focused on the many layered meanings of home. She will have an exhibition at One Roof Community Housing offices in Duluth.
A total of $1,611,633 in grants ranging from $2,200 to $10,000 was awarded to Minnesota artists under the 2013 Artist Initiative Grants program. The Minnesota State Arts Board also awarded Arts Learning grants totaling $2,297,063 to 44 grantees to support projects that help lifelong learners acquire understanding of and skills in the arts.
Artist Initiative grants are funded by an appropriation from the Minnesota State Legislature to the Minnesota State Arts Board and by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. Arts Learning grants are funded by an appropriation from the Minnesota State Legislature to the Minnesota State Arts Board from the state’s arts and cultural heritage fund.
The Minnesota State Arts Board is a state agency dedicated to ensuring that all Minnesotans have the opportunity to participate in the arts.
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