Project Grant

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,472
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Paramount Center for the Arts
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
March 2017
End Date
June 2017
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Stearns
Stearns
Project Overview

Project Grant

Project Details

Minnesota Potters Workshop Series: A series of four ceramic workshops featuring potters involved in the Minnesota Potter's Saint Croix Pottery Tour at the Paramount Center for the Arts followed by an exhibit and sale of student work.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Ken Barry: Blues musician, photographer, Nuclear Engineer; Buddy King: Playwright, percussionist, teaching artist, Unit Director for the Roosevelt Boys and Girls Club in St Cloud; Laura Hood: Director of Aging Services at Whitney Senior Center; Carrie Zwack: Saint Cloud Area Convention and Visitors Bureau promoting arts scenes, Member of Meire Grove Community Band, designer Logos and posters for organizations; David Glen: board member for the Minnesota State Arts Board; Sue Davies: painter, art educator, Central Minnesota Arts Board grant recipient.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Ken Barry: Blues musician, photographer, Nuclear Engineer; Buddy King: Playwright, percussionist, teaching artist, Unit Director for the Roosevelt Boys and Girls Club in St Cloud; Laura Hood: Director of Aging Services at Whitney Senior Center; Carrie Zwack: Saint Cloud Area Convention and Visitors Bureau promoting arts scenes, Member of Meire Grove Community Band, designer Logos and posters for organizations; David Glen: board member for the Minnesota State Arts Board; Sue Davies: painter, art educator, Central Minnesota Arts Board grant recipient.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
Yes
Conflict of Interest Contact

Central Minnesota Arts Board, Leslie LeCuyer (320) 968-4290

Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education

2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,472
Other Funds Leveraged
$3,048
Direct expenses
$9,520
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

The Minnesota Potters Workshop Series will give ceramic artists a chance to study with master potters involved in the Saint Croix Pottery Tour. Participants will be given evaluation forms at the end of the class. We will ask people to evaluate the quality of instruction, facility, what they found most valuable in this class, will workshop impact their making and future interests.

Measurable Outcome(s)

One outcome was that artists were able to learn new and more advanced pottery techniques from masters in the field. Different ceramicists each taught altered forms, loose surface decorations, handle/spout and feet making, and combining thrown and hand-bui

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Robert
Last Name
Johnson
Organization Name
Paramount Center for the Arts AKA Paramount Theatre and Visual Arts Center
Street Address
913 St Germain St W
City
St Cloud
State
MN
Zip Code
56301-3460
Phone
(320) 259-6453
Email
bjohnson@paramountarts.org
Administered By
Administered by
Location

Griggs Midway Building, Suite 304,
540 Fairview Avenue North,
St. Paul, MN 55104

Phone
(651) 539-2650 or toll-free (800) 866-2787
Email the Agency
Location

P.O. Box 458
220 4th Ave North 
Foley, MN 56329

Phone
Project Manager: Leslie LeCuyer
320-968-4290x 3