Arts Tour Minnesota

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$36,112
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Central Lakes College Foundation AKA Central Lakes College-Verse Like Water
Recipient Type
State Government
Status
Completed
Start Date
June 2018
End Date
May 2019
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Aitkin
Cass
Cook
Crow Wing
Isanti
Kanabec
Morrison
Stearns
Aitkin
Cass
Cook
Crow Wing
Isanti
Kanabec
Morrison
Stearns
Project Overview

Arts Tour Minnesota

Project Details

Verse Like Water, the visiting poet program of Central Lakes College, will organize, promote, and host first class readings and workshops with poets Billy Collins, Adam Zagajewski, Mary Szybist, and Peter Balakian.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer at -Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Delon Lyren: Professor of high brass and jazz, Bemidji State University; also assistant festival director, JENerations Jazz Festival; Brian Malloy: A novelist, teaching artist with the Loft, and adjunct faculty member at the U and Hamline; Margaret McCreary: Puppeteer, artist/educator; Arts Board grantee; Maya Washington: Filmmaker, writer, performer, and arts educator

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$36,112
Other Funds Leveraged
$14,927
Direct expenses
$51,039
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Audiences will gain appreciation and understanding of the importance of contemporary poetry as experienced through public readings and workshops. VLW distributes surveys on card stock, and tabulates all numerical and open-ended responses. Interviews with area high school students and community members will be filmed and studied.

Measurable Outcome(s)

This was achieved. We did use the surveys at all readings.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
Achieved proposed outcomes
Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Jeff Johnson, Dean Martha Kuehn, Charmaine Donovan, Donna Salli, Adam Marcotte
Project Manager
First Name
Jeff
Last Name
Johnson
Organization Name
Central Lakes College Foundation
Street Address
501 College Dr W
City
Brainerd
State
MN
Zip Code
56401
Phone
(320) 260-4959
Email
jjohnson@clcmn.edu
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