Spring Legacy Organization Grant

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,682
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Morris Area Community Education
Recipient Type
K-12 Education
Status
Completed
Start Date
September 2018
End Date
December 2018
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Stevens
Big Stone
Traverse
Grant
Pope
Swift
Douglas
Stevens
Big Stone
Traverse
Grant
Pope
Swift
Douglas
Project Overview

Spring Legacy Organization Grant

Project Details

To host workshops and performances by CAAM Chinese Dance Theater to educate community and jointly present a performance of Chinese dance.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Jon Solinger: BA Art MSU Moorhead, photographer, MSAB Artist Initiative Grant; Leigh Nelson: 4-H Youth Program Coordinator, graphic design artist; W. Scott Olsen: MFA Creative Writing UofMass Amherst, Professor of English Concordia College; Anne Robinson-Paul: MFA Creative Writing E Washington University, BA English Concordia College, University Relations for College of Arts Humanities and Social Sciences NDSU; Ann Hermes: MA Philanthropy and Development Saint Mary's, BA Speech and BS Mass Communication, Executive Director Alexandria Area Arts Asc.; Linda Gaugert: Visual Artist, owner of Three Havens Art Gallery, Instructor; Michael Weatherly: BFA Art History/Studio Art UofM Morris, Visual Artist, Printmaker; Jeff Merrick: BFA Iowa State University, Grant County Courthouse Site Manager; Amy Ann Mursu: Juris Doctorate, BA Philosophy, Minor English, musician, pianist, clarinetist, tubist, and violinist; Stacy Lundquist: Art, Design and Graphic Arts Dakota County Technical College, MA Elementary Leadership SWSU Marshall, visual artist, drawing, painting, illustration; Barbara Lent: Former photography studio, textile artist, owner of a quilting retreat center; Jeannie Pladsen: Retired Payroll Manger UofM Morris, community leader; Siobhan Bremer: Asc Professor of Theatre UofM Morris, MFA Acting MSU Mankato; regional equity actor, director, dancer; Joseph Ferriero: ME Administration, Founder Plays in Morris, actor, director, technical theatre and production; Stan Goldade: MA Mathematic Minot State University, HS math instructor, photographer, ceramicist, sculptor; Joyce Manning: BS K-12 Music vocal and instrumental Concordia College, pianist and vocalist instructor, retired choir instructor.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Jon Solinger: BA Art MSU Moorhead, photographer, MSAB Artist Initiative Grant; Leigh Nelson: 4-H Youth Program Coordinator, graphic design artist; W. Scott Olsen: MFA Creative Writing UofMass Amherst, Professor of English Concordia College; Anne Robinson-Paul: MFA Creative Writing E Washington University, BA English Concordia College, University Relations for College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences NDSU; Ann Hermes: MA Philanthropy & Development Saint Mary's, BA Speech & BS Mass Communication, Executive Director Alexandria Area Arts Asc.; Linda Gaugert: Visual Artist, owner of Three Havens Art Gallery, Instructor; Michael Weatherly: BFA Art History/Studio Art UofM Morris, Visual Artist, Printmaker; Jeff Merrick: BFA Iowa State University, Grant County Courthouse Site Manager; Amy Ann Mursu: Juris Doctorate, BA Philosophy, Minor English, musician pianist, clarinetist, tubist, violinist; Stacy Lundquist: Art Design and Graphic Arts Dakota County Technical College, MA Elementary Leadership SWSU Marshall, visual artist, drawing, painting, illustration; Barbara Lent: Former photography studio, textile artist, owner of a quilting retreat center; Jeannie Pladsen: Retired Payroll Manger UofM Morris, community leader; Siobhan Bremer: Asc Professor of Theatre UofM Morris, MFA Acting MSU Mankato; regional equity actor, director, dancer; Joseph Ferriero: ME Administration, Founder Plays in Morris, actor, director, technical theatre and production; Stan Goldade: MA Mathematics Minot State University, HS math instructor, photographer, ceramicist, sculptor; Joyce Manning: BS K-12 Music vocal & instrumental Concordia College, pianist and vocalist instructor, retired choir instructor.

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
$4,682
Other Funds Leveraged
$0
Direct expenses
$4,682
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Minnesota feel that artists and the arts have a positive impact on their communities, Minnesotan say that the arts are important to them, either personally or to their communities. Talking with participants, collecting comments, polling and voting.

Measurable Outcome(s)

On a scale from 1 to 5, for both Positive Impact and Importance to the Community, the average score reported was a 4 for both.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
Achieved proposed outcomes.
Recipient Board Members
Dick Metzger (Chair), Robyn VanEps, Mike Odello, Anthony Ekren, Jennifer Goodnough, Kurt Wulf, Douglas Stahman
Project Manager
First Name
Tony
Last Name
Reimers
Organization Name
Morris Area Community Education
Street Address
153 Columbia Ave S
City
Morris
State
MN
Zip Code
56267-1545
Phone
(320) 589-4394
Email
treimers@morris.k12.mn.us
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

133 Mill Street South
Fergus Falls, MN 56537-2574 

Phone
Project Manager: Timothy Wollenzien
218-739-5780