Legacy Individual Arts and Cultural Heritage

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,200
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Dominic B. Facio AKA DomFreq Productions
Recipient Type
Individual
Status
In Progress
Start Date
May 2022
End Date
May 2023
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Otter Tail
Otter Tail
Project Overview

Legacy Individual Arts and Cultural Heritage

Project Details

to produce a workshop where youth can learn about the art and culture of drag, and produce a public performance with participants from the workshop.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Jan Jackola: Program Coordinator, Community Vitality, UofM Extension Service; Mary Beth Gilsdorf: founder and chair of the Street Faire at the Lakes, retired retail manager; Anne Robinson-Paul: account manager at Ironclad Marketing; Erin Hemme Froslie: founder of Whistle Editorial, journalism and writing instructor at Concordia College; Jana Tonsfeldt: retired elementary teacher, visual artist;?Calvin deRuyter: former President, CFO, and owner of deRuyter-Nelson Publications Inc, painter; Gail Hedstrom: Fergus Falls Public Library Director; Jeff Merrick: Grant County Courthouse Site Manager; Jon Solinger: photographer, MSAB Artist Initiative Grant; Karan Ouren: Retired licensed chemical dependency counselor, Mixed Media and Acrylics artist; Cheryl Larson: Executive Director of Central Square Arts Center, Glenwood;?Marit Salveson: Background in sales, marketing, and management, current art teacher at Minnewaska High School;?Rhoda Smith: Visual Artist Jewelry, retired teacher, former Chamber of Commerce Director, board member for PRCA and Aberdeen Arts Council; Jason Ramey: Assistant Professor of Studio Art, UM Morris;?Laura Youngbird: Retired Director of Native American Arts, Plains Arts Museum.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Jan Jackola: Program Coordinator, Community Vitality, UofM Extension Service; Mary Beth Gilsdorf: founder and chair of the Street Faire at the Lakes, retired retail manager; Anne Robinson-Paul: account manager at Ironclad Marketing; Erin Hemme Froslie: founder of Whistle Editorial, journalism and writing instructor at Concordia College; Calvin deRuyter: former President, CFO, and owner of deRuyter-Nelson Publications Inc, painter; Gail Hedstrom: Fergus Falls Public Library Director; Jeff Merrick: Grant County Courthouse Site Manager; Jon Solinger: photographer, MSAB Artist Initiative Grant; Karan Ouren: Retired licensed chemical dependency counselor, Mixed Media and Acrylics artist; Marit Salveson: Background in sales, marketing, and management, current art teacher at Minnewaska High School; Cheryl Larson: Executive Director of Central Square Arts Center, Glenwood; Jason Ramey: sculpture/furniture, design/wood, Assistant Professor of Studio Art, UM Morris; Laura Youngbird: Retired Director of Native American Arts, Plains Arts Museum.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage

2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,200
Other Funds Leveraged
$6,800
Direct expenses
$8,000
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

The individual estimates that 100 participants and artists responding to a questionnaire will indicate that the grant project had a positive impact on their communities and that the arts are important to them, either personally or to their communities. The individual will evaluate their activities using both participant and artist questionnaires.

Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Dominic
Last Name
Facio
Organization Name
Dominic B. Facio AKA DomFreq Productions
State
MN
Phone
(218) 731-5940
Email
domfreq@gmail.com
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