Legacy Organization Arts and Cultural Heritage

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,640
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Art of the Lakes Association, Inc AKA Art of the Lakes
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
January 2023
End Date
December 2023
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Otter Tail
Douglas
Douglas
Otter Tail
Douglas
Douglas
Project Overview

Legacy Organization Arts and Cultural Heritage

Project Details

to develop a year-round youth-focused art program and community engaged event

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; Marit Salveson: Background in sales, marketing, and management, current art teacher at Minnewaska High School; Heather Hjelle: Working opera singer, professor of music at Bethany Lutheran College, private voice teacher; Jenny Nellis: Retired studio art professor at the University of Minnesota Morris, former Assistant Dean for Students UMM, grant selection committee for St John's pottery; Therese Vogel: Retired Community Ed. Director for Ulen-Hitterdal School, Top Hat Theatre Exec. Director, Career Guidance Counselor and current grant writer; 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; 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; 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; Jenny Nellis: Retired studio art professor at the University of Minnesota Morris, former Assistant Dean for Students UMM, grant selection committee for St John's pottery; Therese Vogel: Retired Community Ed. Director for Ulen-Hitterdal School, Top Hat Theatre Exec. Director, Career Guidance Counselor and current grant writer; W. Scott Olsen: Professor of English, Concordia College

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education

2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,640
Other Funds Leveraged
$250
Direct expenses
$7,890
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

The organization estimates that 20 individuals 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 organization will evaluate their activities using a participant questionnaire.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Of the survey respondents, 56 indicated that the project was important to them personally and their community and that the project had a positive impact on the community.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
Achieved most of the proposed outcomes
Recipient Board Members
Kristi Kuder, Kathrine McDowell, Mary Jo Wentz, Shanna Cramer, Ann Smith, Judi Celaschi
Project Manager
First Name
Debra
Last Name
Ness
Organization Name
Art of the Lakes Association, Inc. AKA Art of the Lakes
Street Address
PO Box 244
City
Battle Lake
State
MN
Zip Code
56515
Phone
(218) 864-8606
Email
aotl@arvig.net
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