Arts Access Grant (B)

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Pride Support Network
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2023
End Date
August 2023
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Beltrami
Clearwater
Hennepin
Hubbard
Hubbard
Beltrami
Clearwater
Hennepin
Hubbard
Hubbard
Project Overview

Arts Access Grant (B)

Project Details

Bemidji Pride 2023 is a celebratory, interactive, one day event featuring artists of multiple genres and mediums to enhance the lives and visibility of LGBT2S+ individuals, families, allies and the Bemidji community.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Anna Larson, arts appreciator; C.T. Marhula, arts advocate; Becky Colebank, visual artist and author; Nancy Schmidt, arts appreciator; Katie Larson, theater artist; Terry Boal Leinbach, visual artist; Nicholas Jackson, visual artist, musician, filmmaker; Bonnie Friborg, visual artist; Germaine Riegert, literary artist and arts appreciator;

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Nicholas Jackson, visual artist, musician, and R2AC Board Member; Terry Boal Leinbach, visual artist and R2AC Board Member; Katie Larson, theater artist and R2AC Board Member; Becky Colebank, visual artist, author, and R2AC board member; Arlene Kandert, arts appreciator; Ann Marie Newman, writer, storyteller, and theater artist; Kay Kallos, arts advocate and retired public art consultant; Eve Sumsky, fiber artist and musician.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage

2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$1,530
Direct expenses
$7,530
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

As a result of this program, participants in the Bemidji Pride festival will experience an awareness of LGBTQ2S+ artists in the Bemidji Area through musical performances and artistic vendors, which could lead to positive attitudes towards the LGTBQ2S+ community as a whole. Evaluation methods include a survey, interviews, and artistic expression. All will be measured during the event to help capture audience attitude toward and awareness of the 2SLGBTQ+ community in the greater Bemidji Area community.

Measurable Outcome(s)

As a result of this program, participants in the Bemidji Pride festival will experience an awareness of 2SLGBTQ+ artists in the Bemidji Area through musical performances and artistic vendors, which could lead to positive attitudes towards the 2SLGBTQ+ com

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
Achieved proposed outcomes
Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Sarah Linda, Matthew Wooley, Ben Cahill, Joe Cronin, Sarah Cronin, Brent McWithey, Casy Chapin, Angie Fournier Christian Taylor-Johnson. Margaret Baumgartner, Matthew Dahl-Wooley,
Project Manager
First Name
Benjamin
Last Name
Cahill
Organization Name
Pride Support Network
Street Address
724 26th ST NW Apt 2
City
Bemidji
State
MN
Zip Code
56601
Phone
(206) 495-8257
Email
Info@PrideSupportNetwork.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

PO Box 693
505 Bemidji Ave N
Bemidji, MN 56601

Phone
Project Manager: Patrick Calder Carriere
(218) 751-5447
Email the Agency