Community Arts Support Grant

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,272
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Park Rapids Lakes Area Arts Council AKA Heartland Arts
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
April 2022
End Date
January 2024
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Project Overview

Community Arts Support Grant

Project Details

Funds will provide operating support to Heartland Arts over a two year period.

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

Gayle Gish, R2AC board chair and arts advocate; Pam Janssen, R2AC board member, visual artist, and woodcarver; C.T. Marhula, R2AC board member and arts advocate; Susan Olin, musician; Germaine Riegert, literary artist and arts appreciator; Natalie Grosfield, literary and theater artist; Laura Grisamore, photographer and arts advocate;

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
Yes
Conflict of Interest Contact

Region 2 Arts Council, Laura Seter (218) 751-5447

Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage

2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,272
Other Funds Leveraged
$24,177
Direct expenses
$28,450
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Partnering with Heartland Lakes Development Commission and Hubbard County DAC, Heartland Arts will support a makers space or spaces by promoting their use, helping to find artist instructors and when feasible paying artist instructors a stipend from this great award. Evaluation methods include interviews with participants during use of makers spaces and with staff at the end of the year. Questions will include how participants learned about makers spaces, how use is helping them develop skills and how they plan to put those skills to use. Staff will be asked what they have learned about community needs for job skills that makers spaces might fulfill and whether or not they have seen entrepreneurs start a business as a result.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Heartland Arts continued to use CAS grant funding to promote arts events and activities in order to raise awareness among residents and visitors and build audiences for member organizations. As a result of our second year of CAS grant funding regional res

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
Achieved most of the proposed outcomes
Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Jennie Anderson, Bickey Bender, Jill Dickinson, Pat Dove, Paul Dove, Laura Grisamore, Lu Ann Hurd-Lof, Laura Johnson, Julie Kjenaas, Mike Lein, Jill Lucas, Marie Nordberg, Rod Nordberg, Niomi Phillips, Derek Ricke, Jodi Schultz, Carolyn Spangler, Kendal W
Project Manager
First Name
Lu Ann
Last Name
Hurd-Lof
Organization Name
Park Rapids Lakes Area Arts Council AKA Heartland Arts
Street Address
PO Box 702
City
Park Rapids
State
MN
Zip Code
56470
Phone
(218) 652-4081
Email
luann47@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

PO Box 693
505 Bemidji Ave N
Bemidji, MN 56601

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