Quick Support for Organizations
Quick Support for Organizations
Art Supplies Purchase
Cheryl Avenel-Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity council; Judy Beckman: vocal music, Big Stone Arts Council, Big Stone County Historical Society, Big Stone Lake Area Chamber of Commerce CEO; Maggie Fuller: visual art, writing; Anna Johannsen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women's Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician, Hinterland Art Crawl board; Shawn Kinsinger: theater director, actor, musician, Palace Theatre executive director, Green Earth Players vice president, Luverne Street Music board member, Luverne High School Theater artistic director; Erin Kline, visual art, music, writing, education, SMSU Diversity and Inclusion; Darlene Kotelnicki: theater, city council, library board; Jessica Mata: visual art, dance, Kerkhoven Arts Council; Kylie Rieke: ceramics, murals, music, theater, T-Bird Community Arts Board; Ana Serrano: visual art, business; Kristine Shelstad: visual arts, Madison Mercantile art gallery, Madison Arts Council, Lac qui Parle Players; VFW; Gillian Singler, MN West Community and Technical College chair of Humanities and English instructor, Creative Healing Space volunteer, writer, theater director; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Pipestone Performing Arts Center board, Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB director; Mark Wilmes: Tyler Arts Council board president, actor/director, musician, reporter;
Lisa Bergh, visual art, arts admin; Daryl Hrdlicka, film, music; David KelseyBassett, visual art, music, SMAC board; Shawn Kinsinger, theater, arts admin, SMAC board; Brett Lehman, music; Mark Thode, visual art, theater, arts admin.
ACHF Arts Access
One of my top goals is to incorporate as much art into environmental science education ?and as much environmental science into art?as I possibly can. Intersectional awareness of these two disciplines leads to a deeper (and broader) appreciation of both. This grant would replenish our stock of art supplies, so it would be of great benefit to groups with a particular interest in nature-based art projects, including 4-H participants and school art classes. For our younger, less artistically experienced groups of students, funding from this grant would simply provide us with quality materials to introduce developing minds to artistic expression, and to nurture and expand upon those lessons as they continue to visit Bonanza through the course of their childhoods. I will provide all of our arts participants with a survey asking them to rate the project and provide us with feedback. For the youngest children, I would keep it simple and ask them to describe the things they most enjoyed learning that day, and to say what Bonanza means to them. For older children, plus teachers, 4-H coordinators, Scout leaders, volunteer educators/performers, and chaperones/guardians, I would ask them to rate the experience in terms of educational value, the uniqueness of the project, whether they would seek out similar programming again, recommend it to others, and why they feel Bonanza Education Center is an asset to the community.