Wakan Tipi Center Exhibit Pre-Production
Lower Phalen Creek Project (LPCP) seeks funds to implement pre-production of its permanent exhibits at Wakan Tipi Center, a Dakota cultural and environmental interpretive center honoring Wakan Tipi cave, a sacred Dakota place.
2022-2023 Cultural Heritage and Community Identity Grants - Spring 2022
The measurable outcomes of this project are a pre-production kit of text, graphics, and media scripts; high-resolution images along with rights and source information; new, custom artwork; shop drawings; and production-ready exhibit files. We will measure our success in accurately and fully interpreting the significance of Wakan Tipi Cave by conducting surveys of our staff, board, Wakan Tipi Steering Committee, and the general public who participates in our final presentation. We will be successful if 80% or more of participants agree with this statement: 'this work accurately and fully interpreting the significance of Wakan Tipi Cave at Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary.'
The goal of this project is to preserve and honor the cultural heritage of Minnesota by accurately and fully interpreting the significance of Wakan Tipi Cave at Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary through a design development and pre-production plan that incorporates Dakota viewpoints. We will achieve this through a Meetings and Engagement Phase, a Design Development Phase, and a Pre-Production Phase that uses our Wakan Tipi Center Steering Committee and a public presentation to the community as a whole.
Our proposed Measurable Outcome is:The measurable outcomes of this project are a pre-production kit of text, graphics, and media scripts; high- resolution images along with rights and source information; new, custom artwork; shop drawings; and production-ready exhibit files. We will measure our success in accurately and fully interpreting the significance of Wakan Tipi Cave by conducting surveys of our staff, board, Wakan Tipi Steering Committee, and the general public who participates in our final presentation. We will be successful if 80% or more of participants agree with this statement: this work accurately and fully interpreting the significance of Wakan Tipi Cave at Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary.
Our Outcomes to Date are: We have completed our proposed Measurable Outcomes with the exception of the public participation in our final presentation which is scheduled for May 11, 2023. We will share date and details with the Minnesota Humanities Center staff.; Our stated measurable outcome for this grant was: The measurable outcomes of this project are a pre-production kit of text, graphics, and media scripts; high resolution images along with rights and source information; new, custom artwork; shop drawings; and production-ready exhibit files. We will measure our success in accurately and fully interpreting the significance of Wakan Tipi Cave by conducting surveys of our staff, board, Wakan Tipi Steering Committee, and the general public who participates in our final presentation. We will be successful if 80% or more of participants agree with this statement: 'this work accurately and fully interpreting the significance of Wakan Tipi Cave at Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary.'
Due to construction costs, material costs, and the delays with the state of MN bonding session, Wakan Tipi Center capital project construction was delayed in 2022/2023. Funding for this project allowed us to complete all of our exhibit design work for Wakan Tipi Center as stated in our proposal. Our final presentation to the public was wildly successful and we are excited to begin construction on the new center in 2023/2024 now that funding is complete. Full evaluation of our interpretive programming will be completed once the building is open and visitors are welcomed to the site.
Additional funds included a portion of general operating funds from individual donors.