Organizational Arts

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,480
Recipient
Goodridge Veterans Memorial Park
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
In Progress
Start Date
July 2023
End Date
June 2025
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Pennington
Red Lake
Polk
Marshall
Kittson
Roseau
Clearwater
Pennington
Red Lake
Polk
Marshall
Kittson
Roseau
Clearwater
Project Overview

Organizational Arts

Project Details

Freedom Festival 2024 is an entire day filled with 10 artists performances and demos of may genres: music, blacksmithing, water color painting, caricature, face painting

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Therese Jacobson: visual artist, retired visual art teacher; Emily Kuzel: arts advocate, English second language and special needs teacher; Kate Mulvey: performing artist, English second language teacher; Jaimie Snowdon: Indian studies teacher, advocate for Native American arts; Deb Alexander, arts advocate; Mary Beth King: music teacher; Karlace Taylor: arts advocate, piano instructor; Mary Ann Laxen: visual artist; Sandy Zepeda: teacher, visual artist, advocate for Latino arts; Stephenie Anderson: textile artist; Wade Benson: actor; John Covlin: musician.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Therese Jacobson: visual artist, retired visual art teacher; Emily Kuzel: arts advocate, English second language and special needs teacher; Kate Mulvey: performing artist, English second language teacher; Karlace Taylor: arts advocate, piano instructor; Mary Ann Laxen: visual artist; Stephenie Anderson: textile artist; John Covlin: musician.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,480
Other Funds Leveraged
$2,310
Direct expenses
$5,790
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

As a result of this program all ages will be able to learn and enjoy different genres of music and demonstrations of talented artists . Local and surrounding area artists will have the advantage to see other artists perform their talent and skills also. Evaluation will occur through follow up meetings with planners, counting audience members, talking with the artists which gives them the opportunity to voice their opinions and their own personal experience of the Freedom Festival.

Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Bernadette
Last Name
Vraa
Organization Name
Goodridge Veterans Memorial Park
Street Address
18767 370th Ave NE
City
Goodridge
State
MN
Zip Code
56725
Phone
(218) 378-4344
Email
bdvraa@gvtel.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

109 Minnesota Street South
Warren, MN 56762-1428  

Phone
Project Manager: Mara Hanel
218-745-8886
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