Legacy Organization Arts and Cultural Heritage

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$11,200
Recipient
City of Pelican Rapids
Recipient Type
Local/Regional Government
Status
Completed
Start Date
January 2024
End Date
April 2024
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Otter Tail
Otter Tail
Project Overview

Legacy Organization Arts and Cultural Heritage

Project Details

to create and install a mural in downtown Pelican Rapids to emphasize the multiple ways our diverse community utilizes, appreciates, and conserves our local river, designed by local elementary students, under the direction of a lead mural artist

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Karen Pifher: Founder, Creating Community Consulting; Mary Beth Gilsdorf: founder and chair of the Street Faire at the Lakes, retired retail manager; Alan Davis: Professor Emeritus at Minnesota State University Moorhead, Senior Editor Emeritus at New Rivers Press; Erin Hemme Froslie: founder of Whistle Editorial, journalism and writing instructor at Concordia College; Calvin deRuyter: former President, CFO, and owner of deRuyter-Nelson Publications Inc, painter; Gail Hedstrom: Fergus Falls Public Library Director; Jon Solinger: photographer, MSAB Artist Initiative Grant; Karan Ouren: Retired licensed chemical dependency counselor, Mixed Media and Acrylics artist; Marit Salveson: Background in sales, marketing, and management, current art teacher at Minnewaska High School; Jenny Nellis: Retired studio art professor at the University of Minnesota Morris, former Assistant Dean for Students UMM, grant selection committee for St John's pottery; Paul V. Johnson: Artist, performer, musician, writer, founder of Paul Johnson Design and Illustration, retired Communication Art and Design instructor at Alexandria Technical and Community College

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Karen Pifher: Founder, Creating Community Consulting; Mary Beth Gilsdorf: founder and chair of the Street Faire at the Lakes, retired retail manager; Alan Davis: Professor Emeritus at Minnesota State University Moorhead, Senior Editor Emeritus at New Rivers Press; Erin Hemme Froslie: founder of Whistle Editorial, journalism and writing instructor at Concordia College; Calvin deRuyter: former President, CFO, and owner of deRuyter-Nelson Publications Inc, painter; Gail Hedstrom: Fergus Falls Public Library Director; Jon Solinger: photographer, MSAB Artist Initiative Grant; Karan Ouren: Retired licensed chemical dependency counselor, Mixed Media and Acrylics artist; Marit Salveson: Background in sales, marketing, and management, current art teacher at Minnewaska High School; Jenny Nellis: Retired studio art professor at the University of Minnesota Morris, former Assistant Dean for Students UMM, grant selection committee for St John's pottery; Paul V. Johnson: Artist, performer, musician, writer, founder of Paul Johnson Design and Illustration, retired Communication Art and Design instructor at Alexandria Technical and Community College

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
Yes
Conflict of Interest Contact

Lake Region Arts Council, Timothy Wollenzien (218) 739-5780

Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education

2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$11,200
Other Funds Leveraged
$1,500
Direct expenses
$12,700
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

The organization estimates that the majority of participants asked will indicate that the grant project had a positive impact on their communities and that the arts are important to them, either personally or to their communities. The organization will conduct their evaluation by talking with participants and collecting comments.

Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Kate
Last Name
Martinez
Organization Name
City of Pelican Rapids
Street Address
PO Box 350
City
Pelican Rapids
State
MN
Zip Code
56572
Phone
(218) 863-7076
Email
citypr@loretel.net
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

133 Mill Street South
Fergus Falls, MN 56537-2574 

Phone
Project Manager: Timothy Wollenzien
218-739-5780