Quick Start Opportunity Grants

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$293
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Northern Lakes Arts Association
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
August 2014
End Date
September 2014
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
St. Louis
Lake
St. Louis
Lake
Project Overview
Quick Start Opportunity Grants
Project Details
The office Mac blew up on Tuesday, July 1. All of our information and contacts go through this computer. Staff is currently using her own laptop to work with. We will replace the computer with a similar model Mac and transfer saved info from a retrieved hard drive.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: student of Art Education at University of Minnesota-Duluth, ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$293
Other Funds Leveraged
$1,369
Direct expenses
$1,662
Administration costs
$293
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

To enrich the quality of life in the region by providing arts experiences for the community and its residents.For this grant, the goal is to get back up with our computer system as soon as possible so that we can do all required work, planning, and tracking necessary to run the organization effectively.

Measurable Outcome(s)

The office computer is used to support all of our artistic goals. The one thing that this experience made us aware of is how valuable the office computer is and how dependent we are on it.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Pam Brunfelt, John Klem, Sherry Abts, Ely Butler, Carla Arneson, Dave Bergerud, Lysle Casey, Patsy Gibney, Nancy Heresmaa, Gene Klun, Cecilia Rolando
Project Manager
First Name
Laura
Last Name
Moberly
Organization Name
Northern Lakes Arts Association
Street Address
PO Box 749
City
Ely
State
MN
Zip Code
55731-0749
Phone
(218) 365-5070
Email
contact@northernlakesarts.org
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

424 West Superior Street, Suite 104
Duluth, MN 55802

Phone
Project Manager: Rebecca Graves
218-722-0952
Email the Agency