Artist in Residency

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,500
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Central Minnesota Task Force for Battered Women AKA AnnaMarie's Alliance
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
October 2016
End Date
February 2017
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Stearns
Stearns
Project Overview
Artist in Residency
Project Details
Teaching artist, Laura Ruprecht, will work with the women and children in Anna Marie's Shelter for 15 weeks from October to January. The women will work in clay and mosaic, the children will work in clay and the end result will be a public exhibition.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Janice Courtney: Arts Adviser/Assistant Director of the Saint Cloud State University Program Board, arts advocate, arts administrator; Linda Brobeck: Visual artist, owner of Crow River North, LLC, non-profit board member; Al Hams: Founder of Al's Music, author, board member; Doug Lien: Watercolorist, Member of the Central Minnesota Watercolorists, Community Education Art Class instructor; Mark Nelson: Public School Music Teacher, choral director, community theatre director, voice lessons instructor; American Choral Directors Association of Minnesota Board Member; Justin Lewandowski: Music advocate, promoter and booking agent, writer, actor, volunteer.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Janice Courtney: Arts Adviser/Assistant Director of the Saint Cloud State University Program Board, arts advocate, arts administrator; Linda Brobeck: Visual artist, owner of Crow River North, LLC, non-profit board member; Al Hams: Founder of Al's Music, author, board member; Doug Lien: Watercolorist, Member of the Central Minnesota Watercolorists, Community Education Art Class instructor; Mark Nelson: Public School Music Teacher, choral director, community theatre director, voice lessons instructor; American Choral Directors Association of Minnesota Board Member; Justin Lewandowski: Music advocate, promoter and booking agent, writer, actor, volunteer.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education

2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,500
Other Funds Leveraged
$0
Direct expenses
$3,500
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Women and children will be surveyed after each session. The final artwork will be put on public display. Photos of the artwork will be hung at the shelter. Four to eight women and children will regularly attend artist in residence sessions. There will be positive feedback. An exhibition will be held.

Measurable Outcome(s)

The primary goal was to provide a healing experience for the residents of Anna Marie's Shelter. 30 women and 48 children did regularly attend the artist in residence sessions. The women and children did report positive experiences to Anna Marie's Shelter

Description of Funds
Project Manager
First Name
Sandy
Last Name
Nadeau
Organization Name
Central Minnesota Task Force for Battered Women AKA AnnaMarie's Alliance
Street Address
325 33rd Ave N, Ste 105 PO Box 367
City
St Cloud
State
MN
Zip Code
56302
Phone
(320) 251-7203
Email
sandyn@annamaries.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

P.O. Box 458
220 4th Ave North 
Foley, MN 56329

Phone
Project Manager: Leslie LeCuyer
320-968-4290x 3