Artists Engage Community

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,000
Recipient
Shannon J. Lucas Westrum
Recipient Type
Individual
Status
Completed
Start Date
May 2024
End Date
September 2024
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Beltrami
Beltrami
Project Overview

Artists Engage Community

Project Details

Funds will assist Shannon Lucas Westrum to offer 4 low-cost beach-tote basket-making workshops in 4 communities across Region 2.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Anna Larson, singer-songwriter and visual artist; Nicholas Jackson, visual artist, musician, filmmaker; Nancy Schmidt, arts appreciator; Becky Colebank, visual artist and author; Terry Boal Leinbach, visual artist; Bonnie Friborg, visual artist; Shawna Wendler, arts reporter for local paper; Georgia Connelly, visual artist; Laurie Turner, art appreciator and arts advocate.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Nancy Schmidt, arts appreciator and R2AC Board Member; Bonnie Friborg, visual artist and R2AC Board member; Kathryn Gonzalez, dancer and participatory artist; Emily Thabes, Director of the Beltrami County History Center; Gillian Bedford, visual artist; Juleigh Prosser, visual artist, writer, and sculptor; Rachel Kultala, arts appreciator; Leah Grunzke, visual artist and arts administrator; Dave Mosier, arts appreciator; Eve Sumsky, fiber artist and musician; Joan Kauppi, visual artist.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$868
Direct expenses
$6,868
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

As a result of this program, residents in 4 local communities will learn beginning basket making techniques by complete the weaving of an oversized beach tote bag. Evaluation methods include distribution of surveys to workshop participants at the end of each workshop to measure satisfaction in pattern, instruction, materials and location by our students and partner organizations. The number of returned evaluations and participants who sign up for our email newslettter help define overall satisfaction in workshops as well.

Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Shannon
Last Name
Lucas Westrum
Organization Name
Shannon J. Lucas Westrum
State
MN
Phone
(218) 556-5907
Email
shannonwestrum@gmail.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

PO Box 693
505 Bemidji Ave N
Bemidji, MN 56601

Phone
Project Manager: Patrick Calder Carriere
(218) 751-5447
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