Arts Access

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,000
Recipient
Headwaters School of Music and the Arts AKA Headwaters Music and Arts
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
March 2024
End Date
September 2024
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Beltrami
Beltrami
Project Overview

Arts Access

Project Details

Funds will assist Headwaters Music and Arts to hold Headwaters Fiddle Camp, a one week program for stringed instrument musicians of all ages.

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

Anna Larson, singer-songwriter, visual artist and R2AC Board Member; Shawna Wendler, arts reporter for local paper and R2AC Board Member; Kay Kallos, arts advocate and retired public art consultant; Mary Therese, past R2AC Artist Fellow, painter, and batik artist; Ann Marie Newman, writer, storyteller, and theater artist; Deedee Narum, visual artist; Darcy Bambrink, visual artist; Paul Dove, artistic director of Northern Light Opera Company and retired professor of music; Connie Nunemaker, musician; Isabelle Harmon, visual artist; Eve Sumsky, fiber artist and musician; Dee Sweeney, visual artist and musician; Arlene Kandert, arts appreciator;

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$3,687
Direct expenses
$9,687
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

As a result of this program, youth ages 8-18 will experience ability to perform their musicianship in improv and Bluegrass style music through small group and large group classes, workshops, and performances. Evaluation methods include written evaluations administered at the conclusion of the camp to measure the historical and technical understanding and interest in fiddle and folk music and traditions in musicians ages 8-18.

Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Patricia
Last Name
Andrews
Organization Name
Headwaters School of Music and the Arts AKA Headwaters Music and Arts
Street Address
519 Minnesota Ave NW
City
Bemidji
State
MN
Zip Code
56601
Phone
(218) 444-5606
Email
tricia.andrews@headwatersmusicandarts.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

PO Box 693
505 Bemidji Ave N
Bemidji, MN 56601

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