Arts Access

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,000
Recipient
Northern Artist Association
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
February 2024
End Date
May 2024
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Beltrami
Beltrami
Project Overview

Arts Access

Project Details

Funds will assist the Northern Artist Association, in collaboration with the City of Bemidji, to offer 12 free art classes to adults over the age of 18 within the Bemidji community and surrounding area.

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; 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
$0
Direct expenses
$6,000
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

As a result of this series of activities, participants will gain new skills and an appreciation for various techniques involving watercolor, oil, and acrylic techniques, drawing, woodcarving and woodburning, jewelry and other types of art. Evaluation methods include a participant evaluation administered upon completion of each class. During the class, instructors will determine to evaluate participants understanding of and appreciation for each art activity.

Project Manager
First Name
Grace
Last Name
Garland
Organization Name
Northern Artist Association
Street Address
9921 Hwy 2 W
City
Bemidji
State
MN
Zip Code
56601
Phone
(218) 759-2952
Email
garland@paulbunyan.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
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Location

PO Box 693
505 Bemidji Ave N
Bemidji, MN 56601

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