Arts Access Grant

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Bemidji Contra Dance
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
In Progress
Start Date
November 2019
End Date
June 2021
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hubbard
Hubbard
Project Overview

Arts Access Grant

Project Details

Funds will assist Bemidji Contra Dance to host 7 public participatory traditional dance events with live music, support local musicians and hold two outreach events for BSU students.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Laura Grisamore: photographer and arts advocate; Becky Colebank: visual artist and author; Shannon Lucas-Westrum: fiber and jewelry artist; Deb Carlson: visual artist and retired arts educator; Pam Janssen: painter and woodcarver; Mike Schlemper: writer, sculptor, ceramicist, and arts educator; Gayle Gish: arts advocate; C.T. Marula: arts appreciator.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Laura Grisamore: photographer and arts advocate; Becky Colebank: visual artist and author; Shannon Lucas-Westrum: fiber and jewelry artist; Deb Carlson: visual artist and retired arts educator; Pam Janssen: painter and woodcarver; Mike Schlemper: writer, sculptor, ceramicist, and arts educator; Gayle Gish: arts advocate; C.T. Marula: arts appreciator.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$1,700
Direct expenses
$7,700
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

As a result of this program, community members will experience the joys of participatory dance and increase contra dance awareness and skills through monthly contra dances with instruction and live music. Evaluation methods include short questionnaires (aka surveys) filled out by dancers at each dance and artist interviews afterwards to measure dancers' awareness and engagement and how successfully we addressed barriers.

Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Wendy
Last Name
Greenberg
Organization Name
Bemidji Contra Dance
Street Address
20045 Windsurf Dr
City
Bemidji
State
MN
Zip Code
56601
Phone
(218) 755-9178
Email
bassoons@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
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