Arts Access Grant for Small Towns

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,686
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Lake of the Woods Art Guild
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
June 2019
End Date
June 2020
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Lake of the Woods
Lake of the Woods
Project Overview

Arts Access Grant for Small Towns

Project Details

Funds will assist Lake of the Woods Art Guild to offer a week-long acrylic painting workshop instructed by Alice Blessing.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Laura Grisamore: photographer, arts advocate; Mary Therese: visual, fiber artist; Becky Colebank: visual artist, author; Corryn Trask: musician; LouAnn Muhm: poet, author, arts educator; Pam Janssen: painter and woodcarver; Mike Schlemper: sculptor, ceramicist, arts educator; Gayle Gish: arts advocate; Deb Carlson: visual artist, retired arts educator.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Laura Grisamore: photographer and arts advocate; Mary Therese: visual and fiber artist; Becky Colebank: visual artist and author; Corryn Trask: musician; LouAnn Muhm: poet, author, and arts educator; Pam Janssen: painter and woodcarver; Mike Schlemper: sculptor, ceramicist, and arts educator; Gayle Gish: arts advocate.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
Yes
Conflict of Interest Contact

Region 2 Arts Council, Laura Seter (218) 751-5447

Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage

2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,686
Other Funds Leveraged
$922
Direct expenses
$4,608
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

As a result of learning acrylic painting with Alice Blessing 100% of students will experience confidence in using acrylics on their own. Since this is an intense workshop covering the use of paints, mediums, and color theory, students will also be able to transfer the skills acquired to other media projects. Additionally, students would be able to show others these techniques. Categories will be ranked from 1 - 5, where 1 is lowest rate and 5 is excellent. Respondents will circle their answers on Registration procedure, Instructor’s knowledge, Instructor’s ability to teach material requested, Comfort of classroom and facilities, Material covered in the workshop, Lighting, Affordability of workshop, Communications about the class, Class size, Time of the class, knowledge and skills learned in this workshop, such as Subject matter selection, Composition, Preparation of the gesso and board, Use of a grid, Color mixing, Color Theory, Rendering a likeness of the subject, Lighting, Application, of various mediums, How will you use the knowledge and skills learned in this seminar? And comments.

Measurable Outcome(s)

As a result of this Acrylic Painting Workshop with Alice Blessing, 100% of the students learned new skills. These included how to mix colors following color theory, how to apply acrylic paint to canvas by hand or brush, how to grid a reference photograph and canvas using correct proportions and then rendering a likeness of the subject.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
Achieved proposed outcomes
Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Cynthia Hamilton Teresa McDowell Jane Sindelir Carol Erickson
Project Manager
First Name
Jane
Last Name
Sindelir
Organization Name
Lake of the Woods Art Guild
Street Address
PO Box 46
City
Baudette
State
MN
Zip Code
56623
Phone
(218) 634-1561
Email
studio@wiktel.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
Email the Agency