Arts and Cultural Heritage
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,970
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
City of Mankato
Recipient Type
Local/Regional Government
Status
Completed
Start Date
September 2016
End Date
December 2016
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Blue Earth
Nicollet
Project Overview
Arts and Cultural Heritage
Project Details
They will fund a public art mural on a downtown retaining wall by a local artist, and vinyl wrap a utility box with the winning photograph from the 2016 City of Mankato photo contest.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Jessica Barens: serves on the Waseca Community Education Advisory Council; Steve Davis: member of the Mankato Symphony Orchestra and Minnesota State University/Community Orchestra, volunteer for Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra and New Ulm Suzuki School of Music; Denice Evers: retired teacher and volunteer with the Springfield Community Theater; Diane Harms: sings with the Saint Peter Choral Society and the Minnesota Valley Chorale; Charles Luedtke: retired college Professor of Music, New Ulm and member of the Sioux Trails Chapter, American Guild of Organists; Randy Mediger: retired principal and teacher and charter member of LeSueur Community Theater; Lauren Shoemaker: music instructor at St. Peter Public Schools; Dana Sikkila: a visual artist and the Executive Director of the 410 Project Gallery, Mankato; Carol Soma: retired Language Arts teacher and volunteer with the Kee Civic Theatre; Dennis Van Moorlehem: retired teacher and volunteer on Sibley County Fair Board and community festivals; Gina Wenger: a college Professor of Art at Minnesota State University-Mankato; Greg Wilkins: a visual artist and the Director of Student Activities at Minnesota State University-Mankato.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Jessica Barens: serves on the Waseca Community Education Advisory Council; Steve Davis: member of the Mankato Symphony Orchestra and Minnesota State University/Community Orchestra, volunteer for Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra and New Ulm Suzuki School of Music; Denice Evers: retired teacher and volunteer with the Springfield Community Theater; Diane Harms: sings with the Saint Peter Choral Society and the Minnesota Valley Chorale; Charles Luedtke: retired college Professor of Music, New Ulm and member of the Sioux Trails Chapter, American Guild of Organists; Randy Mediger: retired principal and teacher and charter member of LeSueur Community Theater; Lauren Shoemaker: music instructor at Saint Peter Public Schools; Dana Sikkila: a visual artist and the Executive Director of the 410 Project Gallery, Mankato; Carol Soma: retired Language Arts teacher and volunteer with the Kee Civic Theatre; Dennis Van Moorlehem: retired teacher and volunteer on Sibley County Fair Board and community festivals; Gina Wenger: a college Professor of Art at Minnesota State University-Mankato; Greg Wilkins: a visual artist and the Director of Student Activities at Minnesota State University-Mankato.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Project Details: 2017 Fiscal Year
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language
ACHF Arts Access
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,970
Other Funds Leveraged
$2,970
Direct expenses
$7,940
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
The quality, types and number of arts opportunities in our region, and the organizations or venues that offer them increases. An interview with the artist will be conducted after completion of the mural to find out what their experience was like working with project partners, designing the mural and creating the mural. Noelle Lawton, Executive Director of Twin Rivers Council for the Arts, the city of Mankato’s arts commission, will conduct the interview. Additionally, the artist will be asked to follow up with Twin Rivers Council for the Arts within a one year timeframe on any new work commissioned as a direct result of having completed the public art mural.
Measurable Outcome(s)
Yes, we achieved our planned outcomes for this public art project. The director of Twin Rivers Council for the Arts interviewed the mural artist via email after the completion of the mural. We learned how we can improve in the future.
Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Recipient Board Members
Eric Anderson, Karen Foreman, Christopher Frederick, Mark Frost, Trudy Kunkel, Jason Mattick, Tamra Rovney
Project Manager
First Name
Kristin
Last Name
Prososki
Organization Name
City of Mankato
Street Address
10 Civic Center Plz PO Box 3368
City
Mankato
State
MN
Zip Code
56002-3368
Phone
(507) 387-8600
Email
kprososki@mankatomn.gov
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