Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant for Organizations

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,331
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Bemidji State University AKA Bemidji State University Music Department
Recipient Type
State Government
Status
Completed
Start Date
February 2016
End Date
May 2015
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Beltrami
Beltrami
Project Overview
Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant for Organizations
Project Details
Beyond Race: The Universality of Singing African-American Art Songs and Spirituals
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Justin Holley: Author; Natalie Grosfield: Musician, actor; Joseph Allen: Professor of Art, photographer, traditional Native crafts artist; Jill Johnson: Author, musician; Sandra Roman: Art teacher, author; Gayle Highberg: Painter; Lowell Wolff: Photographer; Jane Merschman: K-12 teacher, actor, director; Mary Hilbrand: Musician; Joanne Kellner: Arts administrator, puppeteer.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Justin Holley: Author; Natalie Grosfield: Musician, actor; Joseph Allen: Professor of Art, photographer, traditional Native crafts artist; Jill Johnson: Author, musician; Sandra Roman: Art teacher, author; Gayle Highberg: Painter; Lowell Wolff: Photographer; Jane Merschman: K-12 teacher, actor, director; Mary Hilbrand: Musician.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage

2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,331
Other Funds Leveraged
$583
Direct expenses
$2,914
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

The lecture-recital will offer information and music to the community that they may not have experienced before. Bemidji State University students and faculty will actively learn to perform a new type of music and how to build innovative ideas into a professional workshop. Students and audiences at Headwaters School of Music and the Arts will get to watch highly-respected teachers and performers in their element. After the masterclass, students and faculty will have video recorded discussion groups led by the artists in which they will be asked for their feedback on whether or not their perceptions changed regarding this music and how. After the lecture-recital and performance presentation students and audience members will get the opportunity to ask questions, all of which will be recorded. Upon completing the project, emails requesting feedback will be sent to all students, faculty, and Headwaters.

Measurable Outcome(s)

The impact of this project became apparent particularly during the question/answers sessions after each recital and in the discussion group held after the masterclass. Audiences asked questions about the repertoire and the experience of the performers. Students in the discussion group described how their approach and interest in this music had changed through this activity. Both evaluation methods exposed misconceptions that we were able to then discuss openly.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Colleen Greer, Steve Carlson, Scott Guidry, Del Lyren
Project Manager
First Name
Stephen
Last Name
Carlson
Organization Name
Bemidji State University
Street Address
1500 Birchmont Dr NE
City
Bemidji
State
MN
Zip Code
56601-2699
Phone
(218) 755-2915
Email
scarlson@bemidjistate.edu
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
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