Arts Learning Grant

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Headwaters School of Music & the Arts AKA Headwaters Music and Arts
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
In Progress
Start Date
January 2021
End Date
June 2021
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Beltrami
Beltrami
Project Overview

Arts Learning Grant

Project Details

Funds will assist Headwaters Music and Arts to hire visual artist Alice Blessing to teach a series of workshops focusing on color theory and the artist's unique finger painting technique.

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.

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 Education

2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$788
Direct expenses
$3,788
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

As a result of this program, adults with developmental disabilities will experience an increase in social bonds and friendships and exposure to a new art technique when they interact with community members during a finger paint technique workshop. Evaluation methods will include a short written survey administered at the end of each workshop to measure the quality of the experience and skill development in adult participants.

Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Patricia
Last Name
Andrews
Organization Name
Headwaters School of Music & the Arts AKA Headwaters Music and Arts
Street Address
519 Minnesota Ave NW
City
Bemidji
State
MN
Zip Code
56601
Phone
(218) 444-5606
Email
tricia.andrews@headwatersmusicandarts.org
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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