Arts Legacy Grant

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
L'Association des Francais du Nord
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
August 2020
End Date
August 2020
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Red Lake
Red Lake
Project Overview

Arts Legacy Grant

Project Details

Sponsor the "Poitin" Band, the Ivan Flett Memorial Dancers and Storyteller Jan Smith to perform at the 39th Annual Chautauqua and French-Canadian/Metis Festival

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Elwyn Ruud: school residency coordinator; Briana Ingraham: musician, social policy manager; Janet Johnson: visual artist; Katya Zepeda: administrator, potter; Chris Lane: graphic artist, photographer; Charles Erickson: retired librarian, arts advocate; Therese Jacobson: visual artist, retired teacher; Emily Kuzel: arts advocate, teacher; Kate Mulvey: artist, teacher; Jaimie Snowdon: Indian studies teacher; Scott Valdes: sculptor; Paul Burnett, conductor.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Elwyn Ruud: school residency coordinator; Briana Ingraham: musician, social policy manager; Janet Johnson: visual artist; Katya Zepeda: administrator, potter; Charles Erickson: retired librarian, arts advocate; Emily Kuzel: arts advocate, teacher; Kate Mulvey: artist, teacher; Jaimie Snowdon: Indian studies teacher.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
Yes
Conflict of Interest Contact

Northwest Minnesota Arts Council, Mara Hanel (218) 745-8886

Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Cultural Heritage

2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$4,530
Direct expenses
$14,530
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

As a result of this project people of our community learn to serve each other and the people of wider Minnesota through public service in an arts project aimed at creating greater awareness of who we are together through history and current challenges The people this event serves learn to serve each other through public service in an arts project aimed at creating greater awareness of who we are together through history and current challenges

Measurable Outcome(s)

People of our community not only worked together to make our event a success, but brought others from the greater region into our project. We are aware that a community arts organization survives in so far as its activities are diverse enough to make the arts event draw an audience from year to year.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
achieved proposed outcomes
Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Virgil Benoit, Jane Vigness, Alex Aman, Gerald J. Amiot, Tim Brosseau, Don Desrosier
Project Manager
First Name
Virgil
Last Name
Benoit
Organization Name
L'Association des Francais du Nord
Street Address
18817 150th Ave SW PO Box 101
City
Red Lake Falls
State
MN
Zip Code
56750-0101
Phone
(218) 253-2270
Email
virgil.benoit@und.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

109 Minnesota Street South
Warren, MN 56762-1428  

Phone
Project Manager: Mara Hanel
218-745-8886
Email the Agency