Arts/Cultural Heritage Grant

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$6,000

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

Bemidji State University AKA Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference

Recipient Type

State Government

Status

Completed

Start Date

June 2015

End Date

June 2015

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

Anoka

Beltrami

Benton

Big Stone

Clearwater

Crow Wing

Goodhue

Hennepin

Hubbard

Itasca

Lac qui Parle

Polk

Ramsey

St. Louis

Wright

Project Overview

Arts/Cultural Heritage Grant

Project Details

Funds will assist the Bemidji State University English Department to put on the Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference to provide attendees and the community with high quality literary activities.

Competitive Grant Making Body

Board Members and Qualifications

Steve Prenevost: Arts Appreciator, Arts Advocate; Justin Holley: Literary Artist, Musician, Theatrical Artist; Natalie Grosfield: Musician, Theatrical Artist; Joseph Allen: Art Professor, Photographer, Traditional Native Crafts Artist; Nancy Cole: Musician, Theatrical Artist, Craft Artist; Linda Kaul: Craft Artist, Theatrical Artist, Folk Dancer; Jill Johnson: Literary Artist, Musician; Sandra Roman: Arts Educator, Visual Artist, Literary Artist; Mary Boomgaarden: Photographer, Film Artist; Gayle Highberg: Visual Artist, Photographer.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Steve Prenevost: Arts Appreciator, Arts Advocate; Justin Holley: Literary Artist, Musician, Theatrical Artist; Natalie Grosfield: Musician, Theatrical Artist; Joseph Allen: Art Professor, Photographer, Traditional Native Crafts Artist; Nancy Cole: Musician, Theatrical Artist, Craft Artist; Linda Kaul: Craft Artist, Theatrical Artist, Folk Dancer; Jill Johnson: Literary Artist, Musician; Sandra Roman: Arts Educator, Visual Artist; Literary Artist; Mary Boomgaarden: Photographer, Film Artist; Gayle Highberg: Visual Artist, Photographer; Debra Warren: Visual Artist, Musician; Bernice Mitchell-Diver: Dancer, Theatrical Artist, Traditional Native Crafts Artist.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed

Project Details: 2015 Fiscal Year

Legal Citation / Subdivision

Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3

Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$6,000

Other Funds Leveraged

$56,302

Direct expenses

$62,302

Administration costs

Number of full time equivalents funded

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Bring professional writers/teachers to Bemidji to deliver a high quality literary experience to our rural community. Broaden attendees’ awareness, knowledge and appreciation for creative writing, contemporary literature, and the literary arts.Evaluation methods include registration questionnaires, informal interviews, event surveys, and exit surveys and evaluations.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Based on responses to evaluation questionnaires 37 out of 47 respondents felt that the quality of the workshop they attend for the week was ôexcellentö and 4 felt it was ôgood.ö In regards to questions of quality of the Evening Reading Series, 34 of 44 respondents felt that their quality were ôexcellentö and 8 felt it was ôgood.ö The Craft Talks and the Workshops positively impacted the participants' knowledge and awareness of creative writing.

Description of Funds

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members

Larry Swain, Coleen Greer, Robert Griggs, Lynn Johnson, Angie Gora

Project Manager

Mathew

Hawthorne

Bemidji State University AKA Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference

1500 Birchmont Dr NE Ste 4

Bemidji

56601-2699