Community Arts Access Project

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Brainerd Public Library
Recipient Type
Libraries
Status
Completed
Start Date
October 2018
End Date
September 2019
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Crow Wing
Crow Wing
Project Overview

Community Arts Access Project

Project Details

Public Art Kinetic Sculptures.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Michael Sander: community theater activist, retired educator; Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Cathy Hartle: retired nonprofit professional, community development specialist; Dawn Espe: community development professional, arts consumer, advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer, advocate; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Brigid Fitzgerald: Community Arts Leader; Kim Bollig: Native American artist, community arts leader; Maxine Norman: retired educator, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years’ experience in arts administration.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Michael Sander: community theater activist, retired educator; Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Cathy Hartle: retired nonprofit professional, community development specialist; Dawn Espe: Community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Brigid Fitzgerald: Community Arts Leader; Kim Bollig: Native American artist, community arts leader; Maxine Norman, retired educator, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years’ experience in arts administration.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$2,000
Direct expenses
$7,000
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

The outdoor instrument project will create a musical environment which will allow music to be created by all people, including our aging population, people with disabilities and an increasingly diverse culture. With outdoor instruments, musical expression is accessible to everyone regardless of musical training. The project will create creative access to all residents in the form of a functional and expressive piece of public art. We will use an evaluation form during the grand opening event to have a better understanding of community response to the installation. The main goals of the project will be reached overtime with community engagement. We hope that the main impact will take place in spontaneous play and listening of the outdoor instruments. A separate evaluation be created to focus on access, usability, perception, increased knowledge of instruments & music and narrative of individuals. We will also do sampling statistics of number of times the instruments are used on random days.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Successful community art project providing long term access to public art and the creative process.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
achieved most of the proposed outcomes
Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Sheila DeChantel, Karen Strobel, Susan Hardy, Loyal Hyatt, John Mattson, Lynda Hummel. Jennifer Simota
Project Manager
First Name
Jolene
Last Name
Bradley
Organization Name
Brainerd Public Library
Street Address
416 5th St S
City
Brainerd
State
MN
Zip Code
56401-3509
Phone
(218) 829-5574
Email
bradleyj@krls.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 118 - 121 4th St. NE
Staples, MN 56479

Phone
Project Manager: Miranda Lape
Phone: 218-895-5660
Email the Agency