Community Arts Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,597
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Sinclair Lewis Foundation
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
January 2017
End Date
December 2017
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Stearns
Stearns
Project Overview

Community Arts Support

Project Details

Sinclair Lewis Foundation: our mission is to perpetuate the memory and works of Sinclair Lewis

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Janice Courtney: Assistant Director of the Saint Cloud State University Program Board, arts advocate, an arts administrator; Linda Brobeck: Visual artist, owner of Crow River North, LLC, served on many of non-profit boards; Al Hams: Founder of Al's Music, author, served on a number of Boards of Directors; Leslie Hanlon: Director of Fundraising and Marketing for the College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University Fine Arts Series; Doug Lien: Watercolorist, member of the Central Minnesota Watercolorists, Community Education Art Class instructor; Mark Nelson: Public School Music Teacher, choral director, community theatre director, voice lessons instructor, American Choral Directors Association of Minnesota Board Member.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Janice Courtney: Assistant Director of the Saint Cloud State University Program Board, arts advocate, an arts administrator; Linda Brobeck: Visual artist, owner of Crow River North, LLC, served on many of non-profit boards; Al Hams: Founder of Al's Music, author, served on a number of Boards of Directors; Leslie Hanlon: Director of Fundraising and Marketing for the College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University Fine Arts Series; Doug Lien: Watercolorist, member of the Central Minnesota Watercolorists, Community Education Art Class instructor; Mark Nelson: Public School Music Teacher, choral director, community theatre director, voice lessons instructor, American Choral Directors Association of Minnesota Board Member.

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

2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,597
Other Funds Leveraged
$20,951
Direct expenses
$24,548
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Increase access to the works of Sinclair Lewis through interpretive tools, organization of resources and sharing Lewis' work through drama. We will measure our proposed outcomes through organization of our archives, providing access to them for approved research projects, enhancing our interpretive displays and sharing an enactment of one of Lewis' most famous works with the public.

Measurable Outcome(s)

We began the task of digitizing some of our Sinclair Lewis archive materials, including movies, photos, print articles, etc. We also were successful in digitizing our hard copy binder that listed the contents of each archive box in our collection. We have

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Jim
Last Name
Umhoefer
Organization Name
Sinclair Lewis Foundation
Street Address
39336 Wild Rose Ct
City
Sauk Centre
State
MN
Zip Code
56378
Phone
(320) 352-2735
Email
umhoefer@mainstreetcom.com
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

P.O. Box 458
220 4th Ave North 
Foley, MN 56329

Phone
Project Manager: Leslie LeCuyer
320-968-4290x 3 or Toll Free: 866-825-1471