Community Arts Support Grant

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Bemidji Community Arts Council, Inc. AKA Watermark Art Center
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
In Progress
Start Date
February 2017
End Date
February 2018
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Beltrami
Beltrami
Project Overview

Community Arts Support Grant

Project Details

Staff Restructuring 2016 - 2017

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Sandra Roman: retired art teacher, author; Jane Merschman: retired teacher, theater artist; Joanne Kellner: community arts organizer; Jill Johnson: author; Susan Olin: musician; Laura Dropps: visual artist; Natalie Grosfield: Theater Artist; Laura Grisamore: photographer; Corryn Trask: musician.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Justin Holley: Author; Natalie Grosfield: Musician, actor; Joseph Allen: Professor of Art, photographer, traditional Native crafts artist; Jill Johnson: Author, musician; Sandra Roman: Art teacher, author; Gayle Highberg: Painter; Deane Johnson: author, musician; Jane Merschman: K-12 teacher, actor, director; Mary Hilbrand: Musician.

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
$6,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$0
Direct expenses
$6,000
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

With an increased demand for information to be provided online, we created the communications director job in 2015 to help produce content on our languishing web and social media sites. With the increased outreach and the collaborative sharing of information on Watermark Art Center programming and other art initiatives in the region, we have seen a marked increase in activity at the Watermark and indicators of increasing awareness, appreciation and participation of the arts within the community. We will measure outcomes by evaluating online data provided by our web and social media sites. These formats will provide us with information regarding who is accessing information, how many, how often. What art information is viewed - most/least popular. What art information is shared (events, artists, etc.) and how are they sharing it. What formats do they find their art information and how do they find it (direct, referrals). Do these indicators support increased participation in the arts.

Project Manager
First Name
Lori
Last Name
Forshee-Donnay
Organization Name
Bemidji Community Arts Council, Inc. AKA Watermark Art Center
Street Address
505 Bemidji Ave N
City
Bemidji
State
MN
Zip Code
56601
Phone
(218) 444-7570
Email
watermark@paulbunyan.net
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
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Location

PO Box 693
505 Bemidji Ave N
Bemidji, MN 56601

Phone
Project Manager: Patrick Calder Carriere
(218) 751-5447
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