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Community Collaboration--A Permanent Owl Prowl for Whoooooooo-ston

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,127
Project of
Southeastern Libraries Cooperating Legacy Grant SFY 2014 - SFY 2015
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient Type
Libraries
Status
In Progress
Start Date
March 2015
End Date
March 2015
Activity Type
Education/Outreach/Engagement
Counties Affected
Houston
Houston
Project Overview
The Houston Arts Resource Council (HARC) created a permanent artistic Owl Prowl around the city of Houston by commissioning six original stainless steel metal sculptures from Winona artist Howard Tomashek. Each sculpture features a different species of owls native to the Midwest and was installed, along with bases and informational plaques, in highly visible locations outside of various public and private establishments in town. The Houston Nature Center has a list of owl species found in the Midwest to depict: Great Horned, Great Gray, Snowy, Barn, Burrowing, Screech, and Short-eared. The Houston Nature Center wrote the text for a brochure of the tour that HARC created, allowing visitors to easily locate the sculptures within the city limits and learn about each owl in greater detail. The brochures are available to the public free of charge at Houston City Hall, the Houston Public Library, the Houston Nature Center, the bank, grocery store, and local coffee shop. The map, photos, and text published in the brochure will be used to promote the Owl Prowl in a separate publication entirely devoted to events and activities of the 2015 International Festival of Owls.
Project Details
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Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota for 2013 Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,127
Other Funds Leveraged
$175
Direct expenses
$2,302
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.01
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Installing six new original art pieces around town for the beautification and enrichment of the community and change in the environment of approximately 1,000 people who live within the city limits. Houston will keep track of public comments at the library, at city hall, and the nature center to get a clear view of how the sculptures are regarded. Houston will measure how many Owl Fest booklets and brochures about the tour are picked up by individuals over the course of various lengths of time. Houston will count the number of time new books and DVDs about owls purchased as part of the in-kind grant contributions and added to the library's inventory are checked out. Distribution of the questionnaires will go live just prior to Owl Festival Weekend 2015 and the unveiling of the sculptures.

Measurable Outcome(s)

n/a

Source of Additional Funds

City of Houston, International Owl Center, Friends of the Houston Nature Center, Friends of the Houston Public Library

Project Manager
First Name
Ann
Last Name
Hutton
Organization Name
Southeastern Libraries Cooperating
Street Address
2600 19th St. NW
City
Rochester
State
MN
Zip Code
55901
Phone
(507)288-5513
Email
ahutton@selco.info
Administered By
Administered by

Minnesota Department of Education

Location

1500 Highway 36 West
Roseville, MN 55113-4266

Phone
651-582-8200
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