Cultural Traditions in the Arts Grant

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Red Lake Nation College
Recipient Type
Tribal Government
Status
Completed
Start Date
June 2018
End Date
July 2018
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Beltrami
Beltrami
Project Overview

Cultural Traditions in the Arts Grant

Project Details

Red Lake Nation College received $3,000 to host an interactive activity in which the public, Ojibwe language educators, and local metal sculpture artists will collaborate to create sculptures of two clans, Bear and Kingfisher.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Sandra Roman: retired art teacher, author; Laura Grisamore: photographer; Jill Johnson: author; Mary Therese: visual artist, fiber artist; Susan Olin: musician; Laura Dropps: visual artist; Becky Colebank: author; Corryn Trask: musician.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Sandra Roman: retired art teacher, author; Laura Grisamore: photographer; Jill Johnson: author; Mary Therese: visual artist, fiber artist; Susan Olin: musician; Corryn Trask: musician.

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 ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage

2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$0
Direct expenses
$3,000
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Seven Oshkii Tech. students and four Red Lak Nation College students will indicate an 85% or higher rating -Likert scale survey ( five indicating to a high degree -1 indicating to no degree ) of student awareness/ skill development /knowledge / and awareness that metal arts skills can be added to their repertoire of art genres for "new folk" / "new traditional" indigenous art. Community participants from the Red Lake Nation community will help the artists build the sculptures and be polled about what they learned. A Poll Everywhere survey will be carried out on cell phones while at the sculpture site to gather data to indicate 85% or higher rating -Likert scale survey ( five indicating to a high degree -1 indicating to no degree ) of student awareness/ skill development /knowledge and attitudes The project manager will have a sign in/ sign out sheet to record time spent by community participants indicating demographics of age, distances, exposure to building a sculpture previously, skill / knowledge gained.

Measurable Outcome(s)

For the revised project, the outcomes were creating 3 clan sculptures, providing experience in artistic welding, increasing community engagement with sculpture, and increasing awareness of Red Lake clans. About 20 welding students and community members participated in designing and creating 3 metal sculptures. Many people interact with the clan sculptures on a daily basis as they enter the college. Awareness of clans increased with the sculptures and clan discussions at public events.

Project Manager
First Name
Wendy
Last Name
Greenberg
Organization Name
Red Lake Nation College
Street Address
15480 Migizi Drive PO Box 576
City
Red Lake
State
MN
Zip Code
56671
Phone
(218) 679-1030
Email
wendy.greenberg@rlnc.education
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 693
505 Bemidji Ave N
Bemidji, MN 56601

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