Established Artist
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Margaret A. Ojala AKA Meg Ojala
Recipient Type
Individual
Status
Completed
Start Date
March 2017
End Date
February 2018
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Rice
Project Overview
Established Artist
Project Details
Bogs and Fens: A Photographic Investigation
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; John Becker: art business owner; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Northland Words; Julie Fakler: education coordinator at Paradise Center for the Arts; Drue Fergison: linguist and writer; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: musician and arts administrator.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: arts administrator; Kathy Peterson: playwright; Kathy Rush: thespian; Mary Ruth: artist; Jon Swanson: arts administrator; Gary Tollers: arts administrator.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Project Details: 2017 Fiscal Year
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
$1,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$6,068
Direct expenses
$7,068
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
Provide access to participation in the arts for more Minnesotans. Raise the quality, types and number of arts opportunities in our region, including an increase in the organizations or venues that offer them. Data collection (attendance).
Measurable Outcome(s)
I produced 30 photographs for exhibition. I was challenged as an artist and made a site-specific installation to give the viewer a vivid sense of what it is like to be in a bog.
Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Project Manager
First Name
Margaret
Last Name
Ojala
Organization Name
Margaret A. Ojala AKA Meg Ojala
State
MN
Phone
(507) 663-0995
Email
ojala@stolaf.edu
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