Folk and Traditional Arts

2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$69,300

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

White Earth Reservation Tribal Council

Recipient Type

Tribal Government

Status

Completed

Start Date

January 2016

End Date

December 2016

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

Becker

Mahnomen

Project Overview

Folk and Traditional Arts

Project Details

The White Earth Reservation Tribal Council will present Gizhiigin Arts, a six month fellowship opportunity for artists, youth, and adults. Chosen artists will receive a stipend, studio space, entrepreneurship training, and a chance to teach art forms to c

Competitive Grant Making Body

Board Members and Qualifications

Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Jewell Arcoren: Community resources coordinator of Healing Place Collaborative; Rhonda Dass: Associate professor of anthropology and director of museum studies, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Mary Erickson: Fiber artist, museum exhibit researcher; Stanley Maroushek: Owner, Slim's Woodshed and Museum; Linda McShannock: Curator of textiles and clothing collection, Minnesota Historical Society; Scott Pollock: Director of exhibitions, collections and programs, American Swedish Institute

Conflict of Interest Disclosed

Project Details: 2016 Fiscal Year

Legal Citation / Subdivision

Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3

Appropriation Language

ACHF Cultural Heritage

2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$69,300

Other Funds Leveraged

$33,610

Direct expenses

$102,910

Administration costs

Number of full time equivalents funded

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Endangered Ojibwe Legacy Arts taught to new generations of culture bearers, along with skill sets to support a livelihood from practicing these arts. Number of artists, youth, and adults participating in the fellowship program. Exit interviews including gauged interest in continuing learned art form outside of Gizhiigin. Number of works, exhibits, workshops, and public attendance will be tracked.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Fourteen artists mentored sixteen aspiring artists to learn Ojibwe Traditional arts during a six-month mentorship project on the White Earth Reservation. Interviews were conducted before, during and after the Mentorship period. Entry interviews assessed Mentors teaching skills and Mentees interest. Work plans were developed outlining lessons and artworks to be completed. During the mentorship, the teams met with the coordinator to assess progress and adjust plan if necessary. At the end of the mentorship, participants were interviewed to assess the project. The quality of artworks completed were also used to assess the project's effectiveness.

Description of Funds

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members

Terrence Tibbetts, Tara Mason, Steven Clark, Kathy Goodwin, Eugene Tibbetts

Project Manager

Joseph

Allen

White Earth Reservation Tribal Council

PO Box 418

White Earth

56591