Folk and Traditional Arts

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Evening Star Quilters Red Wing
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
January 2017
End Date
December 2017
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Blue Earth
Dakota
Dodge
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Houston
Mower
Olmsted
Ramsey
Rice
Steele
Wabasha
Blue Earth
Dakota
Dodge
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Houston
Mower
Olmsted
Ramsey
Rice
Steele
Wabasha
Project Overview

Folk and Traditional Arts

Project Details

Evening Star Quilters Red Wing will prepare quilts for the 'Quilters Musical.' Quilting teachers will teach the art of quilting to youth who will then create individual quilt blocks representing unique stories that will be assembled to form a tableau.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Rae French: International programs and study abroad coordinator, University of Minnesota Crookston; Karen Goulet: Artist, coordinator of the Gizhiigin Arts Accelerator program of the White Earth Nation; Sarah Larsson: Outreach and development director at the Somali Museum of Minnesota; Sowah Mensah: Ethnomusicologist, composer, and master drummer; music professor at Macalester and St. Thomas; Jeffrey Meyer: Music professor at Concordia College, Moorhead; leader of study abroad trips; Angela Robins: Woodworker and boat builder; Arts Board grantee; Mai Vang: Founder of Hmong Museum; collections manager at Minnesota Museum of American Art

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 Cultural Heritage

2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$1,670
Direct expenses
$6,670
Administration costs
$1,200
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Quilters will assemble blocks for two quilts to use in a musical. Individual blocks help tell the story; completed quilt is shown at the end. ESQ will evaluate outcome based on number of people who attend The Quilters Musical, feedback from attendees, and how many more people attend quilt show. One quilt is a door prize and one quilt for a raffle. 2: Teach young people the art of making quilts. Young people will learn about color choice, patterns, hand stitching, using power tools, and will take home their work piece. Classes will require a completed survey to obtain feedback.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Quilters assembled one block for the Legacy quilt and a matching larger block to use as a prop in the play. ESQG evaluated the outcome with the use of a survey inserted in the program. We also kept a record of class students and program attendees. The Legacy Quilt will hang in the Senior Center for all to see rather than being raffled off. 2: Teach young people the art of making quilts at a workshop and through community education classes. The survey told us that the girls were interested in learning more quilt block stories, were able to list the tools needed to begin their own sewing and that they would recommend the workshop to their friends.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
CeCe Bauer, Lonnie Drahos, Rose Drehmel, Sue Handwerk, Becky Hinrichs, Stephanie Kiecker, Deb Knowlton, Joyce Koerner, Joy Kranja, Jane Shafland, Lynda Wipperling, Cindy Zimdars
Project Manager
First Name
Sandra
Last Name
Wollschlager
Organization Name
Evening Star Quilters Red Wing
Street Address
31255 Flueger Rd
City
Red Wing
State
MN
Zip Code
55066
Phone
(507) 581-9286
Email
sgwollschlager@gmail.com
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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