Folk and Traditional Arts

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,150
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Karen A. Aakre
Recipient Type
Individual
Status
Completed
Start Date
January 2019
End Date
December 2019
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Lac qui Parle
Lake of the Woods
Otter Tail
Lac qui Parle
Lake of the Woods
Otter Tail
Project Overview

Folk and Traditional Arts

Project Details

Aakre will exhibit and teach Skinfeller classes to students in Grand Marais, Minneapolis, Milan, Lanesboro, Bemidji, and Moorhead.

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.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Shamso Ahmed: Henna artist; community organizer; Jose Alvillar Hinojosa: Artist and educator; Paul Dahlin: Swedish American fiddler honored by the NEA; Mary Ellen Halverson: Lead quilter with Arts Board grantee Evening Star Quilters; Peggy Korsmo-Kennon: COO, American Swedish Institute; Rita Mustaphi: Founder and artistic director, Katha Dance Theatre. Choreographer, dancer, and educator.; Lucia Pawlowski: Assistant professor of English and cultural studies at St. Thomas; Kari Tauring: Nordic musician and educator; Arts Board grantee; Gene Yang: Active participant in Hmong cultural activities in Walnut Grove; school paraprofessional; Leah Yellowbird, Artist; Arts Board grantee

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 Cultural Heritage

2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,150
Other Funds Leveraged
$4,822
Direct expenses
$10,972
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

This project will expose Minnesotans to a Norwegian art form of Skinfellers. An artist talk and evening show will be scheduled at each class location where the public will be invited to give feedback and discuss the work. 2: The variety and number of folk and traditional arts activities in which Minnesotans can participate increases. An artist talk and evening show will be scheduled at each class location where the public will be invited to give feedback and discuss the work.

Measurable Outcome(s)

presented class and talk at North House folk school. Attempted to teach at Milan folk school and textile center. 2: presented twice at north house. answered questions showed actual pieces and slide show.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
achieved most of the proposed outcomes
Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Karen
Last Name
Aakre
Organization Name
Karen A. Aakre
State
MN
Phone
(218) 731-0072
Email
kaakre@hotmail.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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