Legacy Arts and Cultural Heritage

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$560
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Christine M. Kolaya AKA Chrissy Kolaya
Recipient Type
Individual
Status
Completed
Start Date
January 2015
End Date
December 2015
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Stevens
Stevens
Project Overview

Legacy Arts and Cultural Heritage

Project Details

To attend and present at a writers' conference in Minneapolis.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Kari Adams: Studio artist, graphic designer, printmaker; Stan Goldade: High School math instructor, photographer, ceramicist, sculptor; Jamie Beyer: Marketing and graphic designer; Don Clark: Professor at Minnesota State University-Moorhead, photographer; Eric Abrahamson: Former stage manager, Historic Holmes Theatre and Board member Playhouse 412; Kari Kjesbo: former gallery manager and catering business owner; Carolyn Flieder: fiber artist, former quilt shop owner; Gregory DeGier: trumpet player for Central Lakes Symphony Orchestra and various ensembles and pit bands; Jim Arvidson: Graduate of the Regional Leadership Institute, community service volunteer; Minette Stalheim Johnson: Lay minister with degrees in Theology and English; Jeannie Pederson: Pope County Family Collaborative Coordinator; Timothy Ray: Actor, director, technical director, musician-performer; Michael Eble: Professor and gallery curator at University of Minnesota-Morris, drawing and painting; Erin Gunderson: Library Branch Manager in Breckenridge, musician and artist; Nancy Berns: Former Lake Region Arts Council Board member, radio voice actor, costumer, vocal director, choral singer.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Kari Adams: Studio artist, graphic designer, printmaker; Stan Goldade: High School math instructor, photographer, ceramicist, sculptor; Jamie Beyer: Marketing and graphic designer; Don Clark: Professor at Minnesota State University-Moorhead, photographer; Eric Abrahamson: Former stage manager, Historic Holmes Theatre and Board member Playhouse 412; Kari Kjesbo: former gallery manager and catering business owner; Carolyn Flieder: fiber artist, former quilt shop owner; Gregory DeGier: trumpet player for Central Lakes Symphony Orchestra and various ensembles and pit bands; Jim Arvidson: Graduate of the Regional Leadership Institute, community service volunteer; Minette Stalheim Johnson: Lay minister with degrees in Theology and English; Jeannie Pederson: Pope County Family Collaborative Coordinator; Timothy Ray: Actor, director, technical director, musician-performer; Michael Eble: Professor and gallery curator at University of Minnesota-Morris, drawing and painting; Erin Gunderson: Library Branch Manager in Breckenridge, musician and artist; Nancy Berns: Former Lake Region Arts Council Board member, radio voice actor, costumer, vocal director, choral singer.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Education

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$560
Other Funds Leveraged
$6,000
Direct expenses
$6,570
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

The goals of this project are: 1. Create time and space to allow me to complete my novel manuscript, The Second Voyage of Audley Worthington, in preparation for submission to publishers. 2. To increase knowledge and appreciation of the literary work being produced in West Central Minnesota. 3. To learn from peers and mentors by participating in the Association of Writers and Writing Programs Conference and to share the literary traditions of rural Minnesota by presenting at this conference. I will measure the goals of my project as follows: Goal 1: Create time and space to allow me to complete my novel manuscript, The Second Voyage of Audley Worthington, in preparation for submission to publishers Measure: successful completion of the novel in preparation for publication by the end of the grant period. Goal 2: To increase knowledge and appreciation of the literary work being produced in West Central Minnesota, specifically the Lake Region. Measure: Upon completion of the novel, submission of the novel to publishers with national reputations. Goal 3. To learn from peers and mentors by participating in the Association of Writers and Writing Programs Conference and to share the literary traditions of western Minnesota by presenting at this conference. Measure: My attendance and participation in at least 4 conference I will measure the goals of my project as follows: Goal 1: Create time and space to allow me to complete my novel manuscript, The Second Voyage of Audley Worthington, in preparation for submission to publishers Measure: successful completion of the novel in preparation for publication by the end of the grant period. Goal 2: To increase knowledge and appreciation of the literary work being produced in West Central Minnesota, specifically the Lake Region. Measure: Upon completion of the novel, submission of the novel to publishers with national reputations. Goal 3. To learn from peers and mentors by participating in the Association of Writers and Writing Programs Conference and to share the literary traditions of western Minnesota by presenting at this conference. Measure: My attendance and participation in at least 4 conference panels at the Association of Writers and Writing Programs Conference as well as by measuring the number of new networking contacts I make at the conference and keeping a count of the number of participants who attend the “Letters from the Snow Belt: Writing in the Land of Blizzards and Cabin Fever” conference panel.

Measurable Outcome(s)

I attended in 12 panels as well as multiple evening off-site events during the conference. Networking: I connected with writer Evan Morgan Williams who interviewed me for the literary website/podcast Late Night Library to highlight the release of my novel this fall. I also met with my publisher and my publicist. The panel drew roughly 50 audience members.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Christine
Last Name
Kolaya
Organization Name
Christine M. Kolaya AKA Chrissy Kolaya
State
MN
Phone
(320) 585-5956
Email
ckolaya@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
Email the Agency
Location

133 Mill Street South
Fergus Falls, MN 56537-2574 

Phone
Project Manager: Timothy Wollenzien
218-739-5780