Legacy Arts and Cultural Heritage
Legacy Arts and Cultural Heritage
To sponsor Jon Offutt, glass artist, for two days of glass blowing demonstrations as an artist residency.
Carolyn Flieder: Fiber artist, former quilt shop owner; Susan Kay: Retired Professor, Retreat Coordinator for New York Mills Arts Retreat; Erin Gunderson: Library Branch Manager in Breckenridge, musician and artist; Greg DeGier: Trumpet player for Central Lakes Symphony Orchestra and various ensembles and pit bands; Ann Hermes: Executive Director of Alexandria Area Arts Association; Andrew Sletten: Drummer, actor, organizer of community arts and performance space; James Arvidson: Community service volunteer; Jamie Beyer: Public Administrator, marketing and graphic designer; Barbara Lent: Former photography studio owner, textile artist, owner of quilting retreat center; Stan Goldade: High school math instructor, photographer, ceramicist, sculptor; Jeannie Pladsen: Retired Payroll Manger at the University of Minnesota-Morris, community leader; Michael Weatherly: Visual Artist, Printmaker; Jeff Merrick: Grant County Courthouse Site Manager; Delayne Karls: Retired teacher, arts advocate; W Scott Olsen: Professor of English at Concordia College.
Carolyn Flieder: Fiber artist, former quilt shop owner; Susan Kay: Retired Professor, Retreat Coordinator for New York Mills Arts Retreat; Erin Gunderson: Library Branch Manager in Breckenridge, musician and artist; Greg DeGier: Trumpet player for Central Lakes Symphony Orchestra and various ensembles and pit bands; Ann Hermes: Executive Director of Alexandria Area Arts Association; Andrew Sletten: Drummer, actor, organizer of community arts and performance space; James Arvidson: Community service volunteer; Jamie Beyer: Public Administrator, marketing and graphic designer; Barbara Lent: Former photography studio owner, textile artist, owner of quilting retreat center; Stan Goldade: High school math instructor, photographer, ceramicist, sculptor; Jeannie Pladsen: Retired Payroll Manger at the University of Minnesota-Morris, community leader; Michael Weatherly: Visual Artist, Printmaker; Jeff Merrick: Grant County Courthouse Site Manager; Delayne Karls: Retired teacher, arts advocate; W Scott Olsen: Professor of English at Concordia College.
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The Henning Landmark Center has greatly benefitted from several grants we have received via the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. We are committed to providing new artistic opportunities to members of our Community and the surrounding areas. We take pride in offering quality experiences, with first class artists, with the goal of inspiring others and expanding their ability to experience new art forms. Through this artistic training and exposure, we hope to encourage pride and confidence, and eliminate inhibitions to creativity. We also hope to educate youth and adults of the variety of art mediums, techniques, and outlets available to them. We will hand out survey forms to attendees at each of the demonstrations, asking for their age and feedback. We anticipate that over 80% of those surveyed will find that this event was educational and inspiring. We will also have a guestbook available for participants to write their comments and give us additional feedback. Youth and Adults from the Community will attend some of these demonstrations, which will be scheduled at a variety of times making it available to all. Those not attending will benefit from additional activity on town, additional activity at local businesses, and the additional pride that comes to Henning and the Landmark Center, as the providing source for this new opportunity.
Of the 124 surveys returned, 87 stated the event “Greatly exceeded expectations” for Artistic Benefit to Community. 93 felt event “Greatly Exceeded expectations” for Artistic Quality. 90 had never seen Glass Blowing in person, and 83 would like to learn m