Legacy Arts and Cultural Heritage

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,640
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Historical and Cultural Society of Clay County AKA HCS
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
October 2012
End Date
December 2012
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Clay
Clay
Project Overview
Pangea "Cultivate our Culture" Festival
Project Details
To present Dance Reveal Moving Motion, Artist Residency and performances.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Gary Hendrickson: former professor of literature; Nancy Berns: radio voice actor, costumer, vocal director, choral singer; Jane Gudmundson: retired gallery manager Minnesota State University-Moorhead, artist in residence; Pagyn Harding: literary artist and publisher author; Kari Adams: graphic designer, printmaker; Jimmy Schryver: professor of Art History at University of Minnesota-Morris; Kari Kjesbo: former gallery manager and catering business owner; Katherine Dahl: retired librarian at University of North Dakota-Grand Forks; Lorene McIntosh: retired art teacher; Carolyn Flieder: fiber artist, former quilt shop owner; Merlin Peterson: BA Theatre Arts, UM, director, set designer, owner of PopeArt performance space.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Gary Hendrickson: former Professor of Literature, former Senior Grant Officer at National Endowment for Humanities, Academic Dean at M State Fergus Falls; Kari Adams: graphic designer with University Relations at University of Minnesota- Morris; Nancy Berns: board member for Alexandria Area Arts Association Board and the IDS 206 Center for the Arts Focus Group, vocalist, choir director; Jane Gudmundson: retired Gallery Manager at Minnesota State University- Moorhead, former Education Director at Plains Art Museum; Jimmy Schryver: Assistant Professor of Art History at University of Minnesota- Morris; Kari Kjsebo: former manager of the Underbrush Art Gallery, estate sale manager; Katherine Dahl: retired reference librarian for various universities; Pagyn Harding: literary artist, author, volunteer for arts organizations as grant writer/publicity coordinator/administrator; Lorene McIntosh: art teacher (privately and in K-12 schools); Carolyn Flieder: former social worker for Lutheran Social Services, former owner of a Quilt Shop/Bed and Breakfast business, fiber artist, visual artist; Merlin Peterson: worked at Guthrie Theatre, director, lighting and set designer, owner of Pope Art, alternate Pope County.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage

2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,640
Other Funds Leveraged
$0
Direct expenses
$2,640
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

To engage all participants in a high-quality arts experience in music, dance, and storytelling. To teach all participants about a little-studied Minnesota cultural heritage. To draw new audiences to Pangea with an interest in Metis/Voyageur culture. To expose future teachers to methods for integrating arts into their classrooms.All participants in the Hawley experience will fill out a short survey asking about the arts and specifically what they learned and enjoyed. People who attend A Voyageur's Tale at Pangea will be asked to complete a survey which includes a question on AVT and what they learned and one on whether they heard about the Pangea performance through the Hawley experience. A modest increase in Pangea attendance may be the result of the Hawley performance and workshops. Over 50% of all respondents will indicate they had a positive arts experience and will share what they learned.

Measurable Outcome(s)

The future teachers loved seeing the kids interact with Jane. One student (Health/Physical Education emphasis) loved that they were active and learning and having fun. She noted that they did not even realize they were learning. She learned she could do t

Description of Funds
Recipient Board Members
Dale White, Duane Walker, Gail Blair, Gene Prim, Gloria Lee, Helen Olson, Jade Rosenfeldt, Jim Saueressig, John Dobmeier, Jon Evert, Les Bakke, Neil Jordheim
Project Manager
First Name
Maureen
Last Name
Jonason
Organization Name
Historical and Cultural Society of Clay County AKA HCS
Street Address
202 1st Ave N PO Box 157
City
Moorhead
State
MN
Zip Code
56561
Phone
(218) 299-5511x 6732
Email
maureen.jonason@ci.moorhead.mn.us
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