Legacy Arts and Cultural Heritage
Legacy Arts and Cultural Heritage
To promote Norsk Culture with 12 months of programming, classes, dances, workshops, films, concerts.
Gary Hendrickson: former professor of literature; Nancy Berns: radio voice actor, costumer, vocal director, choral singer; Stan Goldade: High School math instructor, photographer, sculptor; Carolyn Aarsvold: retired elementary music educator, violinist; Kari Kjesbo: former gallery manager and catering business owner; Pagyn Harding: literary artist and publisher author; Jane Gudmundson: retired gallery manager Minnesota State University-Moorhead, artist in residence; Carolyn Flieder: fiber artist, former quilt shop owner; Amy Schmidt: literary and visual artist, bookstore owner; Jimmy Schryver: professor of Art History at University of Minnesota-Morris; Kari Adams: graphic designer, printmaker; Dick DuBord: retired professor of Social Work at Minnesota State University-Moorhead, visual artist-wood; Paul Schoenack: regional actor, director, radio voice actor; Rebecca Mitchell: glass studio owner, community outreach coordinator for the Detroit Lakes Community and Cultural Center.
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.
ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage
1 - To make Nordic heritage and cultural programs available to the community in which the majority of people are over age 65. 2 - To raise the awareness of Nordic cultural arts by introducing/re-introducing the culture of the original Nordic immigrants of our area. 3 - To reconnect the community with Nordic cultural skills of the arts through hands-on workshops. 4 - To make programs accessible by offering reasonable, low cost tickets to the community, especially the seniors on low-incomes and to take culture to seniors not able to attend.1. An exit survey at each activity will be completed by more than 60% of attendees and will indicate a positive experience. 2. The age of participants will be noted by categories and we will expect an increase in each age level from the first program to the end of the project, also indicating if this is a first-time attendee. 3. An option on exit survey will be to be notified of future programs -- we will expect over 50% to ask for notification by email and/or snail mail. 4. At least 20% have attended one or more Nordic programs before attending this event. 5. Comments on the survey will be summarized and used to meet needs at each future presentation.
Results showed: 1 - First time Nordic program decreased over the year as persons returned yet new people attended 20, 40, 3, 15, 35, 7, 6, 2, 5, 15, 3, 6, 5, 10, 5 (School presentations included 600 students) 2 - About 70% had attended Leif Erikson programs in the past 3 - 85% excellent, 10% fun, good, 5% could be better 4 - Already on mailing list? 60% yes - 40% no 5 - Age category: 2-18, 3%; 19-40, 2%; 41 - 55, 4%; 56 - 70+, 90% - I'm not telling, 1%. 6 - Member Sons of Norway: yes, 45%; no, 55% 7 - Want to receive future program announcements: yes, 75% 8 - Interested In: Folk Dance, 5%; Genealogy, 20%; Nordic musik, 25%; Hardanger, 2%; Rosemaling 5%; Nordic literature, 3 %; Chip Carving 3%, Weaving, 1%; Wood carving 4% - none 30%.
Other, local or private