Legacy Individual Arts and Cultural Heritage

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,780
Recipient
James E. Bjork AKA Jim Bjork
Recipient Type
Individual
Status
Completed
Start Date
June 2024
End Date
November 2024
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Otter Tail
Otter Tail
Project Overview

Legacy Individual Arts and Cultural Heritage

Project Details

to upgrade my pottery studio to continue my annual mentorship program, several pottery workshops for under resourced kids, and a pottery demonstration project for Thresherman event in Dalton

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Mary Beth Gilsdorf: founder and chair of the Street Faire at the Lakes, retired retail manager; Alan Davis: Professor Emeritus at Minnesota State University Moorhead, Senior Editor Emeritus at New Rivers Press; Marit Salveson: Background in sales, marketing, and management, current art teacher at Minnewaska High School; Sarah Grew: Certified Independent Health Coach, performer, musician, and writer; Jon Solinger: photographer, Jenny Nellis: Retired studio art professor at the University of Minnesota Morris, former Assistant Dean for Students UMM, grant selection committee for St John's pottery; Sarah Eckel: Assistant Coordinator at Office of Community Engagement at the University of Minnesota Morris, visual artist; Melanie Scott: Artist, performer, musician, writer, peer support specialist at Wellness in the Woods, home educator

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Mary Beth Gilsdorf: founder and chair of the Street Faire at the Lakes, retired retail manager; Alan Davis: Professor Emeritus at Minnesota State University Moorhead, Senior Editor Emeritus at New Rivers Press; Marit Salveson: Background in sales, marketing, and management, current art teacher at Minnewaska High School; Sarah Grew: Certified Independent Health Coach, performer, musician, and writer; Jon Solinger: photographer, Jenny Nellis: Retired studio art professor at the University of Minnesota Morris, former Assistant Dean for Students UMM, grant selection committee for St John's pottery; Sarah Eckel: Assistant Coordinator at Office of Community Engagement at the University of Minnesota Morris, visual artist; Melanie Scott: Artist, performer, musician, writer, peer support specialist at Wellness in the Woods, home educator

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education

2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,780
Other Funds Leveraged
$0
Direct expenses
$3,780
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

The individual estimates that the majority of participants asked will indicate that the grant project had a positive impact on their communities and that the arts are important to them, either personally or to their communities. The individual will conduct their evaluation by talking with participants and collecting comments.

Project Manager
First Name
James
Last Name
Bjork
Organization Name
James E. Bjork AKA Jim Bjork
State
MN
Phone
(719) 258-7796
Email
northernexposurepottery@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