Legacy Organization Arts and Cultural Heritage

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,604
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Fergus Falls Public Library
Recipient Type
Libraries
Status
Completed
Start Date
August 2022
End Date
January 2023
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Otter Tail
Grant
Douglas
Traverse
Stevens
Pope
Otter Tail
Grant
Douglas
Traverse
Stevens
Pope
Project Overview

Legacy Organization Arts and Cultural Heritage

Project Details

to increase the public's access to artwork by acquiring new works for the library's permanent and circulating art collections with a particular focus on expanding the gender and racial/ethnic diversity of artists reflected in our collections

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Jan Jackola: Program Coordinator, Community Vitality, UofM Extension Service; Mary Beth Gilsdorf: founder and chair of the Street Faire at the Lakes, retired retail manager; Anne Robinson-Paul: account manager at Ironclad Marketing; Erin Hemme Froslie: founder of Whistle Editorial, journalism and writing instructor at Concordia College; Jana Tonsfeldt: retired elementary teacher, visual artist;?Calvin deRuyter: former President, CFO, and owner of deRuyter-Nelson Publications Inc, painter; Gail Hedstrom: Fergus Falls Public Library Director; Jeff Merrick: Grant County Courthouse Site Manager; Jon Solinger: photographer, MSAB Artist Initiative Grant; Karan Ouren: Retired licensed chemical dependency counselor, Mixed Media and Acrylics artist; Cheryl Larson: Executive Director of Central Square Arts Center, Glenwood;?Marit Salveson: Background in sales, marketing, and management, current art teacher at Minnewaska High School;?Rhoda Smith: Visual Artist Jewelry, retired teacher, former Chamber of Commerce Director, board member for PRCA and Aberdeen Arts Council; Jason Ramey: Assistant Professor of Studio Art, UM Morris;?Laura Youngbird: Retired Director of Native American Arts, Plains Arts Museum.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Mary Beth Gilsdorf: founder and chair of the Street Faire at the Lakes, retired retail manager; Erin Hemme Froslie: founder of Whistle Editorial, journalism and writing instructor at Concordia College; Calvin deRuyter: former President, CFO, and owner of deRuyter-Nelson Publications Inc, painter; Gail Hedstrom: Fergus Falls Public Library Director; Jeff Merrick: Grant County Courthouse Site Manager; Jon Solinger: photographer, MSAB Artist Initiative Grant; Karan Ouren: Retired licensed chemical dependency counselor, Mixed Media and Acrylics artist; Marit Salveson: Background in sales, marketing, and management, current art teacher at Minnewaska High School; Cheryl Larson: Executive Director of Central Square Arts Center, Glenwood; Jason Ramey: Assistant Professor of Studio Art, UM Morris.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
Yes
Conflict of Interest Contact

Lake Region Arts Council, Maxine Adams (218) 739-5780

Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage

2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,604
Other Funds Leveraged
$56
Direct expenses
$7,660
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

The organization estimates that 80 participants responding to a questionnaire 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 organization will evaluate their activities using a participant questionnaire and the circulation numbers for how often the art is checked out.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Of the survey respondents, 100 indicated that the project had a positive impact on the community and 100 indicated that the project was important to them personally and their community.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
Achieved proposed outcomes
Recipient Board Members
Beth Achter, Sharon Hintgen, Matt Lape, Amber Leopold, Pete Wasberg, Kandace Creel-Falcon, Naomi Ramona Schliesman, Sharon Hintgen
Project Manager
First Name
Gail
Last Name
Hedstrom
Organization Name
Fergus Falls Public Library
Street Address
205 Hampden Ave E
City
Fergus Falls
State
MN
Zip Code
56537-2930
Phone
(218) 739-9387
Email
ghedstrom@ffpubliclibrary.org
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: Maxine Adams
218-739-5780 or 800-262-2787 (MN Only)
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