Operating Support
Operating Support
Operating Support Year 2, FY2021
John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; Anna Johanssen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women's Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Kristen Kuipers: musician, private lesson and K-12 classroom music instructor, theater, writing, volunteer with Jackson Center for the Arts; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Michele Knife Sterner: theater (actor), SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Lisa Hill: musician, Crow River Singers, attorney; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Brett Lehman: musician, social worker, Worthington City Band; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Director of Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB; Alison Nelson: art, music, and dance teacher, fundraiser for Kerkhoven Fire Department Auxiliary; Lynette Swenson: visual arts teacher, folk artist, Swift County Food Shelf advisory board; Claire Swanson: visual arts, arts teacher, Meander Art Crawl Committee. Carisa Clarke: graphic design/web development, arts volunteer, board member DAC of Murray County
Carisa Clarke, visual art, SMAC Board; Brett Lehman, music, SMAC Board; Steve Linstrom, writing, nonprofits; Jane Otto, arts admin; Janet Olney, visual art, arts admin, SMAC Board; Tammy Makram, arts admin.
ACHF Arts Access
Our goal for the upcoming year is to keep our Center a visible and active part of our community, involving as many of the community as possible in a manner that is safe during the Covid crisis. The grant received from the State of Minnesota Arts Board will help us to include many residents who might otherwise be unable to be a part of our programming in safely distanced and masked settings while painting the murals. All our programming for this year is designed to take place outdoors or in socially distanced and masked at JCA with cleaning time between participants. As state and federal guidelines provide changes, we will follow recommendations to continue to invite the community to participate in artistic endeavors with us including our gallery shows and other safely structured activities. We currently request information from all participants, but we will collect specific information with regards to the types of artistic ventures we need to offer. We will canvas adults and children to assure we are meeting their needs during local events such as a referendum on school improvement, the farm and home show, the county fair, and our heavily attended Hot Dog Night. These events are attended by a wide cross section of the population and will give us information from all ethnicities and ages in the surrounding area. More information about the age, ethnicity and income bracket will come from a voluntary additional survey. Expanded participation of artists, access to experts, and increased volunteer staff will be evaluated with comparison to past and future statistics, particularly focused on the underserved.
All funds were used to pay a stipend to our grant writer and volunteer coordinator. As the pandemic caused us to close for the safety of the public for much of last year, limited volunteers were required. However, we were able to keep our Art Center active, with at least 100 local participants coming to the Art Center to "paint by number" on murals designed by local artist, Blaise Jacobsen. Our website illustrates the 4 Interactive murals and 12 interactive paintings completed and installed in downtown Jackson with the goal of attracting more foot traffic to Jackson businesses. These artistic pursuits would not have been possible without this funding.
Other,local or private