Project Grant

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
United Arts of Central Minnesota
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
June 2015
End Date
June 2015
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Stearns
Benton
Sherburne
Stearns
Benton
Sherburne
Project Overview
Project Grant
Project Details
Architects as Artists
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Janice Courtney: Stearns County Arts Advisor/Assistant Director of the Saint Cloud State University Program Board; Leslie Hanlon: Director of Fundraising and Marketing for the College of Saint Benedict/Saint John’s University Fine Arts Series; Doug Lien: Watercolorist, member of the Central Minnesota Watercolorists, member of Artists of Minnesota, Community Education Art Class instructor; Charlene Sul: Human Service Administrator, Senior Partner at Sul and Associates LLC, Instructor at Saint Cloud State University, Art Director at Hands Across the World, Facilitator of the Quilt Circle at the American Indian Health Center; George Minerich: photographer, environmental professional.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Janice Courtney: Stearns County Arts Adviser/Assistant Director of the Saint Cloud State University Program Board; Leslie Hanlon: Director of Fundraising and Marketing for the College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University Fine Arts Series; Doug Lien: Watercolorist, Member of Central Minnesota Watercolorists, Member of Artists of Minnesota, Community Education Art Class instructor; George Minerich: Photographer; Al Hams: Founder of Al's Music, author; Linda Brobeck: Visual artist, owner of Crow River North, LLC; Ken Barry: Blues musician, Victorian and digital photographer; Charlene Sul: Saint Cloud State University Instructor, Art Director for Hands Across the World, Facilitator of Quilt Circle at the American Indian Health Center in San Jose.
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$2,700
Direct expenses
$8,700
Administration costs
$2,065
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

1. The exhibit will attract a large number of visitors to the gallery. 2. The exhibit will provide Minnesota architects, recognized for their architectural achievements but not their accomplishments in art, the opportunity to exhibit their work in a gallery. 3. The exhibit will promote the appreciation of architecture as a tool for placemaking and community identity. 4. The exhibit will expand the public’s definition of architecture--as a community’s largest and most diverse collection of public art. 1. The gallery keeps a record of the number of visitors. 2. United Arts will post photos of and commentary about the exhibit on the United Arts and Paramount Facebook pages to elicit reactions and responses to questions related to the outcome assumptions. Likes and comments will measure visitors' reaction to the exhibit. 3. A guestbook in the gallery will capture comments from viewers. 4. Observation and casual discussions with viewers and the architects will anecdotally measure the outcomes.

Measurable Outcome(s)

The outcomes achieved for the Architects as Artists exhibit were: (1) The exhibit attracted a record number of visitors. (2) New audiences and artists were drawn to the exhibit. (3) Positive attitudes toward architecture as art developed. Measurements: One gallery recorded its attendance. The other, located in a theatre lobby, tallied patrons that attended shows during the exhibit dates. Volunteers and staff interviewed attendees. Comments about the exhibit were monitored on social media.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Christopher Shorba, Mary Soroko, Chris Stalboerger, Rory Bidinger, Matthew Nikodym, Jim Davis, Cori Schneider, Ralph Searles, Charles Welter, Harry Forsyth, Susan Saetre, Theresa Mische, Bonnie Merkling
Project Manager
First Name
Lucinda
Last Name
Hawker
Organization Name
United Arts of Central Minnesota
Street Address
913 St Germain St W PO Box 1212
City
St Cloud
State
MN
Zip Code
56302
Phone
(320) 257-3116
Email
c.hawker@unitedartscm.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

P.O. Box 458
220 4th Ave North 
Foley, MN 56329

Phone
Project Manager: Leslie LeCuyer
320-968-4290x 3 or Toll Free: 866-825-1471