Project Grant

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Avon Hills Folk School
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
September 2020
End Date
September 2020
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Stearns
Stearns
Project Overview

Project Grant

Project Details

Hand Camp: Building the Avon Hills Folk School (AHFS): Hand Camp has run successfully for four years; we propose to use this grant to expand upon the successes of Hand Camp and to use it to secure a strong foundation and to build awareness of AHFS.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Linda Brobeck: CMAB Board Chair, Minnesota visual artist and owner of Crow River North, LLC., has served on a number of non-profit boards; Leslie Hanlon: CMAB Board Vice Chair, Director of Fundraising and Marketing for the College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University Fine Arts Series; Ken Barry: CMAB Board Tresurer, Blues Musician, Victorian photographer proficient in Digital imaging, Platinum/Palladium printing, Wet Plate Collodion process, Bromoil printing, and Cyanotype printing, Certified Nuclear Engineer; Joyce Lyons: Wight County, CMAB Board Member, CMA actress, singer, educator, member of Buffalo Comm Orchestra Advisory Board; Jo McMullen-Boyer: CMAB Board Member, Station Manage of KVSC Radio, Grant writer, Music Concert Projucer, Community Events Organizer Roger Reinardy: CMAB Board Member, works as a fine and commercial artist, served as a board member for Sauk Center Area Community Foundation; Denise Todd: CMAB Board Member, Business Administration with a Minor, Dance Valdosta State University; U.S. Air Force Veteran, Geospatial Intelligence Analyst; undergraduate at St. Cloud State University pursuing a Major in Community Health, Planning and Community Development and a Minor, Ethnics, Human Relations

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Linda Brobeck: CMAB Board Chair, Minnesota visual artist and owner of Crow River North, LLC., has served on a number of non-profit boards; Leslie Hanlon: CMAB Board Vice Chair, Director of Fundraising and Marketing for the College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University Fine Arts Series; Ken Barry: CMAB Board Tresurer, Blues Musician, Victorian photographer proficient in Digital imaging, Platinum/Palladium printing, Wet Plate Collodion process, Bromoil printing, and Cyanotype printing, Certified Nuclear Engineer; Joyce Lyons: Wight County, CMAB Board Member, CMA actress, singer, educator, member of Buffalo Comm Orchestra Advisory Board; Jo McMullen-Boyer: CMAB Board Member, Station Manage of KVSC Radio, Grant writer, Music Concert Projucer, Community Events Organizer Roger Reinardy: CMAB Board Member, works as a fine and commercial artist, served as a board member for Sauk Center Area Community Foundation; Denise Todd: CMAB Board Member, Business Administration with a Minor, Dance Valdosta State University; U.S. Air Force Veteran, Geospatial Intelligence Analyst; undergraduate at St. Cloud State University pursuing a Major in Community Health, Planning and Community Development and a Minor, Ethnics, Human Relations

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education

2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$5,432
Direct expenses
$12,432
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Maintain the number of classes at 8, but increase the perceived, experienced quality. Maintain number of participants at around 44. Build partnerships with one new community arts group and strengthen with CSB/SJU. The first two goals both have quantitative measures and can be determined by examining the data. Increasing the perceived quality can be inferred by number of students in each class and survey results. Partnership outcomes are more qualitative.

Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Chris
Last Name
Schellinger
Organization Name
Avon Hills Folk School
Street Address
31556 181st Ave
City
Avon
State
MN
Zip Code
56310
Phone
(320) 492-1444
Email
Chris.schellinger@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

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