Quick Start Grants
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$415
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Grand Marais Arts, Inc. AKA Grand Marais Art Colony
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
September 2016
End Date
September 2016
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Cook
Project Overview
Quick Start Grants
Project Details
Improvement of Studio Air Quality
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artists, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Paul LaJeunesse: visual artist, Assistant Professor of Art at the College of Saint Scholastica; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artists, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Project Details: 2017 Fiscal Year
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language
ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$415
Other Funds Leveraged
$697
Direct expenses
$1,112
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
The goal of this project is to improve the air quality in the specified studio and adjacent office space and Guest Room. Our evaluation plan is to successfully purchase and install a portable air purifier to provide protection against volatile organic compounds and solvents with the goal for improved air quality that will enhance Grand Marais Art Colony's employees' health and the overall quality of the studio is maintained.
Measurable Outcome(s)
The Grand Marais Art Colony purchased and installed a portable air purifier which has provided protection against volatile organic compounds in the facilities and provided improved air quality.
Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Recipient Board Members
Sally Berg, Lynn Speaker, David Quick, Clare Shaw, Hazel Belvo, Mike Carlson, John Franz, Howard Hedstrom, Ann Possis, Jolita Rysdahl
Project Manager
First Name
Amy
Last Name
Demmer
Organization Name
Grand Marais Arts, Inc.
Street Address
PO Box 626 120 3rd Ave W
City
Grand Marais
State
MN
Zip Code
55604-0626
Phone
(218) 387-2737
Email
arts@boreal.org
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