Quick Support for Artists

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$830
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Sharla Bengtson
Recipient Type
Individual
Status
Completed
Start Date
September 2022
End Date
November 2023
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Project Overview

Quick Support for Artists

Project Details

Purchase of wide angle and larger lens

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Cheryl Avenel-Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity council; Judy Beckman: vocal music, Big Stone Arts Council, Big Stone County Historical Society, Big Stone Lake Area Chamber of Commerce CEO; Maggie Fuller: visual art, writing; Anna Johannsen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women's Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician, Hinterland Art Crawl board; Shawn Kinsinger: theater director, actor, musician, Palace Theatre executive director, Green Earth Players vice president, Luverne Street Music board member, Luverne High School Theater artistic director; Erin Kline, visual art, music, writing, education, SMSU Diversity and Inclusion; Darlene Kotelnicki: theater, city council, library board; Jessica Mata: visual art, dance, Kerkhoven Arts Council; Kylie Rieke: ceramics, murals, music, theater, T-Bird Community Arts Board; Kristine Shelstad: visual arts, Madison Mercantile art gallery, Madison Arts Council, Lac qui Parle Players; VFW; Gillian Singler, MN West Community and Technical College chair of Humanities and English instructor, Creative Healing Space volunteer, writer, theater director; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Pipestone Performing Arts Center board, Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB director; Jessica Welu: writing, music, SW Regional Development Commission; Mark Wilmes: Tyler Arts Council board president, actor/director, musician, reporter;

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Jessica Bak, visual art; Thomas Flynn, writing; Elisabeth Fondell, visual art, writing; Joyce Meyer, visual art, education; Kaia Nowatzki, visual art, theater, music; Kylie Rieke, visual art, theater, SMAC board.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$830
Other Funds Leveraged
$0
Direct expenses
$830
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Larger high-quality lenses will help with taking better and more detail pictures. I will get feedback from other artists and the arts council board in Granite Falls. I will compare work from the past work with the new work.

Measurable Outcome(s)

I was learning more about large lenses and how to operate and where to stand to take the photos. The wide angle lenses worked great to capture large churches and etc. I could even take pictures going down the road at 50 miles an hour (my spouse was drivin

Project Manager
First Name
Sharla
Last Name
Bengtson
Organization Name
Sharla Bengtson
State
MN
Email
candykisses42@yahoo.com
Administered By
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Location

Griggs Midway Building, Suite 304,
540 Fairview Avenue North,
St. Paul, MN 55104

Phone
(651) 539-2650 or toll-free (800) 866-2787
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Location

509 W Main St, PO Box 55
Marshall, Minnesota 56258 

Phone
Phone Manager: Nicole DeBoer
(507) 537-1471
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