Saturday Arts Program with Potter Sean Scott
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$894
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient Type
Libraries
Status
Completed
Start Date
February 2014
End Date
February 2014
Activity Type
Education/Outreach/Engagement
Counties Affected
Grant
Project Overview
A hands-on pottery workshop geared for adults and older teens, this event provided the opportunity to learn about pottery as an art form its history and philosophy as well as a number of techniques. Participants created one or more piece of hand-built pottery which were then fired in the artists home kiln and returned to the new artists.
Project Details
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Competitive Grant Making Body
Project Details: 2014 Fiscal Year
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota for 2013 Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$894
Other Funds Leveraged
$245
Direct expenses
$894
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
Provide an opportunity for members of the community to explore the arts, experiment in creating art and express their creativity.
Measurable Outcome(s)
Through written surveys and recorded comment, proposed outcomes were more than met. Many families of the participants (limited to 20, 5 extra came) came and spend the day at the library. Going in and out of the room to watch the pots being created. Participants indicated that they really benefited from the history and technique lecture. There was a waiting list of people, but no on dropped out.
Source of Additional Funds
Elbow Lake Public Library, Viking Library System
Project Manager
First Name
Peg
Last Name
Werner
Organization Name
Viking Library System
Street Address
1915 Fir Avenue West
City
Fergus Falls
State
MN
Zip Code
56537
Phone
218-739-5286
Email
pwerner@viking.lib.mn.us
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