Small Grants

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$750
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Judy Nelson
Recipient Type
Individual
Status
Completed
Start Date
February 2020
End Date
July 2020
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Itasca
Itasca
Project Overview

Small Grants

Project Details

Expenses to attend a weekly writing workshop through the Loft Literary Center in Minneapolis.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Drew Digby: ARAC Executive Director; Holly Hackett-Rich: ARAC Grants Manager; Erin Turner: ARAC Operations Manager; Steve Wick: ARAC Office Coordinator.

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

2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$750
Other Funds Leveraged
$0
Direct expenses
$750
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

1. To give me the impetus to begin my writing project by utilizing the fifteen prompts that will be given in class (see attachment) 2. To interact and collaborate with other writers, and the instructor, giving me resources to draw from as I begin the project 3. To have eight weeks of assignments that I can specifically apply to my project 4. To meet deadlines by attending a weekly class 5. To have evidence of my intent to embark on this project for future grant applications to ARAC. By attending all eight sessions and completing all the assignments, collecting a body of work for on-going references.

Project Manager
First Name
Judy
Last Name
Nelson
Organization Name
Judy Nelson
State
MN
Phone
(218) 259-6489
Email
sonjud2003@yahoo.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
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Location

424 West Superior Street, Suite 104
Duluth, MN 55802

Phone
Project Manager: Rebecca Graves
218-722-0952
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