Small/Art Project Grant

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Franconia Sculpture Park
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
May 2016
End Date
January 2017
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Anoka
Chisago
Hennepin
Isanti
Kanabec
Mille Lacs
Pine
Ramsey
Washington
Anoka
Chisago
Hennepin
Isanti
Kanabec
Mille Lacs
Pine
Ramsey
Washington
Project Overview

Small/Art Project Grant

Project Details

During the Kids Make Sculpture project, Franconia Sculpture Park will provide a hands-on arts learning and art-making program for youth ages 4-18. Participants will build larger-than-life sculptures under the direct guidance of Franconia artists.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Theresa Bemis: Visual artist, Milaca Fine Arts Council, Milaca Art Center, Milaca Music in the Park; Barb Dreyer: Visual artist, art educator, Kanabec County Art Association, Pine Center for the Arts; Arne Everson: Retired music educator, East Central Minnesota Chorale, Cambridge Center for the Arts; Darrell Vincent: Writer, arts advocate, Wyoming Area Friends of the Library; Kelli Maag: Visual artist, business owner, Northern Exposures Photography Club, Kanabec County Artist Association; Nancy Hoffman: County government, Housing and Redevelopment Authority û Economic Development Authority Director, arts advocate; Alana Petersen: Government, legislative policy, arts advocate; Eunice Boeringa: Musician, Onamia Area Friends of the Library, arts advocate.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Theresa Bemis: Visual artist, Milaca Fine Arts Council, Milaca Art Center, Milaca Music in the Park; Barb Dreyer: Visual artist, art educator, Kanabec County Art Association, Pine Center for the Arts; Arne Everson: Retired music educator, East Central Minnesota Chorale, Cambridge Center for the Arts; Darrell Vincent: Writer, arts advocate, Wyoming Area Friends of the Library; Kelli Maag: Visual artist, business owner, Northern Exposures Photography Club, Kanabec County Artist Association; Nancy Hoffman: County government, Housing and Redevelopment Authority û Economic Development Authority Director, arts advocate; Alana Petersen: Government, legislative policy, arts advocate; Eunice Boeringa: Musician, Onamia Area Friends of the Library, arts advocate.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$6,620
Direct expenses
$11,620
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

1. Provide youth with high quality arts educational programming. 2. Provide access to high quality, family-friendly art programming. Attendance tracking; survey of participants and audience.

Measurable Outcome(s)

112 youth attended the hands-on, three-dimensional, art-making workshops.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Amy McKinney, Dorothy Goldie, Erik Janssen, Tamsie Ringler, John Joachim, Davis Klaila, Ronald Kopeska, John Kremer, Diane Mullin, Stacy O'Reilly
Project Manager
First Name
John
Last Name
Hock
Organization Name
Franconia Sculpture Park
Street Address
29836 St Croix Trl
City
Shafer
State
MN
Zip Code
55074
Phone
(651) 257-6668
Email
johnhock@franconia.org
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

540 Weber Ave South Street 109
Hinckley, MN 55037

Phone
Project Manager: Mary Minnick-Daniels
320- 336-0200x 2
Email the Agency