Spring Legacy Organization Grant

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$9,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Minnesota State University-Moorhead
Recipient Type
Public College/University
Status
Completed
Start Date
June 2018
End Date
July 2018
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Clay
Becker
Otter Tail
Wilkin
Clay
Becker
Otter Tail
Wilkin
Project Overview

Spring Legacy Organization Grant

Project Details

To provide scholarships for K-12 students interested in taking summer camp courses in the Arts.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Jon Solinger: BA Art MSU Moorhead, photographer, MSAB Artist Initiative Grant; Leigh Nelson: 4-H Youth Program Coordinator, graphic design artist; W. Scott Olsen: MFA Creative Writing UofMass Amherst, Professor of English Concordia College; Anne Robinson-Paul: MFA Creative Writing E Washington University, BA English Concordia College, University Relations for College of Arts Humanities and Social Sciences NDSU; Ann Hermes: MA Philanthropy and Development Saint Mary's, BA Speech and BS Mass Communication, Executive Director Alexandria Area Arts Asc.; Linda Gaugert: Visual Artist, owner of Three Havens Art Gallery, Instructor; Michael Weatherly: BFA Art History/Studio Art UofM Morris, Visual Artist, Printmaker; Jeff Merrick: BFA Iowa State University, Grant County Courthouse Site Manager; Amy Ann Mursu: Juris Doctorate, BA Philosophy, Minor English, musician, pianist, clarinetist, tubist, and violinist; Stacy Lundquist: Art, Design and Graphic Arts Dakota County Technical College, MA Elementary Leadership SWSU Marshall, visual artist, drawing, painting, illustration; Barbara Lent: Former photography studio, textile artist, owner of a quilting retreat center; Jeannie Pladsen: Retired Payroll Manger UofM Morris, community leader; Siobhan Bremer: Asc Professor of Theatre UofM Morris, MFA Acting MSU Mankato; regional equity actor, director, dancer; Joseph Ferriero: ME Administration, Founder Plays in Morris, actor, director, technical theatre and production; Stan Goldade: MA Mathematic Minot State University, HS math instructor, photographer, ceramicist, sculptor; Joyce Manning: BS K-12 Music vocal and instrumental Concordia College, pianist and vocalist instructor, retired choir instructor.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Jon Solinger: BA Art MSU Moorhead, photographer, MSAB Artist Initiative Grant; Leigh Nelson: 4-H Youth Program Coordinator, graphic design artist; W. Scott Olsen: MFA Creative Writing UofMass Amherst, Professor of English Concordia College; Anne Robinson-Paul: MFA Creative Writing E Washington University, BA English Concordia College, University Relations for College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences NDSU; Ann Hermes: MA Philanthropy & Development Saint Mary's, BA Speech & BS Mass Communication, Executive Director Alexandria Area Arts Asc.; Linda Gaugert: Visual Artist, owner of Three Havens Art Gallery, Instructor; Michael Weatherly: BFA Art History/Studio Art UofM Morris, Visual Artist, Printmaker; Jeff Merrick: BFA Iowa State University, Grant County Courthouse Site Manager; Amy Ann Mursu: Juris Doctorate, BA Philosophy, Minor English, musician pianist, clarinetist, tubist, violinist; Stacy Lundquist: Art Design and Graphic Arts Dakota County Technical College, MA Elementary Leadership SWSU Marshall, visual artist, drawing, painting, illustration; Barbara Lent: Former photography studio, textile artist, owner of a quilting retreat center; Jeannie Pladsen: Retired Payroll Manger UofM Morris, community leader; Siobhan Bremer: Asc Professor of Theatre UofM Morris, MFA Acting MSU Mankato; regional equity actor, director, dancer; Joseph Ferriero: ME Administration, Founder Plays in Morris, actor, director, technical theatre and production; Stan Goldade: MA Mathematics Minot State University, HS math instructor, photographer, ceramicist, sculptor; Joyce Manning: BS K-12 Music vocal & instrumental Concordia College, pianist and vocalist instructor, retired choir instructor.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
Yes
Conflict of Interest Contact

Lake Region Arts Council, Maxine Adams (218) 739-5780

Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$9,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$138,700
Direct expenses
$147,700
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Minnesota feel that artists and the arts have a positive impact on their communities, Minnesotan say that the arts are important to them, either personally or to their communities. Participant Questionnaire, Talking with Participants, Collecting Comments.

Measurable Outcome(s)

On a scale from 1 to 5, for both Positive Impact and Importance to the Community, the average score reported was a 4 for both.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
Achieved proposed outcomes.
Recipient Board Members
The University does not have Board Members - our Alumni Foundation has Board Members, but they are just for the Foundation, not the University. Our upper level Administration includes: President Blackhurst, VP Marsha Weber, VP Brenda Amenson-Hill
Project Manager
First Name
Shireen
Last Name
Alemadi
Organization Name
Minnesota State University-Moorhead
Street Address
1104 7th Ave S
City
Moorhead
State
MN
Zip Code
56560
Phone
(218) 477-2579
Email
cfk@mnstate.edu
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

133 Mill Street South
Fergus Falls, MN 56537-2574 

Phone
Project Manager: Timothy Wollenzien
218-739-5780