Spring Legacy Organization Grant

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,860
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
New York Mills Arts Retreat AKA New York Mills Regional Cultural Center
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
May 2018
End Date
May 2019
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Otter Tail
Otter Tail
Project Overview

Spring Legacy Organization Grant

Project Details

To expand the mission of the Cultural Center by developing art workshops for children, taught by professional artists, and purchase signage to increase visibility of and access to programs and organization.

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 Education ACHF Cultural Heritage

2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,860
Other Funds Leveraged
$1,937
Direct expenses
$4,797
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. 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
Teresa Pederson, Vicki Chepulis, Matt Holtberg, Latham Hetland, Rebecca Imsande, Carol Myhre, Sarah Carlson, Nick Leonard, Kristin Roberts, Eric Bervig, Judith Brockway
Project Manager
First Name
Cheryl
Last Name
Bannes
Organization Name
New York Mills Arts Retreat AKA New York Mills Regional Cultural Center
Street Address
24 Main Ave N PO Box 246
City
New York Mills
State
MN
Zip Code
56567
Phone
(218) 385-3339
Email
cheryl@kulcher.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

133 Mill Street South
Fergus Falls, MN 56537-2574 

Phone
Project Manager: Timothy Wollenzien
218-739-5780