Arts Legacy Project Planning

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$667
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
City of Canby
Recipient Type
Local/Regional Government
Status
Completed
Start Date
October 2013
End Date
April 2014
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Yellow Medicine
Yellow Medicine
Project Overview
Arts Legacy Project Planning
Project Details
Community Survey: Arts Council Engagement
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Jane Link: visual artist, Milan Village Arts School founding member, Milan Community Education, Greater Milan Initiative; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Randy Meyer: visual artist and farmer, former art teacher; Kate Aydin: retired educator, developed a curriculum focused on the visual arts, literature, and modern and traditional music of Spain and Latin America, Lincoln County Pioneer Museum board member; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of the Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Vice President of Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner of Clay Coyote Gallery, founding member and president of Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member of Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, High School English and creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, board member of Prairie Music Association and Prairie Oasis Players; Ellen Copperud: retired language arts teacher, theatre director; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County board member; Sydney Massee; visual artist, theatre, Lac qui Parle Valley School Districts board member; Audrey Fuller; writer, arts advocate, tribal planner, grant writer.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Jane Link: visual artist, Milan Village Arts School founding member, Milan Community Education, Greater Milan Initiative; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Randy Meyer: visual artist and farmer, former art teacher; Kate Aydin: retired educator, developed a curriculum focused on the visual arts, literature, and modern and traditional music of Spain and Latin America, Lincoln County Pioneer Museum board member; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of the Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Vice President of Marshall Area Stage Company; Susan Marco: writer, High School English and creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, board member of Prairie Music Association and Prairie Oasis Players; Ellen Copperud: retired language arts teacher, theatre director; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County board member.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
Yes
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$667
Other Funds Leveraged
$74
Direct expenses
$741
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Barriers to participation in high quality arts activities will be identified and addressed.The Center for Small Towns research team will provide the evaluation methodologies and tools used for processing and analyzing the results of the community wide survey.

Measurable Outcome(s)

The Arts Council made specific contacts to key people they believe will give input into future projects. They compiled a list of artistic ideas/events that the Canby Arts Council should consider in the future, a list of the barriers to increasing community involvement in the creation and participation in the arts, and ideas for solutions.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Nicholas Johnson, Ruth Ascher, Michael Tesch, Beverly Benz, Kathie Behrens, Ellie Beman, Paulette Blair, Joyce and Randy Meyer, Jerry Clark, Neva Kamrath.
Project Manager
First Name
Nicholas
Last Name
Johnson
Organization Name
City of Canby
Street Address
110 Oscar Ave N
City
Canby
State
MN
Zip Code
56220
Phone
(507) 223-7295
Email
cityadm@canby.mntm.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

509 W Main St, PO Box 55
Marshall, Minnesota 56258 

Phone
Phone Manager: Nicole DeBoer
(507) 537-1471
Email the Agency