Legacy Organization Arts and Cultural Heritage
Legacy Organization Arts and Cultural Heritage
to sponsor an arts festival in Morris in partnership with local businesses, artists, and organizations to provide a community-building event centered around the notions of making, artistic experiences, and healthy communities
Jan Jackola, BFA Fine Arts, Bemidji State University, Program Coordinator, Community Vitality, UofM Extension Service; Carmen McCullough, BS Marketing and Communications, MSU Moorhead, Mixed Media Artist, marketing and management experiences; W. Scott Olsen, Professor of English, Concordia College, MFA Creative Writing, UMass, Amherst; Anne Robinson-Paul, University Relations for College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, NDSU, MFA Creative Writing, E Washington University, BA English, Concordia College; Linda Gaugert, Visual Artist, owner of Three Havens Art Gallery; Jana Tonsfeldt, MS Elementary Education, U of M, Retired elementary teacher, visual artist ; Jeff Merrick, Grant County Courthouse Site Manager, BFA, Iowa State University; Gail Hedstrom, MS Library and Information Sciences, St John's University, Queens, NY, BS Indiana University E, Fergus Falls Public Library Director; Jon Solinger, BA Art, MSU Moorhead, photographer, MSAB Artist Initiative Grant; Karan Ouren, Retired licensed chemical dependency counselor, Mixed Media and Acrylics artist; Cheryl Larson, AA Alexandria Tech College, Arts, Executive Director Central Square Arts Center, Glenwood; Jason Ramey, Assistant Professor of Studio Art, UM Morris, MFA UW Madison, sculpture/furniture, design/wood, BFA Herron School of Art and Design; Rhoda Smith, MS Public and Human Service Administration, U of M, BA Studio Art, U of M Morris, Visual Artist Jewelry, retired teacher, former Chamber of Commerce Director, board member for PRCA and Aberdeen Arts Council:;Laura Youngbird, Director of Native American Arts, Plains Arts Museum, MA Drawing/Painting, Moorhead State University, BFA Drawing and Painting, Minor Native American Studies, MSU; Evan Aanerud, Musician ? pianist, enrolled in U of M, Morris BFA Theatre and Arts Management
Jan Jackola, BFA Fine Arts, Bemidji State University, Program Coordinator, Community Vitality, UofM Extension Service; Carmen McCullough, BS Marketing and Communications, MSU Moorhead, Mixed Media Artist, marketing and management experiences; W. Scott Olsen, Professor of English, Concordia College, MFA Creative Writing, UMass, Amherst; Anne Robinson-Paul, University Relations for College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, NDSU, MFA Creative Writing, E Washington University, BA English, Concordia College; Linda Gaugert, Visual Artist, owner of Three Havens Art Gallery; Jana Tonsfeldt, MS Elementary Education, U of M, Retired elementary teacher, visual artist ; Jeff Merrick, Grant County Courthouse Site Manager, BFA, Iowa State University; Gail Hedstrom, MS Library and Information Sciences, St John's University, Queens, NY, BS Indiana University E, Fergus Falls Public Library Director; Jon Solinger, BA Art, MSU Moorhead, photographer, MSAB Artist Initiative Grant; Karan Ouren, Retired licensed chemical dependency counselor, Mixed Media and Acrylics artist; Cheryl Larson, AA Alexandria Tech College, Arts, Executive Director Central Square Arts Center, Glenwood; Jason Ramey, Assistant Professor of Studio Art, UM Morris, MFA UW Madison, sculpture/furniture, design/wood, BFA Herron School of Art and Design; Rhoda Smith, MS Public and Human Service Administration, U of M, BA Studio Art, U of M Morris, Visual Artist Jewelry, retired teacher, former Chamber of Commerce Director, board member for PRCA and Aberdeen Arts Council:;Laura Youngbird, Director of Native American Arts, Plains Arts Museum, MA Drawing/Painting, Moorhead State University, BFA Drawing and Painting, Minor Native American Studies, MSU; Evan Aanerud, Musician ? pianist, enrolled in U of M, Morris BFA Theatre and Arts Management
Lake Region Arts Council, Maxine Adams (218) 739-5780
ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage
Of those community members attending events in the Arts Festival, the majority of them will state that the Art Festival had a positive impact on the community and was important to them. The community members will be polled during the Art Festival and their comments will be tabulated.
Of the survey respondents, 56 indicated that the project had a positive impact on the community and 56 indicated that the project was important to them personally and their community.