Sharra Frank Mosaic workshop

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,103
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient Type
Libraries
Status
Completed
Start Date
April 2012
End Date
April 2012
Activity Type
Education/Outreach/Engagement
Counties Affected
Mille Lacs
Mille Lacs
Project Overview
A History of Mosaics presentation followed with a two-day workshop on mosaics presented by artist Sharra Frank will be offered at the Princeton Area Library. The presentation will be for anyone and include an overview of the history of mosaics as an art form. The first day of the workshop included a history of mosaic and examples of Sharra Frank’s work. The remainder of day one and all of day two included participants making their own mosaic project. A limited number of participants were able to take the workshop.
Project Details
A total of 28 adults attended both the presentation and the two-day workshop. Event Dates, Locations and Attendance at each individual event: April 19 – Princeton Area Library – History of Mosaics Presentation (9); April 27 & 28 - Princeton Area Library – Two-day Mosaics Workshop (19)
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 4
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,103
Other Funds Leveraged
$477
Direct expenses
$4,580
Administration costs
$105
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.0596979500699088
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Attendees will learn the history of mosaics, see examples of mosaic artwork and create their own mosaic project.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Sharra Frank Presentation: “Great slides- beautiful work. Very open presenter.” -- “Because I'm so interested in mosaic this was terrific.” -- “Sharra is a very pleasant speaker and her enthusiasm about her medium is infections. -- “What an opportunity!! To be introduced to a new art expression” / Two-Day Mosaic workshop: “Awesome! I loved learning all of the techniques. Sharra was a great teacher. It was fun to see how different everyone's pieces were like. Thank you for offering this class. Great space to work.” -- “This class was so wonderful! What an opportunity. Sharra was a great and talented teacher. We need more of these classes! Thank you very, very much for bringing her.” -- “Give more ideas on what to bring to begin your project, like items to put in your picture or pictures” -- “Probably would have helped to cover basic design and/or color theory - maybe. The instructor was very knowledgeable and helpful.”

Source of Additional Funds

East Central Regional Library

Project Manager
First Name
Barbara
Last Name
Misselt
Organization Name
East Central Regional Library
Street Address
244 South Birch Street
City
Cambridge
State
MN
Zip Code
55008
Phone
(763)689-7390
Email
bmisselt@ecrlib.org
Administered By
Administered by
Location

1500 Highway 36 West
Roseville, MN 55113-4266

Phone
651-582-8200