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Colleen Eddy Elk River Public Arts Committee <br />Printed On: 15 October 2020 FY21 Project Grant Rnd1 5 <br />Example of the Artistic Quality of the artist(s) or group(s) involved in the <br />proposal* <br />Examples include photos and videos of similar or previous projects, designs or schematics for proposed work, <br />video or website from a visiting artist or performing group, etc. <br />Sample upload- submit no more than 5 images, 10 pages of literary work or 7 minutes of audio/video. <br />Literary submissions may include up to 7 minutes of audio or video of a reading from submitted pages. <br />Or Video/Website URL- include this only if you are directing reviewers to specific content on a website. <br />Elk River Amendment.pdf <br />Video/Website URL <br />Include this ONLY if you are directing reviewers to specific content on a website. Provide instructions to direct <br />evaluators to specific images or a specific time in the 7 minutes of audio/video in the Example Description field. <br />https://www.themilliganstudio.com/cloudhorse-3 <br />Example Description* <br />Describe how the example provided relates to your proposal. If necessary, direct reviewers to specific images, or a <br />specific 7 minutes of audio/video. <br />Milligan Studio is a very capable and experienced group of artists who have pieces throughout the <br />country and internationally. They also have broad experience working with schools in Minnesota and have <br />produced successful curriculum based presentations for students. The entire project includes videos of the <br />work produced in their studio throughout the creative process. Irish Sculptor Alan Milligan makes it a <br />practice to offer community-wide Umha Aois (Ancient Irish Bronze Age) metal casting workshops, as an <br />introduction to the some of the techniques that will be used to make sculptures. Dr. Nicole Mary Milligan <br />(who also writes novels as New York Times bestselling author N.M.Kelby) creates a narrative webpage and <br />photographs every step of the build to tell the story of the sculpture as it is being fabricated so that <br />community members can look and see the progress being made. Examples of such work, like the piece, Cloud <br />Horse can be found on their website themilliganstudio.com. The Milligan Studio's offer many ways that we <br />can enhance the artistic, cultural and educational values of viewers though arts experiences, including <br />temporary installations and workshops. <br />DEMONSTRATED NEED <br />DEMONSTRATED NEED - 9 of 35 points <br />Evaluators use the following criteria when reviewing this section of the application: <br />1. The project is well designed to address the identified community/audience's specific interests and <br />circumstances, as understood by both the applicant and the community. 
 <br />2. Evidence demonstrates that community members, organizations, and partners want to engage in the <br />project activities, and are willing to invest through commitment of time, money, and/or in-kind goods and <br />services.