ABOUT ST. LOUIS PARK
Vision
Arts & Culture
Arts, Culture and Community Aesthetics
St. Louis Park is committed to promoting and integrating arts, culture, and community aesthetics in all city initiatives, including implementation where appropriate.
Vision in Action - Arts & Culture grant program thriving in city
For the third year in a row, the City of St. Louis Park is offering funding for new arts programs that support community pride, connect artists and the community, and engage people in creative learning.
The City of St. Louis Park’s Arts & Culture Grant Program is a joint project of the City of St. Louis Park, the St. Louis Park Community Foundation, and St. Louis Park Friends of the Arts. The program makes $20,000 available for music, visual arts, theater, film, multimedia, dance, and other art projects scheduled between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31, 2008.
Artists, arts groups, students, community groups, neighborhood, cultural and religious organizations are encouraged to apply. Applicants need not reside in St. Louis Park, but projects must take place within the city.
Vision in Action - Bookmark in the Park program
“Bookmark in the Park” is a collaboration between the city, school district, neighborhood groups, county library, health care community, businesses and residents committed to promoting the many benefits of reading.
The existence of a program such as “Bookmark” underscores the emphasis the entire St. Louis Park community places on the importance of reading. By encouraging all residents to read the same books, the hope is that conversations will evolve and bridges will be built between people of all generations, cultures and backgrounds.
2007-08 Bookmark in the Park book list:
Kindergarten and younger:
Harriet's Recital and Loudmouth George and the Cornet, by Nancy Carlson
Kindergarten to Grade 3:
The Art Lesson, by Tomie dePaola
More than Meets the Eye, By Bob Raczka
Grades 3-6:
Seen Art?, by Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith
Leonardo's Horse, by Jean Fritz and Hudson Talbott
The Wright 3 by Blue Bailliett
Grades 7 and up:
Kindergarten to Grade 3:
The Art Lesson, by Tomie dePaola
More than Meets the Eye, By Bob Raczka
Grades 3-6:
Seen Art?, by Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith
Leonardo's Horse, by Jean Fritz and Hudson Talbott
The Wright 3 by Blue Bailliett
Grades 7 and up:
The Monument, by Gary Paulsen
Adults and teens:
Adults and teens:
Girl with a Pearl Earring, by Tracy Chevalier
Leonardo's Shadow, by Christopher Peter Grey
Copies of the books are available at the St. Louis Park Hennepin County Library and at public schools during the school year.
For more information, please visit www.slpschools.org/psi/bookmark or the St. Louis Park Library. Other questions? Call (952) 928-6050, Ext. 7401.
Leonardo's Shadow, by Christopher Peter Grey
Copies of the books are available at the St. Louis Park Hennepin County Library and at public schools during the school year.
For more information, please visit www.slpschools.org/psi/bookmark or the St. Louis Park Library. Other questions? Call (952) 928-6050, Ext. 7401.
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