"ID","Title","Fiscal Year(s)","Fiscal Year Funding Amount","Legal Citation / Subdivision","Appropriation Language","Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)","Measurable Outcome(s)","Proposed Outcomes Achieved","Other Funds Leveraged","Source of Additional Funds","Direct Expenses","Administration Costs","Recipient Board Members","Number of full time equivalents funded","Recipient","Recipient Type","Body","About the Issue","Project Details","Start Date","End Date","Source","Status","Updates","Details/Reports","First Name","Last Name","Organization Name","Street Address","City","State","Zip Code","Phone","Email","Activity Type","Administered by","Media","Counties Affected","LSOHC Section","Watershed","URL","Advisory Group Members and Qualifications","Board Members and Qualifications","Conflict of Interest Contact","Conflict of Interest Disclosed"
33568,"2015- Pomme de Terre WRAPS Implementation Plan",2015,387146,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Regular Session chapter 137",,"This project will result in the addition of a Regional Clean Water Forester to service Technical Service Areas 3 and 8.","This project resulted in an annual estimated reduction of 608 lbs of phosphorus and 441 tons of sediment.","Achieved proposed outcomes",65750,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",260194,550,"Board information for grantees can be found within contact directories on BWSR's website under Operational Resources, ""About Our Partners"".",3.05,"Pomme de Terre River Association JPB","Local/Regional Government","The Pomme de Terre River Association has targeted and identified specific areas and activities required for marked water quality improvement. This project will implement of 16 Water and Sediment Control Basins (WASCOBs), 28 Rain Gardens, 2 Shoreline/ Stream bank stabilization, 10 Waste Pit Closures, 1 Terrace Project, and the enrollment of 1900 acres into conservation practices. These practices in total will directly result in site-specific and watershed-dependent reductions of 17,801 tons of sediment and 17,784 pounds of phosphorous from entering surface waters yearly in the watershed. In addition, a failing dam has been prioritized and targeted within the Drywood Creek sub-watershed and the removal will result in 42.57 tons sediment and 42.57 pounds phosphorus reductions.",,,2015-03-10,2018-12-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Jared,House,"Pomme de Terre River Association JPB","c/o Stevens SWCD",Morris,MN,56267,651-235-7169,jared.house@pdtriver.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Big Stone, Douglas, Grant, Otter Tail, Stevens, Swift",,"Pomme de Terre River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2015-pomme-de-terre-wraps-implementation-plan,"See http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/index.html","See http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/index.html and http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/boarddirectory.pdf","Nicole Clapp",No
22183,"Acceleration of the County Geologic Atlas Program II",2014,615000,"M.L. 2013 Chapter 137 Article 2 Section 10","$615,000 the first year and $615,000 the second year are for developing county geologic atlases. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2018.","Within the period of this grant substantial progress or completion of three county geologic atlases should be achieved.  If more than three projects are conducted, proportionally less progress on each project will be achieved.","Databases of well construction data are finished for Cass, Isanti, Dodge, Hennepin, and Washington counties and work continues in St. Louis and Lake counties.  The Washington CGA update should be complete in January of 2016.  Compilation of the surficial geology maps for Isanti, Dodge, Hennepin, and Cass is underway.  Drilling is underway for Cass County. ",,,,615000,,,3.5,"Minnesota Geological Survey","Public College/University","This project will accelerate production of County Geologic Atlases (part A). An atlas is a set of geologic maps and associated databases for a county that facilitate informed management of natural resources, especially water and minerals.",,"This grant has supported progress on County Geologic Atlases for Cass, Isanti, Dodge, St. Louis, and Lake counties, and updates to the Hennepin and Washington Atlases.",2013-07-01,2018-06-30,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Dale,Setterholm,"Minnesota Geological Survey","2609 Territorial Road","St. Paul",MN,55114,612-626-5119,sette001@umn.edu,"Analysis/Interpretation, Mapping, Technical Assistance","University of Minnesota ",,"Brown, Cass, Dodge, Hennepin, Isanti, Lake, Redwood, St. Louis, Wadena, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/acceleration-county-geologic-atlas-program-ii,,,,
22183,"Acceleration of the County Geologic Atlas Program II",2015,615000,"M.L. 2013 Chapter 137 Article 2 Section 10","$615,000 the first year and $615,000 the second year are for developing county geologic atlases. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2018.","Each county geologic atlas costs about $350,000, so this $615,000 will fund about 1.75 atlases. As a practical matter, the funding is applied to many atlases which are partially funded by Legacy funds and partially funded by other sources.","The last stages of work for the Wadena, Redwood, and Brown CGAs are being funded. Redwood is being printed, and Wadena and Brown will follow closely. The Washington CGA has been printed and delivered. The Dodge, Lake, and St. Louis CGAs have been moved to other funding sources. The database for Dodge is complete and surficial and bedrock maps are under construction. The work in the Arrowhead has been divided into subprojects, and the first of three bedrock maps will be complete mid-summer. Another will follow in a year. The surficial geology has four subprojects and the first map will be complete late this year. The Hennepin CGA has been moved to other funding. The database work is nearly complete as is the surficial geology map. The bedrock map is also well along. The Cass and Isanti CGAs are the main focus of this funding stream currently. In Cass, drilling is complete and the surficial map will be drafted late this year. Bedrock work is also well underway. In Isanti County the database is complete, and the surficial and bedrock maps are very near completion. These phases are followed by work on the glacial subsurface mapping.",,,,615000,,,7.25,"Minnesota Geological Survey","Public College/University","This project will accelerate production of County Geologic Atlases (part A). An atlas is a set of geologic maps and associated databases for a county that facilitate informed management of natural resources, especially water and minerals.",,"This grant has supported progress on County Geologic Atlases for Cass, Isanti, Dodge, St. Louis, and Lake counties, and updates to the Hennepin and Washington Atlases.",2013-07-01,2018-06-30,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Dale,Setterholm,"Minnesota Geological Survey","2609 Territorial Road","St. Paul",MN,55114,612-626-5119,sette001@umn.edu,"Analysis/Interpretation, Mapping, Technical Assistance","University of Minnesota ",,"Brown, Cass, Dodge, Hennepin, Isanti, Lake, Redwood, St. Louis, Wadena, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/acceleration-county-geologic-atlas-program-ii,,,,
23902,"Accelerated Shallow Lakes and Wetland Enhancement Phase VI",2015,877700,"ML 2014, Ch. 256, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 4(e)","$1,050,000 in the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources to enhance and restore shallow lakes statewide. A list of proposed land restorations and enhancements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan. ",,"Enhanced 19,365 acres. ",,,,820100,86500,,,DNR,"State Government","Many of Minnesota's wetlands have been lost and the remainder degraded.  Recent tiling and ditching have accelerated this situation.  Through this program, shallow lakes and wetlands were designed, constructed, and intensively managed to benefit wetland wildlife and Minnesota residents.  Habitat accomplishments from this proposal have enhanced 19,365 acres of wetlands and shallow lakes to benefit waterfowl and wetland wildlife.  Work was accomplish through constructed infrastructure, cattail control, and a significant prescribed wetland burn. ",,"Approximately 30 species of waterfowl are regular migrants through Minnesota. More than a dozen breed and nest in Minnesota. While each of these species has its own particular habitat needs the common bond is a dependence on wetland habitat for survival. Meeting the needs of these waterfowl requires a complex of wetland sizes and types ranging from temporary and seasonal wetlands to large permanent shallow lakes.  Habitat work accomplished with this OHF appropriation contributes to the needs of these waterfowl and other wetland-associated wildlife. Five wetland/shallow lake infrastructure projects were designed and completed (Carlos Avery WMA, Anoka County; Joe River WMA, Kittson County; Cornish Flowage, Aitkin County; Mille Lacs WMA, Mille Lacs County; and Dry Sand WMA, Cass County).  These projects improved or replaced dikes and water level control structures.  These projects enhanced 3,079 acres of wetland habitat.  In addition to these design and construct projects, another four projects were design only.  Because of the complexity of many shallow lake and wetland infrastructure projects, we sometimes begin by bringing in engineers to survey and design potential projects.  We can use this initial information to develop cost estimates, obtain permits, and determine if and when to move ahead with construction.  Because design-only projects do not entail construction, no acres are claimed for these projects, as is consistent with our past reports. These four design-only projects were at Spohn WMA, Quistorff WMA, Aurzada WMA, and Ruff-Nik WMA, all in Todd County. 6,068 acres of invasive cattails were sprayed statewide.  This work was done in both 2015 and 2018.  The work in 2015 was done using private contractors, but in 2018 we were able to do the work using a state-owned helicopter outfitted with an OHF-funded spray unit and using the OHF-funded Roving Habitat Crews as ground support personnel. The acreage of cattails sprayed includes 13.3 acres of a new invasive grass that was discovered at McCarthy Lake WMA.  We were able to effectively deal with this potential threat thanks to the equipment and personnel we now have available.  While aerial spraying of monotypic stands of cattails can't resolve the problem statewide due to the extent of their coverage, property managers are excited to have aerial spraying as a means to improve wetland habitat at select sites.   Finally, a major prescribed wetland burn was funded out of this appropriation which enhanced 10,200 acres.  This was one of the largest prescribed burns ever done in Minnesota.  The effectiveness of this burn and it's relatively low cost have property managers considering future large wetland burns. In total, 19,365 wetland acres were enhanced by this appropriation, well above the Accomplishment Plan goal. ",2014-07-01,2019-10-31,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ricky,Lien,"MN DNR Div. of Fish and Wildlife","500 Lafayette Rd ","St. Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 259-5227",ricky.lien@state.mn.us,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Beltrami, Cass, Chippewa, Clearwater, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Isanti, Jackson, Kittson, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Mahnomen, Marshall, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Otter Tail, Polk, Pope, Red Lake, Roseau, St. Louis, Stearns, Wabasha, Washington, Wilkin, Wright","Forest Prairie Transition, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Northern Forest, Prairie Region, Southeast Forest",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/accelerated-shallow-lakes-and-wetland-enhancement-phase-vi,,,,
23932,"Accelerated protection of grassland and prairie habitat with Reinvest In Minnesota (RIM) and Native Prairie Bank (NPB) easements",2015,5144900,"ML 2014, Ch.256, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 2(e)","$3,000,000 in the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources and $2,450,000 in the second year is to the Board of Water and Soil Resources to implement the Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan through acquisition of permanent conservation easements to protect native prairie and grasslands. Of these amounts, up to $112,000 to the Department of Natural Resources and up to $65,000 to the Board of Water and Soil Resources are for establishing monitoring and enforcement funds as approved in the accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. Lands with easements acquired with this appropriation may not be used for emergency haying and grazing in response to federal or state disaster declarations. Conservation grazing under a management plan that is already being implemented may continue. Subject to the evaluation criteria under Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be given to acquisition of lands that are eligible for the native prairie bank under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of permanent conservation easements must be provided as part of the final report. ",,"1,584 acres protected in easement ",,,,5123600,37000,,.59,"DNR and BWSR","State Government","Reinvest In Minnesota (RIM) and Native Prairie Bank (NPB) coordinated to accelerate grassland protection efforts. Through this appropriation a total of 1,584 acres were protected.  This included 604 RIM acres and 980 NPB acres. Easement acquisition focused on Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan identified landscapes. ",,"The loss of native prairie and grassland habitat is arguably the greatest conservation challenge facing western and southern Minnesota. This appropriation aimed to protect 1,120 acres of prairie and grassland habitat by coordinating and accelerating the enrollment of Reinvest In Minnesota (RIM) and the Native Prairie Bank (NPB) easements. Not only were the protection outcomes met but they were exceeded by 464 acres, for a total of 1,584 acres of prairie and grassland habitat protection.  Acceleration, such as this, is necessary to address the loss of native prairie and associated grasslands. Today, only about 1.3% of Minnesota’s original 18 million acres of prairie remains. The few remaining acres of native prairie once were thought of as unsuitable for crop production, however with advancements in technology and equipment, in addition to growing competition for tillable acres, this is no longer the case.  Unfortunately, grassland-to-cropland conversion is not the only impact to native prairie, significant degradation and loss is also occurring due to property development, mineral extraction and lack of prairie-oriented management. If the current trajectory of grassland and prairie loss continues it will be devastating to grassland dependent wildlife populations. Recognizing that protecting grassland and wetland habitat is one of the most critical environmental challenges facing Minnesota, over a dozen leading conservation organizations developed a blue print for moving forward – the Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan. This plan calls for several outcomes, including the protection of all remaining native prairie and the protection other grasslands through conservation easements. The two primary, state administered easement programs identified to accomplish this are  Reinvest in Minnesota Program (RIM) and Native Prairie Bank Program (NPB). Between the historic priority lands for RIM and NPB enrollment lies a mix or restored grasslands and low diversity remnant prairies – without any protection from conversion. In order to achieve the Minnesota Prairie Plans goals this appropriation allowed RIM and NPB to re-tool to better address prairie, grassland and wetland threats.  Originally, this appropriation aimed to enroll 520 acres of RIM easements and 600 acres of Native Prairie Bank easements. These acres were to be focused on priority landscapes identified in the Minnesota Prairie Plan and Local Technical Teams, comprised of local conservation organizations, had already been assembled and eagerly awaited funding to deliver these programs to willing landowners. Ultimately, 8 high quality native prairie parcels for a total of 980 acres (380 acres more than initial 600 acre goal) were protected through this appropriation via Native Prairie Bank Easements.  These now protected native prairies are unique natural resources that consist of thousands of different organisms, plants, animals, bacteria and soil fungi.  Their complex interactions provide the food, water and shelter required by many of Minnesota’s rare, threatened and endangered species. These prairies house a wide variety of pollinator species, some of which often cannot survive in other habitats, including prairie restorations. Additionally, 8 RIM easements for a total of 604 acres (84 acres more than initial 520 acre goal) were acquired through this appropriation to protect key grasslands that help connect high priority conservation lands, thus working towards building the prairie complexes identified in the Minnesota Prairie Plan.  Grasslands protected were ecologically evaluated and recommended by Prairie Plan Local Technical Teams, which are made up of multiple conservation organizations.     ",2014-07-01,2019-10-30,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Judy,Schulte,"MN DNR","1241 E Bridge Street","Redwood Falls",MN,56283,"(507) 637-6016",judy.schulte@state.mn.us,"Land Acquisition",,,"Big Stone, Clay, Cottonwood, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Marshall, Otter Tail, Pipestone, Redwood, Swift, Wilkin","Forest Prairie Transition, Prairie Region",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/accelerated-protection-grassland-and-prairie-habitat-reinvest-minnesota-rim-and-native-prai,,,,
33894,"Acquire Microfilm Reader/Printer/Scanner",2015,9385,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.","Available upon request. Contact","Targets were exceeded in the speed of delivery and set up and in the overall delight of the people who have used it.",,,"Available upon request. Contact",9385,,"Patricia Koski, Patricia Lammi, James Pluth, Judy Swenson, Terry Jackson, Joseph Mertel, Celia Domich, Theresa Jamnick, Sue Kainz, David Kess, Diana Moravitz, Gail Sheddy, Meg Heiman.",0.00,"Ely-Winton Historical Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To purchase a microfilm reader/printer to make microfilmed records more accessible to the public.",,,2015-03-01,2016-03-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Margaret,Sweet,"Ely-Winton Historical Society","1900 East Camp Street",Ely,MN,55731,218-365-3226,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/acquire-microfilm-readerprinterscanner-1,,"Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",,
34029,"Acquire Microfilm Reader/Printer/Scanner",2015,9345,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.","Available upon request. Contact",,,,"Available upon request. Contact",9345,,"Glenn Medgaarden (President), Ardis Jensen (Vice-President), Royce Helmbrecht (Treasurer), Patricia Kitchings (Secretary), Dean Ulland, Sue Grove, Jackie Holst, Terry Donovan, Keith Cich, Courtney Wyatt, Barbara Lewis, Amy Baskin, John Haymond (Executive Director)",0.00,"Mower County Historical Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To purchase a microfilm reader/printer to make microfilmed records more accessible to the public.",,,2015-03-01,2016-03-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,John,Haymond,"Mower County Historical Society","1303 SW Sixth Avenue",Austin,MN,55912,507-437-6082,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Dodge, Freeborn, Mower, Olmsted, Steele",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/acquire-microfilm-readerprinterscanner-5,,"Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",,
34016,"Acquisition of Microfilm Reader/Printer",2015,10000,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.","Available upon request. Contact","The response of the users both staff and visitors has been positive, and the extra capabilities of this system are noted and appreciated.",,270,"Available upon request. Contact",10270,,"Hennan Rost, Mark Titus, John Hay, Paula Bargfrede, Sherry Schoewe, Everett Tusa, Randy Winter, Ron Kenyon, Sedrick Borsgard, Gwen Fleace, Richard Erickson, Delia Emmerich, Rosemary Schultz",0.01,"Jackson County Historical Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To purchase a microfilm reader/printer to broaden public accessibility to microfilmed records.",,,2014-12-01,2015-12-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael,Kirchmeier,"Jackson County Historical Society","PO Box 238, 307 North Highway 86",Lakefield,MN,56150,507-662-5505,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Jackson, Cottonwood, Martin, Nobles",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/acquisition-microfilm-readerprinter-1,,"Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",,
29486,"Amity Creek Stressor Identification",2015,106931,,,,,,,,,,,.39,"South Saint Louis County Soil and Water Conservation District","Local/Regional Government","The goal of this project is to develop a stream restoration opportunities matrix for the Amity Creek watershed, which will prioritize the various protection and restoration options in the watershed for the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) and local partners.",,"Lake Superior - South Watershed ",2015-06-01,2016-05-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,RC,Boheim,"South Saint Louis County Soil and Water Conservation District","Room 301 215 North 1st Avenue East",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 723-4867",,"Assessment/Evaluation, Planning, Restoration/Enhancement, Technical Assistance","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"St. Louis",,"Lake Superior - South",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/amity-creek-stressor-identification,,,,
21057,"Arrowhead Library System Legacy Grant SFY 2014 - SFY 2015",2014,261461,"Laws of Minnesota for 2013 Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4","These amounts are appropriated to the commissioner of education for grants to the 12 Minnesota regional library systems to provide educational opportunities in the arts, history, literary arts, and cultural heritage of Minnesota. These funds shall be allocated using the formula in Minnesota Statutes, section 134.355, subdivisions 3, 4, and 5, with the remaining 25 percent to be distributed to all qualifying systems in an amount proportionate to the number of qualifying system entities in each system. For purposes of this subdivision, ""qualifying system entity"" means a public library, a regional library system, a regional library system headquarters, a county, or an outreach service program. These funds may be used to sponsor programs provided by regional libraries or to provide grants to local arts and cultural heritage programs for programs in partnership with regional libraries. These funds shall be distributed in ten equal payments per year. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, the appropriations encumbered on or before June 30, 2015, as grants or contracts in this subdivision are available until June 30, 2017.",,"Total Number of Programs Held: 51 programs that include participation in the statewide program (One Book, History Day, & Minnesota Book Awards), the creation of public art displays at two public libraries, tickets to 12 concerts, plays or other community sponsored events , 4 museum pass programs (with admission to a choice of 13 museums), and 30 other art, photography, poetry, dance, music, author, illustrators , puppets and plays that were performed at various libraries in the Arrowhead Library System. Total Attendance: 14,955 people attended programs held at the libraries, visited museums or attended concerts or plays. Total Number of Partnerships: 1,159 partnerships were involved throughout the year that consist of the artists/performers, libraries, newspapers, community organizations, schools, and nursing homes that promoted, hosted, or performed as part of our Legacy programming.",,66685,"$66,684.90 in in-kind contributions including discounted ticket prices provided by museums and events, the value of library staff time for programs held at libraries including planning for the public art projects, and the additional ALS staff time coordinating Legacy programs. The value of public notices printed in newspapers has not been included in this figure.",328146,,,.5,"Arrowhead Library System",Libraries,"Minnesota’s 12 regional public library systems, which encompass 350 public libraries in all areas of the state, benefit from a portion of the Legacy Amendment’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Through State Library Services, a division of the Minnesota Department of Education, each regional public library system receives a formula-driven allocation from the annual $3 million Minnesota Regional Library Legacy Grant. Arrowhead Library System (ALS) is a federated regional public library system with central services located in northeastern Minnesota. ALS has twenty-nine member public libraries located in seven counties: Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, and St. Louis. With Arts and Cultural Heritage funds, ALS and its member libraries present an array of arts, cultural, literary, and Minnesota history programs in collaboration with arts and cultural organizations, independent artists, historical societies, and community organizations. Programs contribute to the cultural vitality of the region and build a lasting legacy. ",,,2013-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jim,Weikum,"Arrowhead Library System","5528 Emerald Avenue","Mt. Iron",MN,55768-2069,"(218) 741-3840 Ext. 230",jim@arrowhead.lib.mn.us,"Digitization/Online Information Access, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Fund Administration, Grants/Contracts, Preservation, Research","Minnesota Department of Education",,"Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arrowhead-library-system-legacy-grant-sfy-2014-sfy-2015,,,,
21057,"Arrowhead Library System Legacy Grant SFY 2014 - SFY 2015",2015,261461,"Laws of Minnesota for 2013 Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4","These amounts are appropriated to the commissioner of education for grants to the 12 Minnesota regional library systems to provide educational opportunities in the arts, history, literary arts, and cultural heritage of Minnesota. These funds shall be allocated using the formula in Minnesota Statutes, section 134.355, subdivisions 3, 4, and 5, with the remaining 25 percent to be distributed to all qualifying systems in an amount proportionate to the number of qualifying system entities in each system. For purposes of this subdivision, ""qualifying system entity"" means a public library, a regional library system, a regional library system headquarters, a county, or an outreach service program. These funds may be used to sponsor programs provided by regional libraries or to provide grants to local arts and cultural heritage programs for programs in partnership with regional libraries. These funds shall be distributed in ten equal payments per year. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, the appropriations encumbered on or before June 30, 2015, as grants or contracts in this subdivision are available until June 30, 2017.",,"Total number of projects: 34 Total attendance/participation: 10,200 Total number of partnerships: 176 Total value of in-kind contributions: $42,000 Total administrative costs: $14,563 Total FTE: .5",,,,,,,,"Arrowhead Library System",Libraries,"Minnesota’s 12 regional public library systems, which encompass 350 public libraries in all areas of the state, benefit from a portion of the Legacy Amendment’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Through State Library Services, a division of the Minnesota Department of Education, each regional public library system receives a formula-driven allocation from the annual $3 million Minnesota Regional Library Legacy Grant. Arrowhead Library System (ALS) is a federated regional public library system with central services located in northeastern Minnesota. ALS has twenty-nine member public libraries located in seven counties: Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, and St. Louis. With Arts and Cultural Heritage funds, ALS and its member libraries present an array of arts, cultural, literary, and Minnesota history programs in collaboration with arts and cultural organizations, independent artists, historical societies, and community organizations. Programs contribute to the cultural vitality of the region and build a lasting legacy. ",,,2013-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jim,Weikum,"Arrowhead Library System","5528 Emerald Avenue","Mt. Iron",MN,55768-2069,"(218) 741-3840 Ext. 230",jim@arrowhead.lib.mn.us,"Digitization/Online Information Access, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Fund Administration, Grants/Contracts, Preservation, Research","Minnesota Department of Education",,"Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arrowhead-library-system-legacy-grant-sfy-2014-sfy-2015,,,,
25415,"Art Project Grant",2015,2794,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The artistic goals are to perform orchestral music to the highest possible standard for a community orchestra. Artistic success means selecting music that utilizes the strengths of the orchestra and hiring professionals to fill in where parts are needed. The goal is to provide local musicians with the opportunity to learn new works, perform for an audience and accompany a high quality soloist. Additionally, the goal is to provide local audience members with three high quality listening experiences that will expose them to a variety of composers, featuring different instruments and a fun concert experience.The local musicians will have the opportunity to evaluate their learning experience through a post-concert survey. The local audience will also have the opportunity to evaluate their concert experience through a survey. The information collected will be used by the Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program to inform programming decisions.","Our first proposed outcome for the orchestra musicians was to ask the musicians if they were challenged by the performance experience and to assess the quality of the orchestras playing. According to post-concert surveys completed by our Itasca Symphony Orchestra members, the majority of all Symphony members felt they were challenged by our performances and that the Itasca Symphony Orchestra did succeed in performing to the highest standards possible for a community orchestra. Surveys showed our musicians had the opportunity to perform works that they had never had the opportunity to perform. Surveys also showed our musicians were very enthusiastic about their opportunity to play with the Itasca Symphony Orchestra. The second proposed outcome was to expose our Itasca County audience to the talent and versatility of the featured performer and the symphony orchestra. The audience surveys were all very positive, and always are fun to review after each concert. This year our program listed the professions for each one of our musicians. This information was included to highlight that our musicians our volunteers and all have mostly non-music related jobs in our communityùour audience wrote in many favorable comments indicating this information was really interesting to see.",,19302,"Other, local or private",22096,940,"Kristen Anderson, Dave Kooda, Shannon Benolken, Tom Nelson, Brad Johnson, Heather Krueger, Mary LaPlant, Jerry Ophoven, Ellen Bogardus-Szymaniak, Christa Berg, Cheryl Lewis",,"Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"The Itasca Symphony Orchestra will perform three concerts: the first with guest artist Alexander Sandor, who will perform Piano Concerto No. 1 by Pytor Tchaikovsky on November 22, 2014; the second with guest artist Aleks Tengesdal, who will perform the Cello Concerto in B minor by Antonín Dvorák on February 21, 2015; the third with guest artist tenor Bill Bastian, who will perform a work yet to be decided upon on May 16, 2015. All concerts will begin at 7:30 pm, with the November concert at the Reif Center, and, due to a major renovation at the Reif, the February and May concerts will take place at the Saint Joseph’s Church in Grand Rapids.",2014-11-22,2015-05-16,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tara,Makinen,"Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program","720 Conifer Dr PO Box 140","Grand Rapids",MN,55744,"(218) 327-5781 ",tara@itascaorchestra.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Itasca, St. Louis, Carlton, Aitkin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-84,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor of University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: student of Art Education at University of Minnesota-Duluth, ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952 ",Yes
25419,"Art Project Grant",2015,4800,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra will present the final concert of its 2015 season on July 23 at Weber Music Hall, University of Minnesota-Duluth. The program will feature a collaboration between the Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra and the Magic Smelt Puppet Troupe, both Duluth-based organizations. They will perform a new work for orchestra and shadow puppets based on a Persian fairy tale, specific tale as yet undetermined. The musical score will be created by Tehran composer, Hooshyar Khayam. The goal is to present a performance that is artistically compelling. We hope through this collaboration to broaden the audience base for two artistic enterprises not often joined together: puppetry and chamber orchestra.The artistic evaluation will be made by the project directors reflecting the response of participating musicians and puppet artists, audience members, Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra board members, and reviews in the media. The effort to broaden the audience bas of both organizations will be reflected in ticket sales and audience response.",,,2900,"Other, local or private",7700,,"Ann Hodge, Aaron Bransky,Tom Eling, Brenda Schrader-Johnson, Geoff Popham, Ted Harwood, John Fochs, Pamela Benson, Anne Cotter",,"Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"On Thursday, July 23, 2015 the Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra will present the final concert of its 2015 summer season. The second half of that concert will be the presentation of a Persian fairy tale for chamber orchestra and shadow puppets. The music will be newly composed by Hooshyar Khayam of Tehran, Iran; the shadow puppets designed and operated by The Magic Smelt Puppet Troupe; the music performed by the Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra under the direction of Warren Freisen.",2015-05-24,2015-08-24,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Warren,Friesen,"Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra","PO Box 434",Duluth,MN,55801,"(507) 779-4200 ",warren.t.friesen@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-85,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor of University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: student of Art Education at University of Minnesota-Duluth, ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.",,No
25422,"Art Project Grant",2015,4800,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","With this production of Carmen, Lyric Opera of the North will begin its Tenth Anniversary Season. With that in mind, our goals for this production are to Celebrate, Stretch, and Grow. Carmen is a huge production, filled with gorgeous music and a gripping story. It is exuberant, tragic, and seductive -- a great representation of opera! Collaborating with the Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra will give us an opportunity to learn from an established organization, take new risks, and form new relationships. Studies show that symphony patrons are not necessarily opera patrons. We look forward to making new friends for the opera with one of the most recognizable and accessible operas in the repertoire.This is the first collaboration of this type for Lyric Opera of the North. We will be working closely with the Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra to assess the project from its very beginning to the end. We will meet regularly with the executive director and music director from the Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra, for continuous evaluation. After the project is completed, Lyric Opera of the North will gather its Board of Directors and the General Artistic Directors to discuss the project. This evaluation, along with patron and artist feedback help us measure our outcomes. Of course ticket sales and ad sales are numbers that are evaluated, as well.","Expanded mailing list by 550 names.",,39513,"Other, local or private",44313,,"Martha Firling, Charlotte Taylor, Richard Lichty, Jean Jacobson, James Sheetz, Chery Takkunen, Floyd Cochran, Diane Dinndorf Friebe, Georgia Jacobson",,"Lyric Opera of the North","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"Lyric Opera of the North will present Bizet's Carmen with the Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra in a first-ever collaboration between the two organizations. The production is a part of Lyric Opera of the North's 10 Year Anniversary Season and will take place at the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center. Lyric Opera of the North soloists and chorus will be joined by 53 members of the Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra and their chorus for this staged performance, including costumes, wigs, sets and lighting.",2014-10-01,2015-01-10,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sarah,Lawrence,"Lyric Opera of the North","PO Box 462",Duluth,MN,55801,"(218) 464-0922 ",sarah@loonopera.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Cook, Lake, St. Louis, Carlton, Pine, Kanabec, Chisago, Cass, Itasca, Koochiching, Beltrami",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-86,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor of University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: student of Art Education at University of Minnesota-Duluth, ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.",,No
25425,"Art Project Grant",2015,4800,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Mesabi Symphony Orchestra’s artistic goal is professional-level performances of the standards of the orchestral repertoire, achieved through weekly rehearsals and strong leadership from the podium and principal positions. Measurable short-term outcomes for this project include (1) maintaining membership at 42 musicians or more; (2) drawing audiences of 150 or more at each concert location; and (3) meeting budget. Longer-range outcomes for this project include a thriving arts scene on the Iron Range, greater interest in the study of music in our schools, growing audiences for orchestra concerts, and growing financial support for the Mesabi Symphony Orchestra.The board will assess whether the artistic goal has been achieved through consultation with the artistic director and conductor immediately following the performances. The Mesabi Symphony Orchestra board tracks orchestra membership and concert attendance on an ongoing basis. The financial results for this project will be collected by the Mesabi Symphony Orchestra board and evaluated at a board meeting. The board of Mesabi Symphony Orchestra will track audience size and financial support over time to determine whether the measurable long-term outcomes are being met. We have made a commitment to participate in the Cultural Data Project, and believe the Cultural Data Project will give us a better way to monitor progress toward achieving the long-term outcomes.","Measurable short-term outcomes for this project included (1) maintaining membership at 42 musicians or more; (2) drawing audiences of 150 or more at each concert location; and (3) meeting budget. Mesabi Community Orchestra membership actually increased to 45, audiences were 200 or more in both locations, and we realized a budget surplus. Longer-range outcomes for this project include a thriving arts scene on the Iron Range, greater interest in the study of music in our schools, growing audiences for orchestra concerts, and growing financial support for the Mesabi Community Orchestra. One indication that the longer-range outcome will be met is that five teenagers have joined the Mesabi Community Orchestra, including one young man first exposed to the Mesabi Community Orchestra through this collaboration. Mesabi Community Orchestra included an audience survey in programs, and 43 surveys were returned. Of these, 19 people were attending their first Mesabi Community Orchestra concert. All respondents reported that they liked both the program and the orchestra's performance. These are a few comments received: *Bravo for bringing a symphony to Ely! * It was wonderful to see the students join the orchestra for a couple of pieces. Great way to encourage the youth to stay involved in music. * Loved Keiko's violin solo. And God Created Great Whales"" was spectacular! * I liked that they included the high school students. * Wonderful soloist. Unique whale piece and soothing first half. * Very unusual music - (the whales) - LOVED Blue Danube. Great Concert. * Easy to listen to. I especially enjoyed ""The Great Whales."" * I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of the musicianship in an area so far removed from a university program. This project reached its target audience and drew more young people than other recent performances. Mesabi Community Orchestra distributes free tickets to students, and 51 were returned for this concert series.""",,6516,"Other, local or private",11316,22,"Russell Bergum, Sarah Antanies, Kris Coombe, Ben Johnson, Sergey Bogza, Lynn Evenson, Erik Honkanen, Karen McManus, Mary Peterson, Roberta Tomasetti, Sheila Wilcox",,"Mesabi Community Orchestra AKA Mesabi Symphony Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"Mesabi Symphony Orchestra will present a concert, Elements: Earth, Water, Air and Fire, on Saturday, February 7 in Ely and on Sunday, February 8 in Virginia. The program will feature On the Beautiful Blue Danube” by Johann Strauss II, The Lark Ascending” by Ralph Vaughan Williams, And God Created Great Whales” by Alan Hovhaness, West Side Story Selections” by Leonard Bernstein, and Berceuse and Finale from Firebird” by Igor Stravinsky. The Lark Ascending will feature principal second violinist Keiko Williams as soloist.",2014-10-01,2015-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sarah,Antanies,"Mesabi Community Orchestra AKA Mesabi Symphony Orchestra","PO Box 600",Virginia,MN,55792,"(218) 365-3228 ",karjack@frontiernet.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Lake",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-88,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor of University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: student of Art Education at University of Minnesota-Duluth, ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952",2
25427,"Art Project Grant",2015,3840,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The goal is to present high quality theater that provides cultural enrichment, expands community audience, and engages participants and audience alike. While live theater is inherently an ephemeral experience, our goal is a memorable performance that lasts beyond the moment -- to inform audience viewpoints -- by bringing a new perspective to understanding immigrants, past and present. Measurable outcomes include audience's reaction to the play itself, including the level of engagement in the final sing-along; attendance by community members who have heretofore not been at Nordic Center events; and the quality of dialog created in a talk-back about the artistic experience and immigration.The methods for measuring how well this project of fulfills goals and achieves its desired outcomes will be to observe and assess direct audience response to the performance; to evaluate all reviews; to tally tickets sold and guest book names provided, and to monitor guests' subsequent participation in Nordic Center programs and measure that economic impact; to record and evaluate audience feedback about the play experience during an interactive talk-back conducted immediately after the performance; to conduct self-evaluations of artists and administrators participating in the project in order to assess the project's impact, both on themselves and the perceived impact on their audience.","Of the 130 audience members, about one third were familiar faces from other Nordic Center activities. So we expanded our audience. More people learned about the Nordic Center; more community members were moved by our message.",,1160,"Other, local or private",5000,,"Chris Susag, Kristbj°rg Eide, Stefan Guttormsson, Thomas Rebnord, Kathy Botten, Jeraldine Engeseth, Rosemary Guttormsson",,"Nordic Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"November 8, 2014 the Nordic Center will produce The Uprooting, a newly discovered history play that brings to life a meeting of young Norwegian farmers and craftsmen being enticed to immigrate to America in 1825 on the sloop Restoration. The enticer is Cleng Peerson, father of Norwegian Emigration. These immigrants, later known as The Sloopers, are ancestors to many Norwegians who later settled in Minnesota. Written nearly 100 years ago, but just recently found among the playwright's stored memorabilia, the script was translated, developed into a performance piece, and premiered before an audience of 300 at a Duluth Entertainment Convention Center convention, to a standing ovation and requests for more performances.",2014-10-01,2015-01-12,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kristbj°rg,Eide,"Nordic Center","23 Lake Ave N",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 393-7320 ",krisnorway@q.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-89,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: student of Art Education at University of Minnesota-Duluth, ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.",,No
25433,"Art Project Grant",2015,4800,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","This production will offer local audiences the chance to see a classic in a bold, new and exciting way, and it is the type of opportunity local audiences would not have if we did not exist. Also, Renegade Theater Company is committed to offering unprecedented opportunities for local artists to learn and grow in their chosen fields. This production will force cast and crew to engage their imaginations fully and get back to the heart of storytelling - making much out of little. Again, this is the type of opportunity that wouldn't exist if we didn't.Renegade will solicit audience feedback in a variety of means (online and in-person) as well as collect box office reports and analyze them against past seasons and similar productions. We will determine this production to be a success if we receive favorable audience response and see a strong box office result. We will also determine this production a success if we are able to expose our local audience to a classic work of literature in a new, bold and exciting way. We will solicit feedback from our cast and crew. We will determine this production a success if the cast and crew works together to build an entire world out of basic items and if local artists return to work with us again.",,,860,"Other, local or private",5660,,"Anika Thompson, J Steve Nys, Kendra Carlson, David Boe",,"Renegade Theater Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"Renegade Theater Company requests Arrowhead Regional Arts Council grant support for their production of a new adaptation of The Great Gatsby by F Scott Fitzgerald, adapted for the stage by Simon Levy. Funds will be used to aid in the creation of this production, which will utilize innovative and hyper-creative staging techniques to create the lush, lavish world of Gatsby from the dusty, cluttered trash left in the wake of his death. This production will utilize the talents of an entirely local cast and crew to help bring one of literature's most classic works to life on stage in a vital, electric and completely new way.",2014-12-01,2015-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Katy,Helbacka,"Renegade Theater Company","222 Superior St E",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 499-9782 ",katyhelbacka@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Douglas",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-90,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor of University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: student of Art Education at University of Minnesota-Duluth, ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.",,No
25434,"Art Project Grant",2015,4800,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Dances on the Lakewalk, once an innovative concept, became an established and respected opportunity artists to highlight their choreography. The revival of dance performances along the Lakewalk blends the innovative with the established. New faces have choreographic and performance opportunities in this outdoor setting and the audience will get to enjoy dance works by those established choreographers they may not have seen in recent years.Tracking the number of people attending and participating in the event each year helps us decide the future of the event. The post-performance conversations with audience members will play an important role in evaluating the project's success along with a post-event meeting with the choreographers and dancers.",,,325,"Other, local or private",5125,,"Cathy Podeszwa, Amy Eliot, Marco Carreon, Christopher Watson",,"Ressl Dance!","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"Artistic collaboration of the arts defines the mission of Ressl Dance!, which will present Dances on the Lakewalk, a performance of site-specific dances with original choreography by Minnesota and California artists at Lake Place Park on Friday and Saturday July 17 and 18, 2015.",2015-05-30,2015-07-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Cathy,Podeszwa,"Ressl Dance!","1517 8th St E",Duluth,MN,55812,"(218) 260-5247 ",cpodeszwa@msn.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Lake, Cook",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-91,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor of University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: student of Art Education at University of Minnesota-Duluth, ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.",,No
25437,"Art Project Grant",2015,4800,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Our success will be measured by a) who we are able to feature in our readings; b) quality of the readings; and c) attendance at the readings.We plan to evaluate by feedback from the writers/poets who participate in the reading series; feedback from audiences at the event; and by keeping a head count at each of our events so we are better able to meet our mission.","Count of audience attendance at each reading; poets' responses/reflections before and after the reading; response to posting notification of readings on social media (i.e. Facebook, etc.); poster distribution; e-mail press releases; word-of-mouth.",,1030,"Other, local or private",5830,,"Kathleen Roberts, Jill Hinners, John McCormick, Liz Minette, Paul Peterson, Ryan Vine",,"Spirit Lake Poetry Series","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"Spirit Lake Poetry Series will produce a reading series for Autumn 2014 and Spring 2015, featuring nationally, regionally and locally known poets, as well as an open reading.",2014-10-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kathleen,Roberts,"Spirit Lake Poetry Series","814 6th St W",Duluth,MN,55806,"(218) 213-7881 ",lminette@earthlink.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Carlton, Lake",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-92,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor of University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: student of Art Education at University of Minnesota-Duluth, ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.",,2
25442,"Art Project Grant",2015,2966,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Wise Fool Shakespeare will endeavor to present an original adaptation of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. We believe this production will have a positive impact on our organization in several ways. We hope to see a large audience turn out for this production, but also we hope that these guests turn into long term theater patrons. We also work to provide our actors with new and different opportunities - A Christmas Carol is unlike anything Wise Fool Shakespeare has done before.Wise Fool Shakespeare has several methods to determine the success of this production. We are able to gauge success by hard data including ticket sales, reviews and other press, emails, letters, and verbal comments. Our ticketing software also allows us to insert survey questions into the ticket buying process. Event attendees can be polled via Facebook Events, or with traditional pen and paper surveys at the event itself. Wise Fool Shakespeare has also decided to start asking our artists to take participation surveys so we can keep working towards providing worthwhile arts experiences for them.",,,4034,"Other, local or private",7000,,"Cheryl Skafte, Paul Cannan, Alison Klawiter, Susan Boorsma, Rebecca Farmer, Tony Barrett",,"Wise Fool Shakespeare","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"Wise Fool Shakespeare will utilize more volunteers to decrease the dollar amounts necessary of some of the artists’ stipends. We will also seek out less expensive means of advertising and offer trades for advertisements wherever possible. This will account for the $1910 difference in the budget.",2014-10-19,2015-02-27,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Chani,Ninneman,"Wise Fool Shakespeare","1631 4th St E Ste 6",Duluth,MN,55812,"(218) 310-7515 ",wisefoolshakespeare@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Carlton, Cook, Lake",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-93,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: student of Art Education at University of Minnesota-Duluth, ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.",,No
25507,"Art Project",2015,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","The goals of this project are to increase membership of the Winsted Arts Council and increase demand for the activities that we offer. Because we are in our infancy, as we grow and offer more opportunities, our reputation for quality programming will be developed.We will measure our impact through the increased membership numbers in our organization, the number of people participating in the activities, and the number of people participating in the classes that we offer.","The After School art club was a new venture, so had no previous class to compare it to, but registration met minimum goals each time and we ended up extending the sessions beyond our initially-proposed end date. Our homecoming concert was standing-room only, and the puppet show also packed the house. Dervish brought about 400 people to our community, which was similar to last year. That's about the capacity for the venue for a seated concert. Alan Page's book reading was very well attended, and he sold more books this year than last year, all to benefit his foundation. The Holiday art project was a drop in event in conjunction with a community celebration, and our table was always busy. The only event that had disappointing attendance was our open mic with featured artist event the end of January with Singleton Street. The band is first-rate, and promotion was good, so the weather may have been a factor. You always want each event to be a home-run, and this one was a bit of a disappointment, but consistency is also important so we shall give it time.",,6010,"Other, local or private",11010,,"Julie Guggemos, Leah Mallak, Tom Specken, Jim Fowler, Nancy Fasching, Ralph Millerbernd, Mike Cummings, Beth Olson, Mary Wiemiller, Molly Loder",,"Winsted Arts Council","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project",,"2014 Fall/Winter Art Programs and Performances",2014-09-15,2015-04-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Julie,Guggemos,"Winsted Arts Council","PO Box 177",Winsted,MN,55395,"(612) 226-4454 ",winstedartscouncil@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Wright, Carver, McLeod, Sherburne, Meeker, Hennepin, Ramsey, Stearns, St. Louis, Otter Tail",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-93,"Vonnie Saquilan: arts advocate, Granite Arts Council Board; Kathy Schaefer: musician, photographer, Southwest Minnesota State University business professor; Susan Marco: writer, High School English and creative writing teacher; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, board member Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; 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; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council Advisory Board; Kate Aydin: retired educator; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of the Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Vice President of Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, founding member and president, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, High School English and creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, board member Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Ellen Copperud: retired language arts teacher, theatre director; Dan Wahl: visual artist, musician, theater, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasure, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County board; Sydney Massee; visual artist, theatre, Lac qui Parle Valley School Districts board.",,No
25398,"Art Project Grant",2015,4800,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The goal of the 2014-15 Arrowhead Chorale Anniversary season is to present extraordinary chorale music in celebration of 25 years of promoting fine choral music to the region. The March concerts allow the audience to experience a seldom performed work, Bach's Saint Matthew Passion, with full orchestra, organ, multiple choirs and professional soloists. Funding is sought that supports obtaining excellent instrumental performers. Activities to achieve these goals include grant writing, advertise thoroughly, offer complimentary tickets to children, students, and various social service agencies including clients of Churches United in Ministry, and present history, background, and educational opportunities with each concert.Measurements need to reflect both specific data and general emotional and personal satisfaction. So the Chorale will be looking at: 1. Attendance/ticket sales at both performances and the symposium. 2. Feedback from audience, performers and staff. 3. Board reflection at the end of all activities associated with the events. 4. Feedback from partners in the collaboration—University of Minnesota-Duluth, First Lutheran Church, instrumentalists, soloists, and area church choirs.",,,200,"Other, local or private",5000,,"Brad Anderson, Kim Keuning, Cecelia Riehl, Susan Masterson, Cathy Schuyler, Ryan Sather, Bob Kelley, Karen Keenen, Nathan Winesett",,"Arrowhead Chorale","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"In March, the Arrowhead Chorale performs Bach’s Saint Matthew Passion, with guest choir University Singers joining us from University of Minnesota-Duluth, and soloist Timothy Stalter, who is well known for his performances of the Evangelist in Bach passions. During the performance weekend, the Chorale is hosting an academic symposium for professional musicians and clergy on the topic of the Saint Matthew Passion, both the Biblical version and the musical interpretation. Guest speaker is Dr Martin Marty, prominent church historian and author of many church history texts.",2015-01-01,2015-03-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Susan,Masterson,"Arrowhead Chorale","506 Michigan St W á",Duluth,MN,55802,"(715) 562-0002 ",arrowheadchorale@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Carlton, Lake",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-80,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor of University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: student of Art Education at University of Minnesota-Duluth, ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.",,No
25401,"Art Project Grant",2015,4800,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The project's goal is to offer the local community a unique opportunity to hear a world-class pianist performing Bach and other classical works. The outcomes are to: (1) offer Angela Hewitt's piano recital to an audience of 300 people, and (2) bring to local awareness the art of 20th-century piano virtuoso Rosalyn Tureck and her connection to the College through Jan Chiapusso.We will evaluate the project both qualitatively and quantitatively, based on attendance and audience response. Ticket sales will measure our audience size. Qualitatively, artistic success will be based on audience engagement at the pre-concert lecture and the post-concert reception. The post-concert reception is an excellent way to gather informal and reliable feedback, and it allows audience members to interact with the musician. A brief evaluative survey, inserted in the recital program, will monitor audience feedback in a more formal way.","Our first short-term goal was to have an audience size of 300 people at Angela Hewitt's recital of Bach's ""The Art of the Fugue."" The actual audience size was 135 attendees; however, due to the overwhelmingly positive responses we received from audience members, we feel that the project was a success. Although we might have reached a larger audience had we opted for a mixed-works program, our selection of the all-Bach program enabled us to offer a monumental performance of one of Ms. Hewitt's specialties. O",,5570,"Other, local or private",10370,,"Alan Apter, Patricia Bower-Jernigan, Ed Crawford, Sister Mary Susan Dewitt, Christopher Dolan, Jessica Durbin, Sister Lois Eckes, Larry Goodwin, Sister Kathleen Hofer, Mary Ives, Mat Johnson, Beth Haenke Just, Olivia Krejcarek, David Kuefler, Jean Maher, ",,"The College of Saint Scholastica","Public College/University","Art Project Grant",,"The project would be a community performance by Angela Hewitt, renowned pianist and Bach specialist. The concert would take place in October 2015 at The College of Saint Scholastica's Mitchell Auditorium. A pre-concert lecture and archival display will feature commentary on the work and biography of another great Bach pianist, Rosalyn Tureck and her connection to the Dutch pianist, Jan Chiapusso, who was a visiting professor at the College during the early 1930s. Tureck, who would be called the high priestess of Bach by the New York Times, attributed her specialization in Bach to Chiapusso's teaching.",2014-12-01,2015-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Larry,Goodwin,"The College of Saint Scholastica","1200 Kenwood Ave",Duluth,MN,55811-4199,"(218) 723-6000 ",efrischmann@css.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Carlton, Lake",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-81,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor of University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: student of Art Education at University of Minnesota-Duluth, ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952 ",Yes
25404,"Art Project Grant",2015,4800,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","All Souls Night's goal is to share and inspire handmade and live spectacle traditions, which mirror the extremes of the contrasting seasons of life and encourage creativity from all. Change is constant and inevitable in an evolving Universe and we provide a communal container in which to safely hold and process the gamut of joy, sorrow and gratitude for a subsequent sublimation into meaning-rich art and action. We want to spark year-round Twin Ports activities that observe these cycles in fun, original, profound ways, and also employ artists! We desire to honor the memory of those who have gone before, and model a holistic and active imagination towards the present and the future beings of our planet.Our number count of our participants and new attendees has increased every year, which indicates that we are doing most things right! Spontaneous comments for the most part express sincere gratitude for offering alternatives to Hollywood versions of Halloween. We conduct casual follow-up meetings with participants and observers for feedback to discuss the highs and lows of the event, and possible improvements for following years. We have an active Facebook page and a website page where the public can easy contact us to offer their talents and suggestions. Past feedback has been very positive and folks who have taken the time to approach us usually want to be involved in the following years.","We successfully completed a sixth public festival which shared and inspired handmade/live spectacle traditions. We employed artists! We encouraged creativity from all to express extremes of the contrasting seasons of life. We provided a communal container in which to safely hold and process the gamut of joy, sorrow and gratitude for a subsequent sublimation into meaning-rich art and action. We continue to spark year-round Twin Ports activities that observe these cycles in fun, original, profound ways. We honored the memory of those who have gone before, and modeled a holistic and active imagination towards the present and the future beings of our planet. Our number count of our participants and new attendees increased, indicating that we are doing most things right! Spontaneous comments for the most part expressed sincere gratitude for offering alternatives to Hollywood versions of Halloween.",,1450,"Other, local or private",6250,,"Chris Davila, Kat Livadaros, Kathy Hermes, Christine Strom, Peter Spooner, Julie Ahasay, Lane Ellis, Scot Bol, Esther Piszczek, Denise Hooper, Joellyn Rock",,"Duluth All Souls Night",,"Art Project Grant",,"All Souls Night is an annual Twin Ports fall arts festival held in and around the Duluth Depot. Whimsical skeleton imagery is apropos to Mexican Day of the Dead and other harvest season inspirations. ALL are welcomed for meaningful remembrance of loved ones with making things, listening, singing, marching in mock funeral procession and dancing in collective celebration. Visual and performing artists mesmerize with theme-related works of art, music, dance, and poetry, encouraging ALL to join with imaginative words, costumes and displays. Community preparations begin October with creative activities for all ages and backgrounds, leading to an evening indoor/outdoor extravaganza early November.",2014-10-01,2015-01-02,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mary,Plaster,"Duluth All Souls Night","2737 Russell Rd",Duluth,MN,55810,"(218) 310-6289 ",dasn@maryplaster.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Carlton",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-82,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: student of Art Education at University of Minnesota-Duluth, ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.",,No
25405,"Art Project Grant",2015,4800,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","It is the goal of The Duluth Superior Film Festival is to create new opportunities for audience access to filmmakers, artists and art in a previously underserved cultural canon. Duluth Superior Film Festival looks to present films produced from the Arrowhead region and from around the world, engage with cultures unlike our own and to revisit cultures from which audiences have been previously disconnected. Duluth Superior Film Festival's measurable outcomes are to increase attendance at all events, provide greater access to larger audience, gain higher profile press coverage, help encourage/increase local film productions and create year-round financial stability.The Duluth Superior Film Festival will measure outcomes through the use of audience surveys, track attendance at Explorers Club screenings, log press and promotional coverage, cultivate new audience through cross collaborations with other arts organizations, and increase fundraising through grant and sponsorship opportunities. Evaluation will also occur with the number of film productions that come to the Arrowhead Region. Duluth Superior Film Festival will continue to work closely with partner organizations such as Independent Filmmaker Project-Minnesota, The Minnesota Film and Television Board and the Upper Minnesota film Office to monitor this activity and to channel these productions to exhibition at the Duluth Superior Film Festival and Zinema venues.","The short range outcome of The Explorers Club was to increase attendance at Explorers Club, raise awareness of these types of cinema events through press and promotion, remain financially sound, and energize arts in the region by presenting unique cinema experiences. In this capacity, the series is successful as the act of presenting this type of artistic cinema is an important part of Duluth Superior Film Festival's and Zinema's mission. The long range outcome is to expand the regional artistic community by producing a quality, entertaining, and thought provoking cinema exhibition. Raising the profile of films produced regionally remains a constant portion of Duluth Superior Film Festival's goals. Providing quality, year round cinema to an appreciative Arrowhead Region nurtures an environment conducive to future quality productions in the region.",,1200,"Other, local or private",6000,900,"Bill Payne, Francis Heid, Mickey Pearson, Geiger Yount",,"Duluth Superior Film Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"The Duluth Superior Film Festival's purpose for this grant is to continue to partner with Zinema 2 to present a monthly series of films entitled The Explorers Club from November 2014-October 2015. The films will be selected jointly by The Duluth Superior Film Festival and Zinema staff members, with film selection criteria based on historic cinematic importance, relevance to the Arrowhead region, and socially current significance. It is our goal to screen a mixture of Classic films with importance to the cinematic canon, films shot in or around the Arrowhead Region, and critically conscious films which touch on current events or important topics of local, regional, national and world culture.",2014-11-04,2015-10-27,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Richard,Hansen,"Duluth Superior Film Festival","1734 Columbus Ave",Duluth,MN,55803,"(612) 227-8015 ",richard@ds-ff.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Lake, Cook, Koochiching, Itasca, Aitkin, Carlton, Pine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-83,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor of University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: student of Art Education at University of Minnesota-Duluth, ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.",,No
30379,"Art Project Grant",2015,3375,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Success is defined here as being able to hire top quality instrumental musicians and artists, and producing a concert of chamber music that audiences enjoy, and that allows a wider variety of choral music to be offered to the public. Goals: 1. To increase the size of the regular audience at Chorale performances by 5%. 2. To successfully add new marketing activities to the regular advertising used by the Chorale. 3. To expose our non-University audience to the new University of Minnesota-Duluth digital organ. 4. To provide a high quality performance for the enjoyment of the audience. 5. To provide a high quality musical experience to all performers. Ticket tracking has become easier with electronic sales, and attendance will be tracked for all performances. At least 3 new marketing venues will be used, to increase visibility of the concert. Feedback will be sought from both audience and performers.","The concert provided a musical experience for 28 singers, 9 instrumentalists and both the assistant and artistic conductor. Audiences were larger than any we have had at Weber Hall in the past, about 150 per concert, which is exciting for the Chorale, as Weber Hall is an excellent place to perform for a choir. The new marketing people were able to get Minnesota Public Radio spots at a reduced rate, and visibility in media that had not existed in the past. The music was well performed, and the newspaper review lifted up, in particular, an interesting set of songs that took medieval holiday tunes and arranged them for choir in modern, fresh, and unusual ways. The Board had an hour long evaluation at the meeting after the concert, and lifted up the particular aspects of this production. One thing that came out of the discussion was a question about timing for the first concert of the Chorale season. This coming year, as a result of the discussion, the first concert of the season will be in November instead of December.",,6262,"Other, local or private",9637,,"Brad Anderson, Cecelia Riehl, Kim Keunig, Ryan Sather, Karen Keenan, Cathy Schuyler, Bob Kelley, Nathan Winesett, Sue Masterson, Mary Pat Renaud",,"Arrowhead Chorale","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"Choir and Chamber Orchestra Concert. The Arrowhead Chorale will be performing with chamber groups (combinations of 3-9 instruments per selection) at Weber Hall on the University of Minnesota-Duluth campus in December, 2015. Winds and strings will be featured, and music will encompass 4 centuries of repertoire, including several longer works, such as Lloyd Pfautsch's A Day for Dancing that uses old carols in contemporary settings and Persichetti's Winter Cantata. As a part of the concert, the new University of Minnesota-Duluth digital organ will be featured, allowing the Chorale to include music with continuo and organ accompaniment. Professional orchestral performers will be hired from local professional musicians.",2015-09-01,2016-02-14,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Susan,Masterson,"Arrowhead Chorale","506 Michigan St W",Duluth,MN,55802,"(715) 562-0002 ",arrowheadchorale@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-94,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30394,"Art Project Grant",2015,3375,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","All Souls Night's goal is to share and inspire handmade and live spectacle traditions, which mirror the extremes of the contrasting seasons of life and encourage creativity from all. Change is constant and inevitable in an evolving Universe and we provide a communal container in which to safely hold and process the gamut of joy, sorrow and gratitude for a subsequent sublimation into meaning-rich art and action. We want to spark year-round Twin Ports activities that observe these cycles in fun, original, profound ways, and also employ artists! We desire to honor the memory of those who have gone before, and model a holistic and active imagination towards the present and the future beings of our planet. The number of our participants and new attendees has increased every year, which indicates that we are doing most things right! Spontaneous comments for the most part express sincere gratitude for offering alternatives to Hollywood versions of Halloween. We conduct casual follow-up meetings with participants and observers for feedback to discuss the highs and lows of the event, and possible improvements for following years. We have an active Facebook page and a website page where the public can easy contact us to offer their talents and suggestions. Past feedback has been very positive and folks who have taken the time to approach us usually want to be involved in the following years.","Duluth All Souls Night collaborative of artists were paid for their considerable efforts creating the 2015 event. We were filled to capacity inside and out with more space allotted to us in the Depot. No one was turned away for lack of funds. Much of our artwork feature affordable materials transformed by creativity. Crowds visibly appreciated our artistic offerings of music, face painting, poetry, art displays, dancing, singing, stilt-walking, giant puppetry, fire-spinning. Participants of all ages and backgrounds contributed artwork, displays, rotten ideas, poetry, dancing and creativity with face paint/costumes. The gamut of human emotions were publicly expressed and accepted. Energy was transformed from grief to gratitude, compassion and desire for social justice.",,3075,"Other, local or private",6450,150,"Kat Livadaros, Kathy Hermes, Christine Strom, Peter Spooner, Julie Ahasay, Lane Ellis, Scot Bol, Esther Piszczek, Denise Hooper, Joellyn Rock",,"Duluth All Souls Night",,"Art Project Grant",,"All Souls Night 2015. All Souls Night is an annual Twin Ports fall arts festival held in and around the Duluth Depot and Public Library. Community preparations begin October with creative activities for ALL ages and backgrounds, leading to a November evening indoor/outdoor spectacle and extravaganza. Whimsical skeleton imagery acknowledges global inspirations which honor all life, especially the memory of our ancestors. They are also a humorous reminder to make our time count. ALL are welcomed to co-create and enjoy collective celebration. Visual and performing artists mesmerize with theme-related works of art, music, dance, and poetry; encouraging ALL to join with imaginative prose, costumes and displays.",2015-09-01,2016-01-22,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mary,Plaster,"Duluth All Souls Night","2737 Russell Rd",Duluth,MN,55810,"(218) 310-6289 ",dasn@maryplaster.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Carlton",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-95,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952 ",
30397,"Art Project Grant",2015,3375,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","It is the goal of The Duluth Superior Film Festival is to create new opportunities for audience access to filmmakers, artists and art in a previously underserved cultural canon. Duluth Superior Film Festival looks to present films produced from the Arrowhead region and from around the world, engage with cultures unlike our own and to revisit cultures from which audiences have been previously disconnected. Duluth Superior Film Festival's measurable outcomes are to increase attendance at all events, provide greater access to larger audience, gain higher profile press coverage, help encourage/increase local film productions and create year-round financial stability. The Duluth Superior Film Festival will measure outcomes through the use of audience surveys, track attendance at festival screenings, log press and promotional coverage, cultivate new audience through cross collaborations with other arts organizations, and increase fundraising through grant and sponsorship opportunities. Evaluation will also occur with the number of film productions that come to the Arrowhead Region. Duluth Superior Film Festival will continue to work closely with partner organizations such as Independent Filmmaker Project-Minnesota, The Minnesota Film and Television Board, and the Upper Minnesota Film Office to monitor this activity and to channel these productions to exhibition at the Duluth Superior Film Festival and Zinema venues.","The 2015 Duluth Superior Film Festival feels it has achieved its short range outcome of raising awareness of these types of cinema events through press and promotion, remaining financially sound, and energizing arts in the region by presenting unique cinema experiences. We also feel we achieved the long range outcome of expanding the regional artistic community by producing a quality, entertaining, and thought provoking film festival and ongoing cinema exhibition. In doing this, we have raised the profile of films produced regionally. Duluth Superior Film Festival can measure this by pointing to the fact that their presence has been recognized as a significant contributing factor to an increased number of film productions in our region as an example of an initial long range outcome that is currently coming to fruition. Regional producers are seeing that there is a quality outlet for exhibition in the form of a well-run film festival and art house cinema. This is attractive to filmmakers for a multitude of reasons, but most significantly because it is obvious that an appreciative cinema culture exists in the Arrowhead Region and is being nurtured by Duluth Superior Film Festival. While many factors have gone into this recent increase of local productions...providing quality cinema presentation via The Duluth Superior Film Festival and its year-round activities is certainly one of them.",,22625,"Other, local or private",26000,,"Bill Payne, Francis Heid, Mickey Pearson, Geiger Yount",,"Duluth Superior Film Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"The 2015 Duluth Superior Film Festival. In an incredible annual 5-day event, Duluth Superior Film Festival screens numerous independent films, produces multiple music performances, and hosts parties in an extravaganza of film, music, and art. Duluth Superior Film Festival brings film directors and industry professionals to The Twin Ports for receptions hosted by the festival, Q and A sessions after festival screenings, and insightful panel discussions and workshops. The Duluth Superior Film Festival is pleased to celebrate its 6th appearance in Duluth and is expected to attract thousands of attendees.",2015-05-01,2015-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Richard,Hansen,"Duluth Superior Film Festival","1734 Columbus Ave",Duluth,MN,55803,"(612) 227-8015 ",richard@ds-ff.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Lake, Cook, Koochiching, Itasca, Aitkin, Carlton, Pine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-96,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30701,"Art Project",2015,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3"," ACHF Cultural Heritage","To continue to provide a welcoming atmosphere for all in order to achieve increased potential for exposure of the people of the region and all who might attend to culturally diverse information. We hope that this exposure to the arts, which is not widely available to the majority of our population, will assist in expanding understanding of each cultural group and their contribution to the area. A written evaluation survey of at least 200 participants at the Festival will be gathered. The committee hopes to create a Survey Monkey as well and have electronic devices be available at the Festival for people to use to fill out the survey. The data collected will show that at least 60% of the participants have positive evaluations of performers, 70% of the participants have positive evaluations of the Children's Activities, 80% of the participants show positive evaluations of the food available, the artisan and ethnic booths, and 60% of the participants are ethnically diverse.","Surveys were completed during the Festival which gave us some necessary feedback to help in planning for next year's Festival. The Committee has already reviewed the survey results and identified areas that need improvement. The surveys inform the discussion of the Committee as we look at the various pieces of the Festival and how we can better serve the community through the Festival. Measurable goals were also met in the areas of providing performers representing at least 5 different cultures represented in the regional demographics and also the Festival photos presenting at least 5 different cultural minorities present in the regional demographics.",,36380,"Other, local or private",41380,,"Lakeyta Potter, Aida Simon, Beth Bents, Linda Lund, Jessica Velasco, Mike Cumiskey, Jose Lamas, Darin Rehnalt, Ashley Goettig, Maria Delgado, Leticia Rodriquez, Angel Baumann, Darlene Macklin, Owar Ojulu, Jim Krapf, Dan Bogie, Maylary Htoo",,"Cultural Awareness Organization","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project",,"International Festival 2015",2015-02-01,2015-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lakeyta,Potter,"Cultural Awareness Organization","1121 3rd Ave",Worthington,MN,56187,"(507) 727-1134 ",lakeyta.potter@isd518.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Nobles, Hennepin, Cottonwood, Murray, Olmsted, Jackson",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-123,"Cheri Buzzeo: Willmar Community Theatre manager; Mark Thode: photographer, Calumet Players board member; Vonnie Saquilan: arts advocate, Granite Arts Council board; Kathy Schaefer: musician, photographer, Southwest Minnesota State University business professor; Jane Link: arts advocate, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council board member; John White: photographer, journalist, Big Stone Arts Council.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; 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; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council Advisory Board; Kate Aydin: retired educator, developed a curriculum focused on the visual arts, literature, and modern and traditional music of Spain and Latin America; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of the Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Vice President of Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, founding member and president, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, High School English and creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, board member Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Ellen Copperud: retired language arts teacher, theatre director; Dan Wahl: visual artist, musician, theater, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasure, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County board; Sydney Massee; visual artist, theatre, Lac qui Parle Valley School Districts board.",,
30745,"Art Project",2015,4000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Goals and Outcomes: 1. Increase the age range of participants/more children and young families attending. 2. Reach a wide audience geographically/more people attending from outside of Kandiyohi County. 3. Increase overall attendance/ticket sales and wristbands. 4. Increase community support/continue to broaden base of financial contributors. We will evaluate our project goals based upon ticket sales, a count of wristbands given out at the gate, and through an audience survey that will be conducted the day of the festival. Survey results from the 2014 New London Music Festival will be compared with those of surveys given in 2011-2014 to gauge whether our audience mix reflects our goal of diversifying age range served. We will also compare the number of sponsors to previous years to determine is community support for the festival is increasing.","Our survey responses report shows the largest portion of our audience comes from Kandiyohi County (approx. 35%); approximately 22% were first time attendees; approximately 20% brought children; and over 80% thought the ticket pricing was appropriate.",,9130,"Other, local or private",13130,,"Jeff Vetsch, Nick Ventrella, Bill Gossman, Kristin Allen, Mark Crellin, Anne Dybsetter",,"New London Music Group","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project",,"2015 New London Music Festival",2015-03-01,2015-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mark,Crellin,"New London Music Group","PO Box 35","New London",MN,56273,"(320) 295-1615 ",newlondonmusicfestival@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Kandiyohi, Swift, Chippewa, Renville, McLeod, Meeker, Stearns, Benton, Big Stone, Lac qui Parle, Douglas, Hennepin, Dakota, Stevens, Lyon, Grant, Washington, Ramsey, Blue Earth",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-135,"Cheri Buzzeo: Willmar Community Theatre manager; Mark Thode: photographer, Calumet Players board member; Vonnie Saquilan: arts advocate, Granite Arts Council board; Kathy Schaefer: musician, photographer, Southwest Minnesota State University business professor; Jane Link: arts advocate, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council board member; John White: photographer, journalist, Big Stone Arts Council.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; 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; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council Advisory Board; Kate Aydin: retired educator, developed a curriculum focused on the visual arts, literature, and modern and traditional music of Spain and Latin America; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of the Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Vice President of Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, founding member and president, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, High School English and creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, board member Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Ellen Copperud: retired language arts teacher, theatre director; Dan Wahl: visual artist, musician, theater, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasure, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County board; Sydney Massee; visual artist, theatre, Lac qui Parle Valley School Districts board.",,
30754,"Art Project",2015,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Goals include providing a community event that offers a variety of music and art genres, exposing festival goers to new music, giving artists an opportunity to share, display and showcase their material, increasing local business sponsorships, and increasing the number of commemorative buttons that are sold. Survey of the sponsors before and after the festival. Random survey of attendees during the festival. Encourage attendees to contact any committee member with comments and thoughts about the event. An attendee count will also be conducted using numbered wrist bands each night of the event as attendees enter the main performance area. For those who choose not to enter the festival grounds, but prefer to sit in other areas of the park, a head count will be done periodically by the committee.","The Prairie Ecology Bus staff planned for 95 'fairy gardens' to be constructed by children at the event. They were prepared to guide children through building fairy gardens in two 2-hour sessions each day. They did run very low on supplies, and ran out of the 95 containers that they prepared for. The Jackson Center for the Arts held Art and Face Painting on both days of the event. They also ran out of supplies, and found that they would have benefited from more volunteers. They will plan to keep their booth open for at least 3 hours each day for next year's events. Gate donations were highest on Friday evening, and it is known that people who donated on Friday night returned for Saturday night but did not make an additional donation.",,17800,"Other, local or private",22800,,"Hanna Rossow, Mike Schwartz, Anja Carlson, Paul Jones, Val Love, Kathy Fransen, Bridget Kolander, Deb Isaacson, Michelle Sheepstra, Gayle Handevidt More, Lindsay Chapman",,"Rhythm of the River","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project",,"2015 Rhythm of the River Music Festival",2015-05-01,2015-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Hanna,Rossow,"Rhythm of the River","PO Box 84",Jackson,MN,56143,"(507) 847-2589 ",rhythmoftheriver@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Jackson, Blue Earth, Martin, Cottonwood, Nobles, Pipestone",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-137,"Christa Otteson: nonprofit evaluation consultant, arts advocate; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts board; Cheryl Avenel-Navara: arts advocate and volunteer, library board member; Mark Thode: photographer, Calumet Players board member; Vonnie Saquilan: arts advocate, Granite Arts Council board; John White: photographer, journalist, Big Stone Arts Council.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, Rhythm of the River; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Kate Aydin: retired educator; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian; Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts founding member; Susan Marco: writer, former HS English teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor SMSU; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Assn treasurer, Council of Arts & Humanities in Rock County; Dana Johnson: producer/filmmaker; Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Scott Tedrick: journalist, Granite Falls Riverfront Revitalization, theatre director/actor.",,
30770,"Art Project",2015,4960,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. To preserve the rich repertoire and cultural history of the Worthington Area Symphony Orchestra. 2. To perform a concert consisting of a classical masterwork that will appeal to audiences of all ages and expose area residents to great orchestral literature. 3. To remain dedicated to providing an opportunity for life-long musical expression and enjoyment for audiences of all ages. 4. To perform a masterwork which presents a technical and artistic challenge to its players. 5. To increase Worthington Area Symphony Orchestra members' appreciation of fellow performers who will be featured as soloists in the spring 2015 concert. 6. To perform an original composition written by Worthington Area Symphony Orchestra's conductor, and to thus gain a deeper admiration for his talent as a composer. Worthington Area Symphony Orchestra will evaluate the concert through written surveys gathered from the musicians and audience. These evaluations will reflect musicians' feelings about the rehearsal and performance process, and the audience members' reactions to the concert. Complimentary tickets are color-coded and collected at the concert to track the number of students in attendance.","By observing the evaluations that were collected after the concert, we were able to discover the following: 63 people in the audience filled out evaluations. Of these 63, the majority of the audience was female and between the ages of 50-75+; less than half of the evaluators were from Worthington, the others from the surrounding area; the majority of the evaluators knew someone in the symphony; the majority of the evaluators knew that the event was an activity sponsored by Southwest Minnesota Arts Council and Legacy funds. There were many positive comments in regards to the entire concert being very enjoyable. Favorite comments: Why didn't I come sooner!"" ""When I came here I didn't think I was an orchestra person û I've changed my mind!"" ""Local talent is fabulous!"" Regarding the performers' evaluations: The majority participate in the symphony because they want to continue to play their instrument and enjoy performing with others; increased knowledge of music and technical skills have been a result of participating in the symphony.""",,6400,"Other, local or private",11360,,"Melanie Loy, Beth Habicht, Karen Pfeifer, Sue Simonson, Aimon Dwan",,"Worthington Area Symphony Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project",,"Worthington Area Symphony Orchestra Spring Concert 2015",2015-03-01,2015-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Melanie,Loy,"Worthington Area Symphony Orchestra","1210 Elmwood Ave",Worthington,MN,56187,"(507) 372-7418 ",melanie.loy@isd518.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Nobles, Martin, Redwood, Cottonwood, Jackson, Murray, Steele, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-141,"Cheri Buzzeo: Willmar Community Theatre manager; Mark Thode: photographer, Calumet Players board member; Vonnie Saquilan: arts advocate, Granite Arts Council board; Kathy Schaefer: musician, photographer, Southwest Minnesota State University business professor; Jane Link: arts advocate, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council board member; John White: photographer, journalist, Big Stone Arts Council.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; 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; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council Advisory Board; Kate Aydin: retired educator, developed a curriculum focused on the visual arts, literature, and modern and traditional music of Spain and Latin America; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of the Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Vice President of Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, founding member and president, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, High School English and creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, board member Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Ellen Copperud: retired language arts teacher, theatre director; Dan Wahl: visual artist, musician, theater, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasure, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County board; Sydney Massee; visual artist, theatre, Lac qui Parle Valley School Districts board.",,
30432,"Art Project Grant",2015,2936,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","We will have 14 artists participate in the project. We will provide housing for 100% of artists wishing to participate. We will sell 4 plein air paintings during the run of the exhibit. We will bring attention to the Jaques Art center. We will increase the artist participation for the following year. We will encourage the community's awareness of and involvement in the event. Count how many painters participated. Count by means of using the guestbook how many people attended the show and public reception. We will conduct an artist survey for suggestions to improve the event the following year. Evaluate the event at a board meeting. Determine if our 25% commission was attained from sale of four artists' paintings.","The Jaques Art Center set out to hold its 9th Annual Plein Air Competition featuring 14 artists. Our goal was also to house those 14 artists making easier for them to travel and live in Aitkin for four days without incurring tremendous expense. In the final analysis we had 20 artists participate and were able to accommodate all artist with host housing and three meals.",,3684,"Other, local or private",6620,,"Angie Barnhart, LaVonne Bowman, Katherine Ella, Leslie Goble, Barden Heft, Jerry Holm, Shirley Lundstrom, Mary White",,"Jaques Art Center, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"Plein Air Aitkin 2015. The 9th Annual Plein Air event hosted by the Jaques Art Center in Aitkin will take place July 15-18. Regional artists will participate in a quick paint contest, attend an artist social and the public reception opening the exhibit. Nearby rivers and lakes, farms, former railroad depots and historic homes will provide artists with plenty of outdoor subject matter. The completed works will be judged by a professional plein air artist and available for sale to the public. The 25% commission the Jaques Art Center receives from each sale helps to fund future events and exhibits and keep our admission free. Board members and volunteers provide free housing to artists during their visit.",2015-06-01,2015-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,,"Jaques Art Center, Inc.","Jaques Art Center, Inc.",,,MN,,"(218) 927-2363 ",info@jaquesart.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Aitkin, Beltrami, Crow Wing, Mille Lacs, Wadena, Cass, Todd, St. Louis, Koochiching, Itasca, Carlton, Kanabec, Lake, Cook, Pine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-98,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952 ",
30448,"Art Project Grant",2015,3375,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The mission of the Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra is to produce a summer series of professional caliber chamber orchestra concerts in Duluth. From its inception nearly thirty years ago the Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra has sought to support and celebrate talent from the region. All of our orchestral musicians are either Twin Ports area residents or in some instances natives come home for the season to visit family and play with the Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra. The same is true for many of our featured soloists - including the three soloists supported by this grant proposal. The Quartet Project - the bulk of which is already funded by a separate educational grant from Arrowhead Regional Arts Council - is an educational endeavor of the Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra that further supports area talent. The artistic evaluation will be made by the Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra's Artistic Director and Board of Directors based on formal and informal evaluations from participant musicians, from comments of audience members and from reviews in the press.","The Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra judged both concerts to be successful events in a very successful total season.",,20975,"Other, local or private",24350,,"Ann Hodge, Aaron Bransky, Tom Eling, Brenda Schrader-Johnson, Geoff Popham, Ted Harwood, John Fochs, Pamela Benson, Anne Cotter, Jason Branham",,"Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"Two Concerts featuring Duluth Artists. In July 2015 the Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra will present two concerts at University of Minnesota-Duluth's Weber Hall as part of its 29th season. Like many Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra concerts, these concerts will celebrate the talent of the region: On July 16th violinist Paul Bagley and 'cellist Aleksander Tengesdal will solo in Brahms' DOUBLE CONCERTO IN A MINOR. The concert on July 30 will feature Emily Van Evera as soprano soloist, repertoire to be announced. Also appearing on that concert will be students of the Quartet Project.",2015-06-01,2015-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Warren,Friesen,"Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra","PO Box 434",Duluth,MN,55801,"(218) 525-4076 ",warren.t.friesen@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-99,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30458,"Art Project Grant",2015,3375,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Magic Smelt is building on past success to further establish the Smelt Parade as a proud local tradition. We wish to coordinate a fanciful procession including hundreds of local citizens, to accompany our giant Smelt Queen puppet on the Lakewalk. This will be a visual and musical spectacle, celebrating the extraordinary phenomenon of the smelt run. We will offer free workshops prior to the event, both in a downtown location and in area schools. We wish for the workshops and parade to be creative parties, both lighthearted and humorous. The key to our success will be to engage students, families, and a diverse community of volunteer participants. We intend to recruit perhaps 100 costumed and masked performers and puppeteers. Additionally, we expect to attract another couple of hundred spectators. Our parade is intrinsically a community event. People will come if they enjoy themselves. We make it easy for people to participate at their own level. We have worked with girl scouts making crowns and rod puppets, dads on stilts, and grandmas sewing costumes. We will continue to recruit citizens of all ages.",,,3725,"Other, local or private",7100,,"Kirsten Aune, Barb Baco, Hannah Grunzke, Randel Hanson, Anton Jimenez-Kloeckl",,"Magic Smelt Puppet Troupe","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"Run Smelt Run Puppet Parade. Magic Smelt Puppet Troupe and Zeitgeist Arts Café are hosting the fifth annual Run Smelt Run Puppet Parade and smelt fry on Sunday, May 15, 2016. Festivities begin at 2:00 pm on the lawn beside the Maritime Visitors’ Center, at the Aerial Lift Bridge in Duluth, Minnesota. Workshops will be offered for 4 weeks prior to prepare the puppets, masks and costumes, and to recruit performers. Accompanying the Smelt Queen’s arrival will be the Brass Messengers, a ten-piece brass band from Minneapolis, King Neptune, and smelt dignitaries from the depths of Lake Superior.",2015-12-01,2016-07-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Jim,Ouray,"Magic Smelt Puppet Troupe","1014 Lake Ave S",Duluth,MN,,"(218) 370-8980 ",papahorsey@earthlink.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-101,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30463,"Art Project Grant",2015,3375,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Matinee Musicale's goals for this project are to provide a high quality concert for our audience and an educational master class for area high school, college and university music students. Our short-term, measureable outcomes for this project are: 1) To receive favorable comments about the Tempest Trio’s concert; 2) To attract a concert audience of at least 200 individuals; and 3) To have good participation in the two-hour master class for high school, university and college music students, and to receive favorable comments about the class. A long-term measureable outcome for Matinee Musicale is to increase the size of our audience over time. METHODS TO MEASURE SHORT-TERM OUTCOMES: Measure attendance numbers and ticket sales for the concert. Measure attendance at the master class. Distribute a survey to audience members. Distribute a survey to master class students. Evaluate our audience demographics (Senior, Adult, Student). Gather comments and reactions from audience members to ascertain if the concert met their expectations. METHODS TO MEASURE LONG-TERM OUTCOMES: Track concert and outreach attendance and compare year-over-year.","We had 152 at the concert which was very good considering the University of Minnesota-Duluth chamber orchestra was touring out of town. We were very pleased to have 30 very enthusiastic students in the audience. Also, new to Matinee Musicale concert was a student film crew from the Fond Du Lac Tribal Community College. They were working on a project for their video class. They are hoping to attend our next concert. The master class had 16 in attendance (9 students, 7 adults).",,3727,"Other, local or private",7102,,"Charlotte Taylor, Kim Squillace, Ron Kari, Tiss Underdahl, Nancy Odden, Linda Wiig, Tim Churchill, Mary Beth Nevers, Steve Highland",,"Matinee Musicale, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"Tempest Trio Concert. Matinee Musicale plans to bring the Tempest Trio to Duluth to present a concert at Mitchell Auditorium, the College of Saint Scholastica, on Tuesday, November 10, 2015 at 7:30 pm. We also plan to provide a free two-hour master class for high school and college music students at Scholastica on Monday, November 9.",2015-10-01,2016-01-12,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tim,Churchill,"Matinee Musicale, Inc.","1346 Arrowhead Rd W Ste 305",Duluth,MN,55811,"(218) 727-3383 ",matmusicale@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-102,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952 ",
30470,"Art Project Grant",2015,3375,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The primary focus of this project is to expand the audience for orchestra concerts in northern Minnesota. Measurable short-term outcomes for this project include (1) performing with a full complement of 55-60 musicians or more; (2) drawing audiences of 200 or more at each concert location; (3) positive evaluations from a majority of Mesabi Community Orchestra participants; and (4) meeting budget. Longer-range outcomes for this project include a thriving arts scene on the Iron Range, greater interest in the study of music in our schools, growing audiences for orchestra concerts, and growing financial support for the Mesabi Community Orchestra. The Mesabi Community Orchestra board tracks orchestra membership and concert attendance on an ongoing basis. The financial results for this project will be collected by the Mesabi Community Orchestra board and evaluated at a board meeting. Mesabi Community Orchestra will conduct a year-end survey of orchestra members to evaluate several aspects of programming in general and this concert specifically. The Mesabi Community Orchestra board will track audience size and financial support over time through the Cultural Data Project to determine whether the measurable long-term outcomes are being met.","Measurable short-term outcomes for this project include: (1) performing with a full complement of 55-60 musicians or more; this outcome was met, as we performed with 57 orchestra musicians and 8 singers. (2) drawing audiences of 200 or more at each concert location; this outcome was not met, as attendance was 155 in Hibbing and 167 in Virginia. While this fell short of the target, audience size is up from the previous year, when we concert attendance averaged 150. (3) positive evaluations from a majority of Mesabi Symphony Orchestra participants; this was partially met, as a survey of Mesabi Symphony Orchestra musicians included 86% who supported the artistic vision, and 76% who believed the format should be repeated in the future. However, 70% felt there was not enough rehearsal time to adequately prepare for the concert. (4) meeting budget. This outcome was met, as expenses were held below budget by 13% and cash outlays were also below budget.",,8654,"Other, local or private",12029,100,"Sarah Antanies, Karen McManus, Kris Coombe, Ben Johnson, Sergey Bogza, Lynn Evenson, Erik Honkanen, Mary Peterson, Roberta Tomasetti, Sheila Wilcox",,"Mesabi Community Orchestra AKA Mesabi Symphony Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"Mesabi Symphony Orchestra Presents The Planets. Mesabi Symphony Orchestra will collaborate with the Minnesota Astronomical Society in a multi-media presentation and concert featuring “The Planets” by Gustav Holst. Concert dates will be February 6 and 7, 2016 in Ely and Virginia. Major goals of this project will be to draw new and non-traditional audiences of all ages to an orchestra concert, and to create an audience experience that is immersive and emotionally moving.",2015-09-01,2016-04-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sarah,Antanies,"Mesabi Community Orchestra AKA Mesabi Symphony Orchestra","PO Box 600",Virginia,MN,55792,"(218) 365-3228 ",karjack@frontiernet.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Lake",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-103,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30482,"Art Project Grant",2015,1849,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The expected short-term goal will be a very gratified audience who feel eager to attend future North Shore Music Association events, knowing that they can count on North Shore Music Association to provide excellent music that broadens their artistic and cultural horizons. The expected long-term goal will be a further increase in our organization's visibility, both locally and outside Cook County. Audience members will know North Shore Music Association as an organization that offers a unique service to a very small town--a community that's a wonderful place to visit and a treasure in which to live. We will know if we've achieved our proposed outcomes through analysis of feedback via the following: immediate audience verbal feedback, survey responses (a one-page survey handed to every audience member), ticket sales report, post-event word of mouth in the community, and written responses (e-mail, North Shore Music Association Facebook page, letters and cards).","We had 143 audience members, and 99% of our survey respondents said that they were ""very satisfied"" with the performance (and just one ""satisfied""). Comments included: ""Wow! Guy Davis is AMAZING!"" ""Good stuff! Cookin' with gas."" ""Fabulous!"" and ""So great - really personable performer."" Total ticket sales were $1,620, and we covered nearly all of our total expenses for the event with a very small net loss of $105. We consider that small loss very negligible when we look at the big picture of what an amazing ",,2511,"Other, local or private",4360,500,"Chel Anderson, Wayne Russ, Susan Lappi, Greg Tofte, Cheryl Larson, Myron Bursheim, Kris Garey, Philis Anderson, Carl Solander, Roger Linehan",,"North Shore Music Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"Guy Davis in Concert. On Saturday, August 15, 2015, the North Shore Music Association will present Handy Award-winning bluesman Guy Davis in concert at the Arrowhead Center for the Arts in Grand Marais. The son of legendary actors Ruby Dee and Ossie Davis, Guy Davis has dedicated his career to reviving the traditions of acoustic blues through the material of the great blues masters, African American stories, and his own original works. The concert, beginning at 7:30 PM, will include two musical sets of 45 minutes each, with an intermission.",2015-07-01,2015-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kate,Fitzgerald,"North Shore Music Association","PO Box 1376","Grand Marais",MN,,"(218) 387-1272 ",music@boreal.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Cook, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-104,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952 ",
30494,"Art Project Grant",2015,3375,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","As this event is two-pronged, there are two separate sets of goals. We hope that the round-table discussion will bring together neighborhood and food leaders with art advocates to discuss pathways to healthy communities through promoting local food and simply being good neighbors. Meanwhile, the intent of the larger exhibit is to promote discussion in the community at large surrounding sustainable cities and neighborhoods. We believe that this exhibit will provide an opportunity to consider important issues for those who have not already done so. We also believe that the experimental nature of the art and its presentation will provide a new perspective for those who already have. We plan to measure the immediate audience impact of the exhibit by counting attendees at the exhibit's opening reception, as well as visitors to the gallery for the duration of the exhibit, which will be open for viewing until the end of the month. We will also document any press or television attention that the event receives. Meanwhile, we hope to secure attendance at the round-table by various leaders in local sustainability. After the discussion and subsequent reception, we will follow up with them to assess their qualified view of the event's impact.","In addition to providing a sign-in sheet to encourage further involvement by attendees, event organizers encouraged each attendee of the dinner to introduce themselves to the room. This created a dialogue between feminists and artists of many ages and persuasions, who had each come to the event. The event was also featured in Duluth News Tribune's 'Artists on Art', a listing of 2015's greatest art and cultural offerings.",,2215,"Other, local or private",5590,650,"Florencia Matamoros, Taylor Kline, Kathleen Roberts",,"Pr°ve Collective","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"Women as Makers: The Importance of Community. Prøve will host a public round-table discussion about food and community, featuring locally harvested food served on ceramic wares created by a group of ceramic artists. After this gathering, Prøve will host an opening reception featuring these wares, in addition to an installation of ceramic sculpture by the same artists. This project will open horizons for Prøve without leaving behind our core values, and we believe that it will improve our own practices and make us a more effective force for positive change and, essentially, better neighbors.",2015-07-01,2015-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kathleen,Roberts,"Pr°ve Collective","21 Lake Ave N",Duluth,MN,55802,"(401) 474-8627 ",kathleen@provegallery.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-105,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30498,"Art Project Grant",2015,3375,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Renegade Theater Company is committed to offering unprecedented opportunities for local artists to learn and grow in their chosen fields. This production will require the creation of new orchestrations, the building and development of an orchestra from found objects and the training of a cast in not only acting, but playing the score. It will also offer them the chance to work on a brand-new script. This is the type of opportunity that wouldn't exist if we didn't. This production will offer local audiences the chance to see a brand-new musical. This type of opportunity is exceptionally rare in a community like ours and local audiences would not have this opportunity if we did not exist. Renegade will solicit audience feedback in a variety of means (online and in-person) as well as collect box office reports and analyze them against past seasons and similar productions. We will determine this production to be a success if we receive favorable audience response and see a strong box office result. We will also determine this production a success if we are able to expose our local audience to a brand-new American folk musical. We will solicit feedback from our cast and crew. We will determine this production a success if we are able to realize our production featuring new orchestrations, a score played on found objects and a cast integrated into the playing of the score.","SHORT: We anticipate audience growth for this musical production, which has historical significance and potential reach beyond our core audience. This will be measured by box office reporting. We anticipate strong audience and community engagement and awareness for this production for the same reasons stated above. This will be measured by observable social media, traditional media and web presence as well as box office reporting. We anticipate an exciting and inspiring experience for the cast and crew in the development and execution of this creative and imaginative production. This will be measured by the solicited responses of the cast and crew as they are working on the production. LONG: We anticipate this production will allow us to reach new audiences and convert them to regular patrons due to the historical significance, the timeliness of our production, as well as the fact that we are the second company in history to tackle this show that received nationwide acclaim and recognition in its initial production. This will be measured by an expected overall increase in year-to-year ticket sales. We anticipate this production will allow us to grow as an organization both in terms of box office revenue and in terms of artistic capability. We will measure this by year-to-year box office reporting as well as observations of our artistic abilities and capabilities in design, acting, directing, musicianship and marketing. We anticipate this production will allow local artists to grow and expand their abilities by developing their skills as actors, designers and musicians. We also anticipate the offering of work of this type will entice artists to stay in our community. We will measure this anecdotally by keeping tabs on local artists and their work.",,17925,"Other, local or private",21300,,"Anika Thompson, J Steve Nys, Angela Shields, Kendra Carlson, Lacy Habdas, Drew Digby",,"Renegade Theater Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"Eastland: A New Musical. Renegade Theater Company seeks Arrowhead Regional Arts Council support for their production of Eastland: A New Musical. This brand-new American Folk Musical premiered at the Lookingglass Theater in Chicago in 2013, and this would be the second production in history. Renegade seeks support to aid in the creation of orchestrations for this new musical, and to aid in their development of an orchestra featuring instruments created from found objects native to the shipping and boating industry. This production will feature the talents of an all-local cast and crew and offer both local artists and audiences an exceptionally rare opportunity to be a part of the further development of a new American Folk musical.",2015-05-01,2015-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Katy,Helbacka,"Renegade Theater Company","222 Superior St E",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 499-9782 ",katyhelbacka@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-106,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30525,"Art Project Grant",2015,3375,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","We propose 20 unique film based events from June-Nov as an early step in a long term effort to build the film community in a strategic, consistent way. We hope to deepen our relationship with the film community, offer them opportunities to build new relationships with each other, provide new opportunities for filmmakers to show their work, and build new audiences with innovative film events. Measurable outcomes reflect those goals by events organized (20), audience attendance (~750), filmmaker participation levels (~20), earned media generated (10 stories), and community participants (~25-30). We believe that a long term dedication to those ingredients will foster a growing film community. The first measurement will be whether or not we successfully produced that number of events across the timeline we’ve committed to, measured by tracking our event programming, which we do weekly in organizational programming meetings. The secondary measurements (audience/participant numbers, media generated, etc.) will be tracked through ticket sales, head counting, and gathering media stories. Responsible parties include Zinema staff, Zinema Director, and the Creative director for each of those tracking aspects. Beyond that, we’d like to track reactions to the work shown in a qualitative way. We will be recruiting testimonials from filmmakers, community participants, and audience members.","The first measurement was whether or not we successfully produced 20 events between June and November of 2015, measured by tracking our event programming, which we do weekly in organizational programming meetings. The secondary measurements (audience/participant numbers, media generated, etc.) were tracked through ticket sales, head counting, and gathering media stories. Responsible parties included Zinema staff, Zinema Director, and the Creative director for each of those tracking aspects.",,10075,"Other, local or private",13450,,"Bill Payne, Geiger Yount, Mickey Pearson, Sarah Seidelman, Francis Heid",,"A.H. Zeppa Family Foundation AKA Zeitgeist Center for Arts and Community","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"Building a Film Community. Zeitgeist Arts is working with partners to develop an integrated slate of film programming intended to build film audiences, support and foster the film community in Northeast Minnesota, and provide filmmakers with new opportunities. The programming is intended to increase the frequency of discussion about film in our community and encourage people to engage with film in new ways - sometimes regarding pressing community issues, sometimes having fun defending impressions and sharing opinions. It’s also meant to bring filmmakers and film audiences together on a consistent basis, expand media coverage of film events, and support opportunities for new creative work to be presented.",2015-06-01,2016-01-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Anthony,Cuneo,"A.H. Zeppa Family Foundation AKA Zeitgeist Center for Arts and Community","222 Superior St E Ste 326",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 726-5430 ",tony@zeppa.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Carlton, Lake, Cook, Itasca, Aitkin, Koochiching",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-107,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952 ",
25654,"Artist Assistance",2015,1250,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","More Minnesotans will have access through the public exhibit of my work, and by visiting my website to view and comment on the art. Promotion for both components will reach a broad population, resulting in many people state-wide engaging with visual arts.I will take a head count of opening night attendees, track numbers of unique visitors to the exhibit with a guestbook, and to my website with a counter and comments section that will include home city and state.","Through many months of intensive time in my studio, experimenting with familiar and new techniques and tools, with the end result being nine completed works and one work in progress, I met my goal of creating a new booty of artwork in collage and mixed media.",,3750,"Other, local or private",5000,,,,"Kari A. Dunn",Individual,"Artist Assistance",,"Creation of New Work in Collage and Mixed Media, at Rochester Civic Theatre",2014-09-01,2015-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kari,Dunn,"Kari A. Dunn",,,MN,,"(507) 990-3627 ",kdunn.graphicdesign@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Stearns",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-assistance-38,"Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: musician; Mary Ruth: Kathy Rush: thespian; Jon Swanson: curator; Philip Taylor: artist; Sandy Thompson: arts administrator; Emily Urness: writer; Tom Willis: potter.","Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Winona State University; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Words Players; Julie Fakler: education coordinator at Paradise Center for the Arts; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Larry Gorrell: former dean of Saint Mary's University; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Paula Michel: Harmony Arts Board member; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Scott Roberts: arts administrator; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.",,No
25656,"Artist Assistance",2015,625,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","In Search of My Asylum will build relationships with groups traditionally underserved by the arts, including young adults in transition, the aging, persons with disabilities and those with mental health conditions, thereby addressing barriers to the arts Personal blog entries over the grant duration regarding project progress, stories and observed behavior change via workshop, invitations sent to underserved groups, interviews, photography and data collection at the capstone, follow-up with Austin Arts committees.",,,1875,"Other, local or private",2500,,,,"Michelle R. Fimon",Individual,"Artist Assistance",,"In Search of My Asylum: Creative Non-Fiction, at Austin Artworks Center",2014-09-01,2015-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Michelle,Fimon,"Michelle R. Fimon",,,MN,,"(651) 329-1170 ",mfimon@charter.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,Mower,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-assistance-40,"Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: musician; Mary Ruth: Kathy Rush: thespian; Jon Swanson: curator; Philip Taylor: artist; Sandy Thompson: arts administrator; Emily Urness: writer; Tom Willis: potter.","Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Winona State University; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Words Players; Julie Fakler: education coordinator at Paradise Center for the Arts; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Larry Gorrell: former dean of Saint Mary's University; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Paula Michel: Harmony Arts Board member; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Scott Roberts: arts administrator; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.",,No
25659,"Artist Assistance",2015,625,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase the number of arts events and community members participating in both in-person and online. Increase awareness of stained-glass mosaics as an art form.I plan to have surveys asking about previous v. current participation and awareness. I book by the exhibit will allow viewers to write their perceptions. Attendance will also be measured, and page views of online sites will be tracked.","The goals of this project were to increase the number of arts activities that community members participate in, and increase awareness of stained-glass mosaics as an art form. In discussion with viewers of the exhibit and through surveys, it showed that these goals were met.",,1933,"Other, local or private",2558,,,,"Ingvild Herfindahl",Individual,"Artist Assistance",,"Minnesota Through the Seasons: An Exploration Through Mosaics, at Mantorville Art Guild",2014-09-05,2015-06-05,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ingvild,Herfindahl,"Ingvild Herfindahl",,,MN,,"(507) 634-6582 ",iherfindahl@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dodge, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Steele",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-assistance-43,"Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: musician; Mary Ruth: Kathy Rush: thespian; Jon Swanson: curator; Philip Taylor: artist; Sandy Thompson: arts administrator; Emily Urness: writer; Tom Willis: potter.","Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Winona State University; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Words Players; Julie Fakler: education coordinator at Paradise Center for the Arts; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Larry Gorrell: former dean of Saint Mary's University; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Paula Michel: Harmony Arts Board member; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Scott Roberts: arts administrator; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.",,No
25666,"Artist Assistance",2015,1250,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","As an outdoor show, there will be tourists and citizens new to the theater. New idea for tourism.We will track numbers of tour and event participants and collect evaluation and comments. Final interviews will be held with the museum director as to tour benefits and feedback.","To create a history show filled with acting, music, and dance left audiences loving history and increasing their identity to community and ancestors. The evaluation forms and verbal feedback following the tour were so extremely positive that we can be sure the show was not only great fun, but also meaningful to audiences.",,3750,"Other, local or private",5000,,,,"Jane S. Peck",Individual,"Artist Assistance",,"Theatrical History Tour of Lanesboro, at Lanesboro Arts Center",2014-09-02,2015-06-08,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jane,Peck,"Jane S. Peck",,,MN,,"(612) 823-0776 ",revels@janepeck.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Brown, Fillmore, Hennepin, Houston, Mower, Ramsey, Rice, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-assistance-46,"Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: musician; Mary Ruth: Kathy Rush: thespian; Jon Swanson: curator; Philip Taylor: artist; Sandy Thompson: arts administrator; Emily Urness: writer; Tom Willis: potter.","Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Winona State University; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Words Players; Julie Fakler: education coordinator at Paradise Center for the Arts; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Larry Gorrell: former dean of Saint Mary's University; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Paula Michel: Harmony Arts Board member; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Scott Roberts: arts administrator; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.",,
25671,"Artist Assistance",2015,1250,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","People who view the capstone will become more aware of the driftless area and its special natural history.My personal goals will be met by the successful artistic completion of this grant. Community goals will be met by recording attendance at the capstone.","The vast majority of attendees said that they had become more informed about the Driftless Area, which met my goal of informing viewers of the artwork about the Driftless Area.",,11755,"Other, local or private",13005,,,,"Leo R. Smith IV AKA Lyon Smith",Individual,"Artist Assistance",,"Driftless Area Wooden Triptych Sculpture, at Minnesota Marine Art Museum",2014-09-05,2015-02-22,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Leo,"Smith IV","Leo R. Smith IV AKA Lyon Smith",,,MN,,"(917) 572-4062 ",lyon@lyonsmith.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Lac qui Parle, Olmsted, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-assistance-47,"Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: musician; Mary Ruth: Kathy Rush: thespian; Jon Swanson: curator; Philip Taylor: artist; Sandy Thompson: arts administrator; Emily Urness: writer; Tom Willis: potter.","Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Winona State University; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Words Players; Julie Fakler: education coordinator at Paradise Center for the Arts; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Larry Gorrell: former dean of Saint Mary's University; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Paula Michel: Harmony Arts Board member; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Scott Roberts: arts administrator; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.",,No
25676,"Artist Assistance",2015,1250,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Demonstrating, teaching end exhibits with MIN CHIAO and reaching seniors and school age students as they participate in workshops and demonstrations and the walk about.I will gather written comments during the capstone and also get verbal comments from the MING CHIAO. Radio and television interviews will also help summarize the results.","People learn the most by a hands-on approach to the tools of Asian brush painting. Verbal comments let me know the crowd enjoyed the added elements of water and rocks in the gallery.",,6586,"Other, local or private",7836,,,,"Delene R. Teller",Individual,"Artist Assistance",,"Sky, Horses, Earth and Water, at Owatonna Art Center",2014-02-01,2015-08-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Delene,Teller,"Delene R. Teller",,,MN,,"(507) 330-6208 ",tteller2@aol.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Carlton, Carver, Chippewa, Dakota, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Itasca, Jackson, Koochiching, Lake, Lincoln, Lyon, Mower, Murray, Nobles, Pine, Pipestone, Rice, Rock, St. Louis, Scott, Steele, Wabasha, Winona, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-assistance-49,"Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: musician; Mary Ruth: Kathy Rush: thespian; Jon Swanson: curator; Philip Taylor: artist; Sandy Thompson: arts administrator; Emily Urness: writer; Tom Willis: potter.","Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Winona State University; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Words Players; Julie Fakler: education coordinator at Paradise Center for the Arts; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Larry Gorrell: former dean of Saint Mary's University; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Paula Michel: Harmony Arts Board member; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Scott Roberts: arts administrator; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.","Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Robin Pearson (507) 281-4848 ",Yes
30246,"Artist Initiative",2015,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will introduce new audiences, including cross sector creatives, and the public with the work of Minnesota artists through monthly programs. Public engagement will be measured by program attendance to six programs, guest/speaker participation, and surveys. 2: Participating artists will broaden their knowledge of multiple artistic practices and models for supporting creative production and distribution. After programs conclude, participating artists and artists in attendance will be accounted for through attendance and will supply qualitative feedback through surveys. ","Artists and creatives of various disciplines/sectors were introduced to new audiences, including cross-sector engagement. Public engagement was measured by program attendance paired with anecdotal data collected from attendees and participants. 2: Minnesota artists broadened their knowledge of various art practices and the models that support their production/distribution. Learnings were measured qualitatively through content and discussion, social media posts and continued/extended conversation, and through anecdotal data from interpersonal, digital, and survey feedback. Together these methods confirm that Minnesota artists were able to expand on their artistic abilities by learning from the experience of other artists.",,,,10000,,,,"Jehra Patrick",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Patrick will engage artists and design professionals in monthly programs that will include moderated public conversations and panel discussions to generate new ideologies and produce coauthored objects, presentations, and new distribution models. The intended result is to examine the crossover between the fine arts and commercial sectors.",2015-03-15,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jehra,Patrick,"Jehra Patrick",,,MN,,"(651) 592-1137 ",jehra.patrick@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carver, Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-342,"Marion Angelica: Ceramic artist, former director of Metropolitan Regional Arts Council; Brian Frink: Visual artist, professor of painting and drawing, chair, art department, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Maren Kloppmann: Ceramic sculptor; Qian Liu: Ceramics and sculpture artist; Stephen Shaskan: Author, illustrator and Loft Literary Center teaching artist; Don Sherman: Artist, educator, photographer, mentors program coordinator, Southwest Minnesota State University College","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
30259,"Artist Initiative",2015,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will complete a less-conventional draft of my novel, integrating handwritten elements; I will also connect with and learn from kindred writers and editors. A completed draft will be evidence for the first; the second will happen at the Association of Writers and Writing Programs conference, and I will log the sessions and events I attend, as well as connections, conversations, and new ideas. 2: I will teach a writing workshop and host a group reading in Duluth, reaching and encouraging locals who want to write, at all levels of writing experience. I will survey workshop participants and track attendance for the workshop and reading.","The project resulted in a complete novel manuscript of 447 pages. The conference brought new ideas that have expanded her knowledge of exciting work being done in literature. The draft of the novel is now physically complete, printed with handwriting; in fact, the novel went through two complete drafts this year. The log of sessions and events attended at Associated Writers and Writing Programs shows that Jessica Roeder attended a number of panel discussions and readings each day. She also attended the book fair on all days. After the conference ended, she followed up using the catalog of book fair attendees and events, so that she has a lasting and active list of resources. 2: Ten Minnesotans spent a day in an independent art gallery writing and creating new work, then listening to the instructor and others read. A three-question survey, as well as observation, were used for evaluation. The survey showed that each method of publicity had brought at least one participant to the workshop. It showed that all the participants found new techniques and experiences in the workshop. For five, everything about the workshop was new. One commented that this kind of writing workshop in Duluth is rare. Most had not attended the Prove Gallery before, and the positive experience will encourage returns for other events and shows.",,100,"Other, local or private",10100,,,,"Jessica A. Roeder",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Roeder will complete a new draft of a novel in progress, Crow In Another Tree, that integrates handwritten lines and passages that represent alternative voices. She will teach a writing workshop and do a reading from her manuscript in northeast Minnesota.",2015-01-01,2015-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jessica,Roeder,"Jessica A. Roeder",,,MN,,"(218) 727-8286 ",jaroeder2003@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-351,"Lesley Arimah: Writer and novelist; Anne Erickson: Freelance writer, college instructor in composition; Keith Hollihan: Novelist, freelance writer, ghostwriter and communications consultant; Cole Perry: Northern Minnesota novelist; Kathryn Savage: Education outreach manager, The Loft Literary Center; Lisa Steinmann: Collaborative development manager for partners Saint Paul Almanac, Juxtaposition Arts and Givens Foundation for African American Literature; Olivia Traczyk: Marketing coordinator, Consortium Book Sales and Distribution, writer, editor, and manuscript reviewer","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
30270,"Artist Initiative",2015,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","A public exhibition addressing the issue of domestic homicides in the United States. The outcome will be the completion of the proposed work resulting in an exhibition that will engage public participation and attendance.","Sirek created an installation that promoted awareness, provoked dialogue and inspired action on the issue of domestic violence. I am happy with the response I have receive to Till Death Do Us Part. After the show I received numerous emails from individual who attended the show. Some of the comments were Congrats Julie on a strong and powerful piece. It deserves to be shown in many venues, so more people can see it., Julie I was glad I was able to attend your show. I didn’t realize all of the abuse that goes on. This is such big work/important work.",,,,10000,,,,"Julie A. Sirek",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Sirek will address the issue of domestic violence by presenting an exhibition of new work that incorporates community participation and memorializes the victims of domestic homicides in the United States during 2015.",2015-03-01,2016-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Julie,Sirek,"Julie A. Sirek",,,MN,,"(612) 891-3119 ",jasirek@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Blue Earth, Clay, Faribault, Goodhue, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-357,"Marion Angelica: Ceramic artist, former director of Metropolitan Regional Arts Council; Brian Frink: Visual artist, professor of painting and drawing, chair, art department, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Maren Kloppmann: Ceramic sculptor; Qian Liu: Ceramics and sculpture artist; Stephen Shaskan: Author, illustrator and Loft Literary Center teaching artist; Don Sherman: Artist, educator, photographer, mentors program coordinator, Southwest Minnesota State University College","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
30272,"Artist Initiative",2015,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To take on fewer jobs and spend focused time revising my novel. To find representation for my work. To engage the public in two events at the Duluth Public Library. A solid revision of the novel. The retention of a literary agent. And public attendance at two community events at the Duluth Public Library.","Writing time. Part-time work only during the grant year. Nearly ready to send the novel to agents. Fiction writing workshop at the Duluth Public Library. Number of hours worked at part-time jobs. I did not attempt to find representation for my novel as it is not ready, though I did make connections with other agented writers, which will help in the process. Attendance and feedback from the Duluth Public Library's Winter Reading Series Workshop.",,,,10000,,,,"Danielle Sosin",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Sosin will revise her work in progress novel and research literary agents to find representation for her work. She will engage Minnesotans through the Duluth Public Library's Winter Reading Series and through a workshop to be held for library patrons.",2015-01-01,2015-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Danielle,Sosin,"Danielle Sosin",,,MN,,"(218) 260-0459 ",dsosin@q.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Douglas, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-358,"Lesley Arimah: Writer and novelist; Anne Erickson: Freelance writer, college instructor in composition; Keith Hollihan: Novelist, freelance writer, ghostwriter and communications consultant; Cole Perry: Northern Minnesota novelist; Kathryn Savage: Education outreach manager, The Loft Literary Center; Lisa Steinmann: Collaborative development manager for partners Saint Paul Almanac, Juxtaposition Arts and Givens Foundation for African American Literature; Olivia Traczyk: Marketing coordinator, Consortium Book Sales and Distribution, writer, editor, and manuscript reviewer","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
30278,"Artist Initiative",2015,9764,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will create two largescale installation works by exploring the emotional resonance of the adoptees’ diaspora experiences. New installation works will be exhibited at the solo shows at the Gordon Parks Gallery and Catherine G. Murphy Gallery, Saint Paul.","The show receptions, artist talk, and lecture provided an opportunity that raises public awareness about international adoptees’ sufferings and dilemmas. Eun-Kyung Suh's new installation works were exhibited at the solo shows at the Gordon Parks Gallery and Catherine G. Murphy Gallery, Saint Paul, Minnesota respectively in 2015.",,,,9764,,,,"Eun-Kyung Suh",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Suh will create new work to investigate the experiences of Korean adoptees in Minnesota, focusing on their transracial adoption experiences to examine the complex issues related to race, ethnicity, and culture. Exhibitions and public programs are being scheduled for Metropolitan State University and Saint Catherine University in Saint Paul.",2015-03-01,2015-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Eun-Kyung,Suh,"Eun-Kyung Suh",,,MN,,"(218) 591-5868 ",suh1021@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-361,"David Andree: Artist utilizing painting, drawing, sculpture and sound, painting and drawing instructor, Minneapolis College of Art and Design; Jan Elftmann: Visual artist, educator for the Science Museum of Minnesota, coordinator of art at 801 Gallery, director, ArtCar ArtBike Parade.; Shannon Estlund: Visual artist, adjunct instructor, Minneapolis College of Art and Design; William Gorcica: Professor of art, Saint Cloud State University; Ursula Hargens: Co-collaborator and program head for Minnesota New Institute for Ceramic Education; Peter Pestalozzi: Furniture designer/craftsman, Ely, Board member, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council; Brian Stewart: Plein air painter and instructor; Christine Willcox: Visual artist, professor, art and art history department, Macalester College","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
30289,"Artist Initiative",2015,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The artist will present a new body of work at a regional Minnesota public art gallery, as well as on my artist’s website and Facebook page. The outcome will be a successful, open and accessible exhibition at a public art space or gallery. 2: Holding a public workshop on utilizing local and found materials in ceramics/sculpture. Successful workshop with good attendance from the surrounding community held at a university, college, or art center.","Lisa Truax exhibited her new work in a public, accessible solo exhibition at the Austin Artworks Professional Gallery in the summer of 2015, and engaged the public during the opening. The methods used to assess the degree to which the stated goals of this Project Outcome were that a solo exhibition location was finalized and the exhibition held during the grant period as proposed during the grant application. The attendance at the exhibition was excellent and further opportunities have arisen because of this grant assisted exhibition. 2: A workshop was held at Winona State University on utilizing locally sourced and recycled materials in ceramics that approximately twenty-five people participated in. The evaluation methods used to determine the degree of success of this project were the acquisition of a public place to hold the workshop, workshop attendance, and successful outcomes of the participants in finding and using their own materials with the assistance of Lisa Truax as part of the workshop. The project fully achieved this outcome, as the workshop was held with approximately twenty-five participants.",,,,10000,,,,"Lisa S. Truax",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Truax will create a new body of sculptural and ceramic work for a solo exhibition at Austin’s ArtWorks Gallery around the theme of personal and cultural relationship to the local Minnesota environment. She will also conduct at least one workshop open to the public at a Minnesota college on the sourcing and use of local materials in ceramics.",2015-03-01,2016-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lisa,Truax,"Lisa S. Truax",,,MN,,"(507) 279-9104 ",lisatruax@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Fillmore, Goodhue, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-367,"Keya Ganguly: Professor of Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature, and Studies in Cinema and Media Culture, University of Minnesota; Jessica Hirsch: Sculptor, woodworker, and artist-in-residence, Driftless Folkschool; Shana Kaplow: Painter and video artist, art professor, Saint Cloud State University; Bradley Kaspari: Visual artist, sculptor, and public artist, owner and director, Kaspari Design Services, Inc.; Cecilia Schiller: Visual artist utilizing carving and woodworking to create interactive sculptures; Karen Stout-Heller: Oil painter and collage artist; Caitlin Warner: Book artist, board member, Art Shanty Project, staff, Graywolf Press","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
30099,"Artist Initiative",2015,7500,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I hope to paint twenty small oil painting 8`/10'', twenty watercolors 11`/15` or 15`/11` and five 24`/32` oil paintings 1. Have I painted the 45 works I had hoped to? 2. Do the works truly create a sense of place in the viewer? 2: I hope to find a venue for exhibiting the works in a public space near the Whiteface reservoir. Aurora, Hibbing or Virginia are communities near the reservoir. Was an exhibit space found and an exhibition publicized and held?","Scott painted twenty watercolors and exhibited eighteen. Scott painted nineteen oils on panel 10 x 12 and five oils on panel 8/10. Scott painted five larger studio paintings. He exhibited forty-eight. Scott was able to produce the number of paintings he hoped for and he was able to have an exhibition. 2: Scott held an exhibition at the First Stage Gallery in Aurora Minnesota entitled Whiteface Series 2015 He exhibited forty-eight paintings March 6-26, 2016. The First Stage Gallery in Aurora Minnesota reported good attendance.",,2000,"Other, local or private",9500,,,,"Scott R. Bean AKA Scott Bean",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Bean will create 45 oil paintings and 20 watercolors that celebrate the natural beauty of Minnesota's Whiteface reservoir on the border of the Superior National Forest in northeast Minnesota. The work will be shown in Aurora, Hibbing, or Eveleth towards the end of the grant period.",2015-03-01,2016-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Scott,Bean,"Scott R. Bean AKA Scott Bean",,,MN,,"(612) 636-3908 ",mebean@earthlink.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-274,"David Andree: Artist utilizing painting, drawing, sculpture and sound, painting and drawing instructor, Minneapolis College of Art and Design; Jan Elftmann: Visual artist, educator for the Science Museum of Minnesota, coordinator of art at 801 Gallery, director, ArtCar ArtBike Parade.; Shannon Estlund: Visual artist, adjunct instructor, Minneapolis College of Art and Design; William Gorcica: Professor of art, Saint Cloud State University; Ursula Hargens: Co-collaborator and program head for Minnesota New Institute for Ceramic Education; Peter Pestalozzi: Furniture designer/craftsman, Ely, Board member, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council; Brian Stewart: Plein air painter and instructor; Christine Willcox: Visual artist, professor, art and art history department, Macalester College","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
30103,"Artist Initiative",2015,8065,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will develop a website, purchase a printer, take a framing class, an Adobe Lightroom class, and organize my body of work. Successful completion of the framing class, making my own prints, learning Adobe Lightroom, and developing a website to showcase my work will enhance my ability to present my work more professionally to a wider audience. 2: I plan to present my work at public libraries in Marshall, Roseau, and Grand Rapids and mount a one-person show at Bell Museum. I’ll count the library audiences and ask them to leave written comments after the presentations. For the one-person show, I’ll include a guest book to record the names, addresses and comments of those who attend.","My photographic skills advanced significantly. I’m now able to organize, store and develop photos, produce professional prints, and build quality frames. By project's end, I hoped to gain more autonomy over my artistic process. In the past, National Camera printed my photos, I purchased ready-made frames, my photos weren’t organized for easy retrieval, and I couldn’t develop digital negatives so I had them printed as is. I can now organize, develop my work in Lightroom and build my own frames and my website will be up soon; my two-day Square Space workshop taught me the skills I need to produce and design my own website. 2: 400 Minnesotans engaged with my work during seven community events; most reported gaining new appreciation for the beauty and integrity of Minnesota bogs. I counted the audience at my shows, artist talks and the panel discussion. I provided guest books for the Marshall Area Fine Arts Council and Edge Center for the Arts shows. I gauged audience engagement by the questions asked. The Roseau audience stayed for an hour after the talk. Ditto with the 70 who attended the Minneapolis College of Art and Design panel; the janitor finally came to shut off the lights. At Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, people stayed long past gallery closing time. Audiences were intrigued with the show and with our state’s most unique natural legacy, its bogs.",,,,8065,,,,"Elizabeth M. Blair",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Blair will create “The Bog Tapestry,” a photographic series that offers macro views of a northern cedar bog. She will print the work and learn to make custom frames through a workshop at Milan Village Arts School. She will show the finished work at venues in the Twin Cities, Marshall, Roseau, and Grand Rapids.",2015-03-01,2016-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elizabeth,Blair,"Elizabeth M. Blair",,,MN,,"(763) 219-5746 ",elizabeth.blair@smsu.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Itasca, Lyon, Roseau",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-277,"Sara Belleau: Writer and photographer; Anna Eveslage: Photographer; Mark Jensen: Fine art photographer, founder and director of the Knife River Photography Workshops; Brett Kallusky: Visiting assistant professor, University of Wisconsin-River Falls Art Department, photography; Anthony Marchetti: Photographer, instructor; Terra Rathai: Artist and photographer, historian of 19th and 20th century western art and popular culture; Ellen Skoro: Digital photographer, Goldstein Museum of Design; Sarah Whiting: Commercial photographer, instructor at the Arts Institutes International Minnesota","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
30112,"Artist Initiative",2015,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To create a cohesive body of work on the scientific community in Minnesota, allowing me to propose similar projects to a national and international audience. I will produce at least twenty photographs documenting a broad spectrum of scientific research in Minnesota. I will make new connections within the scientific community and continue to expand my practice. 2: Engage this new work with artists and nonartists alike, and foster collaboration between the arts and sciences. Perform three public lectures, host one exhibition, and redesign my website spotlighting this new work. Opt for nonart venues (laboratories, archives, libraries) when possible.","Photographs about scientific institutions and research centers in the state of Minnesota were produced as a result of this project. Several cohesive projects will result from this material. Judging by the sheer number of photographs produced at the Soudan Mine, the Minnesota State Fair, and the Bakken Museum, as well as many other places in Minnesota, this project surpassed its proposed goals. 2: Through public lectures, performance, and exhibition, thousands of people were involved in and introduced to this work. In addition, the work on the revised website has been exhibited widely. Both the exhibition and creation of this work involved the public--both artist, scientists, and the general public. Attendance and background of the audience were both taken into consideration for evaluation.",,250,"Other, local or private",10250,,,,"Eric W. Carroll",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Carroll will explore Minnesota’s scientific community by photographing some of the tools, spaces, and people who identify as scientists in different parts of the state. He will present his project G.U.T. Feeling, through an exhibition in the Twin Cities and in public lectures around the state.",2015-03-01,2016-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Eric,Carroll,"Eric W. Carroll",,,MN,,"(612) 227-4800 ",ericwilliamcarroll@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-283,"David Bowman: Photographer, full member, National Geographic Creative; Donald Clark: Professor of photography, Minnesota State University Moorhead; John Gregor: Photographer and photo educator; Ellen Kingsbury: Photographer; Laura Migliorino: Photographer, professor of art, Anoka Ramsey Community College; Jeffrey Millikan: Photographer, adjunct professor of photography, University of Minnesota; Vivienne Morgan: Photographer, adjunct professor at Bemidji State University; Margaret Ojala: Photographer and Professor of Art, St Olaf College.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
30127,"Artist Initiative",2015,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To write and revise thirty pages of poetry and to develop a coherent and expansive writing style by working with a consultant to finalize my second book-length poetry manuscript. I will complete at least thirty pages of poetry, meet with my consultant three times to receive both oral and written feedback on my work, and submit the final manuscript to my publisher and to at least fifteen poetry book contests.","Jennifer Kwon Dobbs met twice with a writing consultant to review earlier manuscript drafts. She received oral and written feedback and followed up over email and phone to discuss revision. Progress was assessed by tracking the number of actual pages and poems against the proposed outcome outlined in the grant application along with noting professional successes that exceeded the grant's original benchmarks. Artistic growth was observed by the level of deep revision to the manuscript as manifested by several working drafts marked up with author notes and consultant feedback. 2: Of twenty-one new poems, eleven appeared or are forthcoming in national literary journals. Three will appear in an anthology by Tupelo Press. One poem won The Freshwater Review's Rose Warner Prize, and another was a runner-up for Indiana Review's 1/2K Prize. Progress was assessed by tracking the number of actual pages and poems against the proposed outcome outlined in the grant application along with noting professional successes that exceeded the grant's original benchmarks.",,1500,"Other, local or private",11500,,,,"Jennifer Dobbs AKA Jennifer Kwon Dobbs",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Kwon Dobbs will prepare a second book of poetry titled Three-Legged Bird for publication, revise the manuscript with a consultant, and perform readings in four Minnesota cities. Her work focuses on the Korean diaspora.",2015-01-15,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jennifer,Dobbs,"Jennifer Dobbs AKA Jennifer Kwon Dobbs",,,MN,,"(213) 842-4271 ",jkwondobbs@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-288,"Carla-Elaine Johnson: Poet, Faculty member, Augsburg College; Athena Kildegaard: Poet, lecturer, University of Minnesota Morris.; Michael Lee: Writer and poet, spoken word performer, and youth worker; Michelle Matthees: Widely-published poet and educator; Saara Myrene Raappana: Published poet, editor of Cellpoems, a poetry journal; Carlisa Rivamonte: Independent writer and consultant for business and nonprofits; Jeffrey Shotts: Executive editor, Graywolf Press","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
30128,"Artist Initiative",2015,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The artist will prepare to exhibit a collection of work that explores her paper and dye technique in collaboration with community gardeners for a gallery setting that is open to the public. Fuller exploration of natural dyes as a media and colorant will be obtained and documented with the expansion on environmental practices and knowledge of a community. 2: Funds will provide time to prepare, research and seek partners in collaboration. It will further the exploration of plant based media for other artists and expand on environmental aspects. Comments and advice of the gardening collaborators will be collected, documented and published on my blog for others to learn from and at its final presentation, the exhibit will ask for the audience feedback to assess attendance.","Donovan created ten large-scale batik style paintings that use natural dyes made in collaboration with local gardeners. This work will be shown as a solo exhibit. The completed collection of Emily’s paintings and the documentation of her natural dye process visually record the success of this project. The work represents collaboration with the community, a sustainable approach to art-making and the exploration of natural color and dye. Emily created over 50 natural dyes to use in her art and documented the process with photography. She recorded her visits with gardeners, collecting sample swatches of each dye, and noted which dyes where used in each of her paintings. She also found a venue to exhibit the final works and her process that will be presented to the public. 2: Emily shared her knowledge about natural dyes and her growth as an artist, online and in-person, with great responses from the public. Emily kept track of the number of people she visited as well as those who attended her various events and quantified her audience online by web analytics. Over the course of the year, she reached over 300 people in person and learned that her website/blog had over 30,000 visits. Emily found that many are reading her insights on her blog, but had a better exchange in person where people could see the work first-hand. She looks forward to more in-person presentations that allow for question and answer. From this, she will be able to better share the information the public seeks to publish online. ",,,,10000,,,,"Emily J. Donovan Carney AKA Emily Donovan",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Using plant-based dyes, Donovan will create work based on regional flora, in her batik style painting. The Minnesota growing season will be explored with the assistance of community gardeners and the work will be shown at a Twin Cities gallery or nature center.",2015-03-01,2016-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Emily,"Donovan Carney","Emily J. Donovan Carney AKA Emily Donovan",,,MN,,"(651) 895-2987 ",emilydonovan@msn.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-289,"Moira Bateman: Contemporary visual artist, utilizing mixed media and fiber to create sculptural and site-specific art; Elizabeth Devine: Jewelry designer and lettering artist, Southeastern Minnesota Visual Artists co-op board member; Justine Di Fiore: Hospital worker and visual artist; Andrew Maus: Executive Director, Minnesota Marine Art Museum, Winona; Daniel Mondloch: Painter, muralist, and art teacher; Asako Nakauchi: Sculptor and installation artist, instructor, University of Wisconsin-River Falls; Jessica Shaykett: Librarian, American Craft Council; Frederick Somers: Award-winning pastel artist and painter, art instructor; Liza Sylvestre: Visual artist and educator","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
30139,"Artist Initiative",2015,8530,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To create and exhibit a series of portraits that elevates and publicizes the presence of Artists in the local region from wide range of mediums and stages of their careers. By creating an exhibition in a gallery that is free to the public, performance and lecture events and creating a catalogue, I hope to recognize the incredible talent and drive of 35 local artists.","Sarah Brokkes Portrait of an Artist was displayed at the DAI October 2015-January 2016. An accompanying publication was made of the work. The method of evaluation was through discussion with the local public, artists, and arts administrators, as well as through media sources and college and university faculty, staff and students. The evaluation centered on how this project brought to light the incredible talent in our area as well as how important it is to acknowledge and express gratitude for those who both inspire us as well as make our goals possible.",,,,8530,,,,"Sarah M. Erickson AKA Sarah Brokke",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Brokke will complete a series called Portrait of an Artist, which documents the lives of 35 Duluth-based artists. An exhibition is slated for October 2015 at the Duluth Art Institute, with a concurrent exhibition of the featured artists' work and an exhibition catalogue.",2015-03-01,2015-10-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sarah,Erickson,"Sarah M. Erickson AKA Sarah Brokke",,,MN,,"(218) 341-4219 ",sarahbrokkeart@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-293,"Moira Bateman: Contemporary visual artist, utilizing mixed media and fiber to create sculptural and site-specific art; Elizabeth Devine: Jewelry designer and lettering artist, Southeastern Minnesota Visual Artists co-op board member; Justine Di Fiore: Hospital worker and visual artist; Andrew Maus: Executive Director, Minnesota Marine Art Museum, Winona; Daniel Mondloch: Painter, muralist, and art teacher; Asako Nakauchi: Sculptor and installation artist, instructor, University of Wisconsin-River Falls; Jessica Shaykett: Librarian, American Craft Council; Frederick Somers: Award-winning pastel artist and painter, art instructor; Liza Sylvestre: Visual artist and educator","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
30141,"Artist Initiative",2015,9000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Collaborating on this project with other artists will broaden my knowledge of the subject and further develop my skills as a musician and performer. The combined ideas, music skills and knowledge base of the collaborators will create a piece of broader scope than I would create on my own. Thus, I'll learn more about the subject, learn new repertoire and expand my music and performing skills. 2: The performance piece is being designed as a touring concert that will cover a variety of musical styles and appeal to a wide range of Minnesota audience members. Concert attendance will be tabulated and audience surveys will indicate feedback about the concert experience and value of the information provided.","The concert piece created by the artist and her collaborators broadened the artist's knowledge of American Music history and expanded her repertoire, stylistic range and performing skills. Of the sixteen songs included in the program, the majority (75%) were new to the artist, and 50% were outside the artist's customary musical style, creating an opportunity for the artist to expand her repertoire and stylistic range. The narrative between songs resulted from the artist's and collaborators' research of American Music history and demonstrated expanded knowledge of the subject. 2: Audience response and surveys indicated enthusiastic appreciation for the variety of musical styles and information presented in the concert. Based on positive audience response, the concert will be marketed for touring around the state. Audience surveys and live audience response were the evaluation methods used. Surveys were included in the concert program, of which 91 were submitted. Comment/essay questions were used to inquire about the audience experience; multiple choice questions were used to measure demographics. Survey comments indicated enthusiastic interest in the variety of music styles and appreciation for the learning aspect of the experience. Demographics showed audience representation from twenty-eight cities in seven counties. ",,3000,"Other, local or private",12000,,,,"Constance J. Evingson AKA Connie Evingson",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Evingson will collaborate with two musicians to create and perform American Songbook, a concert performance piece tracing the evolution of American popular music. The piece will premiere at the Jungle Theater in November 2015.",2015-01-01,2015-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Constance,Evingson,"Constance J. Evingson AKA Connie Evingson",,,MN,,"(612) 823-5624 ",connie@connieevingson.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Mille Lacs, Ramsey, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-295,"Jason Allen: Electronic performance artist and producer; Barbara Depman: Music administrator for Choral Arts Ensemble, Rochester; Dain Ingebretson: Freelance teaching artist, writer, producer; Martha Lindberg: Handbell director, Centenary United Methodist Church (Mankato). Music leader, Good Samaritan United Methodist Church (St Peter).; Sarah Miller: Composition, theory and piano instructor, MacPhail Center for Music; Momoko Niemi: Voice faculty, MacPhail Center for Music; Tria Vang: Program manager, Center for Hmong Arts and Talent, Hmong American hip hop artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
30145,"Artist Initiative",2015,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Working with actors and a composer I’ll create a piece of more intricate narrative and artistic intent than my previous animation. I’ll have a completed animation to exhibit in galleries, libraries and shops and to submit to film festivals. I’ll use the piece to expand my animation career. 2: I wish to be an example to potential artists in Minnesota, especially the southwest, using potent art expressed with humor. I’ll show my animation and speak with people at public events. I have agreements with galleries in Hastings and the Solar Arts Building in Minneapolis. I’m seeking space and time with galleries, libraries and shops in New Ulm, Tracy, and Marshall.","The Oracle is an extended length cartoon that developed the artist's talent. She'll show it on the Internet and in festivals to promote her skills. All public event audiences laughed in most of the right places. Two picture quizzes were available for viewers to complete. One asked them to match the cartoon scene with the film it referenced. The other asked them to match characters with their mythological twin. All returned quizzes correctly matched the main three films parodied. Almost all mythology matches were correct. Question and answer sessions showed interest in the cartoon and the artist's work process. 2: The grantee interacts with more artists and is known to more people as an artist because of her grant project and its public components. Three picture quizzes were available at each event. One referenced 70s film, another referenced mythology. Two of the quizzes asked attendees to select their county of residence. A third quiz was designed for children to select their favorite character as well as Oracle of Nuttown coloring pages. Crayons and pencils were available for use with these. Free Oracle branded stadium cups were given to all attendees.",,,,10000,,,,"Denise M. Fick",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Fick will produce “The Oracle,” a six to eight minute animated film that employs parodies of 1960’s and 1970’s film and television, Roman myth and talking animals to explore archetypes, and life’s absurdity and quiet rewards. Four screenings are planned in locations around the state during the grant period.",2015-03-02,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Denise,Fick,"Denise M. Fick",,,MN,,"(612) 202-0554 ",tigeroo@mvtvwireless.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Cottonwood, Dakota, Hennepin, Lyon, Murray, Ramsey, Redwood, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-297,"Allison Bolah: A visual artist, creating photographs, multimedia and paper-based work; David Kang: Independent creative consultant, director, and producer, founder and CEO, Hana Media and Development, creator and executive director, The DIAL Group; Fredrika McManus: Founder and director, Upper Minnesota Film Office; Patrick Moore: Communications director, Pioneer Public TV; Matthew Sewell: Chair, English department, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Deborah Wallwork: Independent filmmaker and artist, editor and director, Red Eye Video; Maya Washington: Filmmaker, writer, performer, and arts educator","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
30148,"Artist Initiative",2015,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will offer four free public readings across the state in order to engage more Minnesotans with the work of a Minnesota artist. Audience engagement will be evaluated by monitoring attendance and compiling a contact list at the reading events for interest in following the manuscript's progress. 2: I will revise and edit the novel to public presentation quality and solicit agents for publication. Project outcomes will be evaluated by securing writing time and space, completing the novel, and sending the manuscript to agents.","109 Minnesotans were able to engage with the work of Amy Fladeboe, a Minnesota artist. I collected a voluntary survey, counted heads at the events, and have compiled a contact list of attendees. 2: I revised and edited my novel to public presentation quality, publicly presented it, and pitched the novel to two agents. I scheduled writing time and documented time spent. I secured a writing space. I completed significant revision. I attended a pitch conference to pitch my novel to two different agents.",,,,10000,,,,"Amy L. Fladeboe",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Fladeboe will revise her novel, I Have Taken Many Mountains, about an Albanian immigrant. She will offer four public readings of the manuscript in Minnesota cities where she has lived, Duluth, Mankato, Minneapolis, and Willmar.",2015-01-12,2016-01-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amy,Fladeboe,"Amy L. Fladeboe",,,MN,,"(218) 213-2393 ",amy.fladeboe@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Blue Earth, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-299,"Nancy Cook: Professor and director of lawyering program, University of Minnesota Law School, fiction and creative nonfiction writer; Ann Fee: Executive director, Arts Center of Saint Peter, teaching artist, writer, editor, and instructor; Kathryn Hopper: Writer, editor, and teaching artist; John Jodzio: Fiction writer, teaching artist; AmokΘ Kubat: Educator, writer and performance artist; Peter Pearson: Writer for children and young adults; Wendy Skinner: Writer of poetry, non-fiction and short stories, contract writer for Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare; Therese Stanton: Novelist, English department faculty member, Normandale Community College","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1
30187,"Artist Initiative",2015,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","A completed second collection of poems that has received substantial marketing exposure and, ideally, an offer of publication from a leading press. Has the collection been submitted to at least twenty publishers, competitions and contests? Has it been accepted for publication by leading independent press? Have I published new poems in magazines? 2: Create an economy of scale by collaborating with other Initiative Grant recipients to deliver a series of shared readings to Minnesota audiences. Have I collaborated with at least two other grantees to deliver a minimum of five readings of work created with Arts Board funding, including at least two events outside the Twin Cities metro?","Kiesselbach completed and marketed a second poetry collection and created and published significant amounts of new work in leading magazines. Kiesselbach’s evaluation methods involved comparing his actual project-year outcomes to each of the particular goals he’d set for himself in his grant application. 2: Kiesselbach collaborated with twelve Minnesota writers, including four other Artist Initiative grant recipients, to deliver five collaborative readings around the state. Kiesselbach’s evaluation methods involved comparing his actual project-year outcomes to each of the particular goals he’d set for himself in his grant application.",,,,10000,,,,"Theodore S. Kiesselbach AKA Dore Kiesselbach",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Kiesselbach will complete a second collection of poems and give a series of work in progress readings in the Twin Cities and beyond.",2015-01-01,2015-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Theodore,Kiesselbach,"Theodore S. Kiesselbach AKA Dore Kiesselbach",,,MN,,"(612) 377-3467 ",kiesselbach@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-315,"Carla-Elaine Johnson: Poet, Faculty member, Augsburg College; Athena Kildegaard: Poet, lecturer, University of Minnesota Morris.; Michael Lee: Writer and poet, spoken word performer, and youth worker; Michelle Matthees: Widely-published poet and educator; Saara Myrene Raappana: Published poet, editor of Cellpoems, a poetry journal; Carlisa Rivamonte: Independent writer and consultant for business and nonprofits; Jeffrey Shotts: Executive editor, Graywolf Press","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
30194,"Artist Initiative",2015,9175,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Artist will create a new Minnesota themed body of work and subsequent exhibition with strong community component. The success of this project can be gauged by the public response, attendance, and support of the final exhibition. Also, the number of agencies I partner with can attest.","100 in-person visitors (more are expected this Fall). 5,500 website clicks, 12,000 people reached, on Facebook, currently 355 followers on Instagram. Using head counts at brick and mortar exhibits and also reaches on Facebook and followers on Instagram. Also clicks on the website at www.paranormalartproject.com. 2: Over twenty individual sites were visited and blogged about eighteen finished works of art completed, seven more in progress. The evaluation method is a simple documentation of the blog from the website and the galley page to see a number of in-progress and finished artworks from the project. ",,,,9175,,,,"Brandon J. Kuehn",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Kuehn will travel to ten to twenty sites in Minnesota to create a new body of work that documents the paranormal. The work will be exhibited in different locations around the state.",2015-03-02,2016-06-27,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Brandon,Kuehn,"Brandon J. Kuehn",,,MN,,"(651) 494-4326 ",brandonkuehn@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Cook, Dakota, Douglas, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Lake, Le Sueur, Ramsey, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-320,"David Andree: Artist utilizing painting, drawing, sculpture and sound, painting and drawing instructor, Minneapolis College of Art and Design; Jan Elftmann: Visual artist, educator for the Science Museum of Minnesota, coordinator of art at 801 Gallery, director, ArtCar ArtBike Parade.; Shannon Estlund: Visual artist, adjunct instructor, Minneapolis College of Art and Design; William Gorcica: Professor of art, Saint Cloud State University; Ursula Hargens: Co-collaborator and program head for Minnesota New Institute for Ceramic Education; Peter Pestalozzi: Furniture designer/craftsman, Ely, Board member, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council; Brian Stewart: Plein air painter and instructor; Christine Willcox: Visual artist, professor, art and art history department, Macalester College","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
30201,"Artist Initiative",2015,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To successfully complete a photo documentary on historic Sweden Minnesota migration, illuminating the persistence of identity within extended families. Creation of a multimedia video, which will be presented along with an open to the public artist talk at the Malung Community Center in Roseau.","The artist engaged with many people to complete this project documenting persistence of identity. She then created, presented, and donated a multimedia video of the work to the community. 1. Concrete attendance numbers from the supper+ artist talk provided by the Malung Community Center. 2. Concrete attendance numbers provided by Roseau High school art teacher Mary Vatnsdal. 3. Estimate of community members who actively engaged with and were photographed by the artist through review of photographs. 4. Historical fact that the project was shown on May 12th, 2016 at the Malung Community Center in Roseau, Minnesota as multimedia presentation and open-to-the-public artist talk.",,,,10000,,,,"Ariana Lindquist",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Lindquist will produce “What Once Was Is Now,” to remind us of the legacy of historic immigration by illuminating a slowly vanishing web of ethnic relations that continue to connect Minnesota with communities abroad. This multimedia video will be presented along with an artist talk at Malung Community Center in Roseau.",2015-03-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ariana,Lindquist,"Ariana Lindquist",,,MN,,"(646) 961-8925 ",ariana.lindquist@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,Roseau,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-324,"Sara Belleau: Writer and photographer; Anna Eveslage: Photographer; Mark Jensen: Fine art photographer, founder and director of the Knife River Photography Workshops; Brett Kallusky: Visiting assistant professor, University of Wisconsin-River Falls Art Department, photography; Anthony Marchetti: Photographer, instructor; Terra Rathai: Artist and photographer, historian of 19th and 20th century western art and popular culture; Ellen Skoro: Digital photographer, Goldstein Museum of Design; Sarah Whiting: Commercial photographer, instructor at the Arts Institutes International Minnesota","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
30207,"Artist Initiative",2015,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Completion of a draft collection of short stories inspired by Minnesota history. Minimum collection of five historical fiction short stories researched and drafted by December 31, 2015. 2: Submission of individual stories for publication and award competitions. Individual stories submitted for journal publication in 2016. Polished stories submitted for publication as collection in 2017. Measures are publication and competition success.","Five initial story drafts have been written for the collection, ranging in time from 1862 to 2015. The evaluation method was whether Brian was successful in creating five draft stories for a collection that is now tentatively entitled UNDER THE NORTH STAR. 2: Five draft stories have been written. Brian has created a spreadsheet to track submissions during 2016.",,700,"Other, local or private",10700,,,,"Brian J. Malloy",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Malloy will research and draft a collection of short fiction inspired by major events in Minnesota history, including the U.S.-Dakota War, the grasshopper plagues of 1873-77, and the Washburn A Mill explosion. He will give a presentation about the mill explosion and read from his work in progress at the Mill City Museum in Minneapolis.",2015-01-01,2015-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Brian,Malloy,"Brian J. Malloy",,,MN,,"(612) 331-2724 ",malloywriter@aol.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Blue Earth, Brown, Hennepin, Lake, Pine, Renville, St. Louis, Wabasha",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-329,"Nancy Cook: Professor and director of lawyering program, University of Minnesota Law School, fiction and creative nonfiction writer; Ann Fee: Executive director, Arts Center of Saint Peter, teaching artist, writer, editor, and instructor; Kathryn Hopper: Writer, editor, and teaching artist; John Jodzio: Fiction writer, teaching artist; AmokΘ Kubat: Educator, writer and performance artist; Peter Pearson: Writer for children and young adults; Wendy Skinner: Writer of poetry, non-fiction and short stories, contract writer for Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare; Therese Stanton: Novelist, English department faculty member, Normandale Community College","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1
30163,"Artist Initiative",2015,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Create a documentary I am passionate about, Native American art, which will allow me to grow my skills as a filmmaker and a producer. Producing a high quality documentary that showcases my talents as a producer and editor. This documentary is something I can use to produce in the professional world and be a sort of calling card. It will advance my career. 2: I plan to screen Rabbit at several venues in the Twin Cities…including All My Relations Gallery, which features Native American contemporary artists and Intermedia Arts Indigenous Voices series. I am planning on submitting this film to various festivals, including the Minneapolis/Saint Paul International Film Festival and the MNTV program that is broadcast on Twin Cities Public Television every year.","I feel like I am taken seriously as a journalist by my peers and I feel confidence in myself to complete this work. I was able to work with a very talented producer and editor. I also developed better production skills myself and feel that I can complete this work and any other short documentary project that I choose to complete. Because of this grant I was able to purchase equipment I needed in order to complete this project and am now able to use that equipment for other work, which advances my career as a journalist and as a documentary filmmaker.",,2499,"Other, local or private",12499,,,,"Allison J. Herrera",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Herrera will produce “Rabbit,” a short documentary about contemporary Native American painter Jim Denomie. The film will explore the themes in his work, which are based on Native American history in Minnesota, and his process in becoming an artist. The film will be screened at All My Relations Gallery in Minneapolis.",2015-03-01,2016-06-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Allison,Herrera,"Allison J. Herrera",,,MN,,"(612) 309-5530 ",allisonherrera@msn.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-305,"Allison Bolah: A visual artist, creating photographs, multimedia and paper-based work; David Kang: Independent creative consultant, director, and producer, founder and CEO, Hana Media and Development, creator and executive director, The DIAL Group; Fredrika McManus: Founder and director, Upper Minnesota Film Office; Patrick Moore: Communications director, Pioneer Public TV; Matthew Sewell: Chair, English department, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Deborah Wallwork: Independent filmmaker and artist, editor and director, Red Eye Video; Maya Washington: Filmmaker, writer, performer, and arts educator","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
30200,"Artist Initiative",2015,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will expand my artistic subject matter by creating designs that interest the whole community and educate children through this piece of public art. I will save the designs and information gained from this project to my programming system – PlasmaCam, PCM format. The techniques, information and ideas I learn here will be reflected in future artworks. 2: I will be able to share my artwork with Southern Minnesotan families in an everyday, public, and widely visited setting. CMSM will compile audience attendance figures and collect comments about the fence. A comments collection box will be located at the fence for visitors to write and submit their feedback, which will be recorded and made into a Wordle word cloud.","This artist was able to learn new skills by utilizing the Plasma Cam technology which was ideally suited to cut metal for this 20-panel fence at the Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota. Skills learned through this process have now transferred into new art works that are being designed and fabricated for personal and public use. 2: The word cloud has been uploaded demonstrating these outcomes. A survey was given in order to evaluate this program outcome.",,,,10000,,,,"Arnold D. Lillo AKA Arnie Lillo",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Lillo will design and fabricate an art fence for the public parklet on the grounds of the Children’s Museum of Southern Minnesota in Mankato. The cut out metal panels will make it fun to explore technology, agriculture, and art. An opening event and artist talk will be held when the fence is installed.",2015-03-01,2016-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Arnold,Lillo,"Arnold D. Lillo AKA Arnie Lillo",,,MN,,"(507) 278-3671 ",alillo@hickorytech.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Pipestone, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Steele, Swift, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-323,"Brenda Brousseau: Visual artist, app developer and software company owner; Laddavanh Insixiengmay: Lao weaving artist and designer, cofounder of Lao Cultural Center, founder of SihnNaChampa Dance Theatre; Leann Johnson: Graphic designer, illustrator and ceramic tile artist; Stephen Klassen: Twin Cities sculptor and painter working primarily with wood; Kristin Makholm: Executive director, Minnesota Museum of American Art; Edie Overturf: Cofounder, LegUp Studio, visiting assistant professor of printmaking, University of Minnesota Twin Cities; Emily Stover: Visual artist and designer, adjunct instructor in design at University of Minnesota; Delina White: Folk and traditional artist from Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
25909,"Arts Learning",2015,48850,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","Students/educators gain new knowledge and skills in the arts, as they explore overlooked aspects of Minnesota culture/ history, especially the contributions of American Indian tribes/communities. Progress is measured through a mix of qualitative and quantitative measurements. In addition to a pre/post survey, each residency uses collaborative planning, mid-course check-ins, and final reflection based on a continuous improvement model.","Students/educators gain new knowledge and skills in the arts, as they explore overlooked aspects of Minnesota culture/ history, especially the contributions of American Indian tribes. Progress was measured through a mix of qualitative and quantitative measurements. In addition to a pre/post survey, each residency used collaborative planning, mid-course check-ins, and final reflections based on review of student work.",,5600,"Other, local or private",54450,4000,"Barbara Fleig, Janice Hamilton, Sabrina Sutliff-Gross, Elizabeth Wright, David Swenson, Linda Stuckey, Deb Holtz",,ArtStart,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"Students and educators at five schools participate in integrative, multidisciplinary artist residencies, fieldtrips, and professional development (for educators) to study and create art in historically, environmentally, and culturally significant places.",2014-11-17,2015-10-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carol,Sirrine,ArtStart,"1459 St Clair Ave","St Paul",MN,55105-2338,"(651) 698-2787 ",carol@artstart.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Otter Tail, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-438,"David Beard: Associate professor of rhetoric, writing studies department, University of Minnesota, Duluth; Camilla Berry: Practicing artist with nursing and education credentials; Amy Giddings: Music specialist, North Shore Community School, Duluth; Jennifer Penzkover: Coordinator, Saint Cloud Arts Commission.; Daniel Stark: Associate Professor, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Joanne Toft: Private educational arts consultant","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1
25911,"Arts Learning",2015,128386,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","Over 80 youth with autism spectrum disorders in three cities will participate in Z Puppets’ sensory-friendly performances and workshops. Event surveys will track the number of participants at each event identifying as having Autism spectrum disorder (ASD), the level of participation and engagement, and the extent to which we addressed any barriers to access. 2: At least 85% of workshop participants will create and perform puppetry and music and demonstrate an understanding of creative tools to address stress. Parent surveys before and after each workshop series will articulate specific individualized goals for each learner, and measure the degree to which those goals were addressed through the arts.","There were 34 youth workshop participants and roughly 95 youth audience members cumulatively, from three cities. Total youth participation was 129. Though participation was available at no cost to participants in the workshops, the Autism Society did oversee a registration process to track the number of participants in all four programs. These numbers are also reflected in the n values of the comprehensive evaluation report. Audience members also registered ahead of time or at the door, and rough counts were taken of youth and adult guests. 2: Based on data collection for evaluation purposes, the MMP workshops for families living with autism were successful in reaching intended Outcome 2. Physical participation in puppetry and music was tracked by video as well as artist feedback. Demonstration of emotional regulation in arts was captured more creatively. Parents of participants were surveyed pre- and post-workshop, and were asked to what extent the workshops helped with day-to-day stress. Also, data was collected to show growth in the six targeted habits of mind, related to persistence, impulse control, empathy, flexibility and sensory management. Detailed report attached.",,18072,"Other, local or private",146458,11911,"Todd Schwartzberg, Jean Bender, Paul Schmidt, Paul D'Arco, Marc Berris, Kyle Bloch, Susan Larson, Larry Moody, Kevin Mullen, Norm Munk, Shanna Paul, Catherine Pulkenin, Rebecca Rooker, Rob Skundberg, Tracy Templeton, Joe Timmons",,"Autism Society of Minnesota AKA AuSM","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"The Autism Society of Minnesota will collaborate with Z Puppets Rosenschnoz to bring Monkey Mind Pirates arts and mindfulness programs to youth and families living with autism in Twin Cities, Duluth, and Rochester.",2014-11-03,2015-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Laurie,Tschetter,"Autism Society of Minnesota AKA AuSM","2380 Wycliff St Ste 102","St Paul",MN,55114,"(651) 647-1083x 15",ctschetter@ausm.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-440,"Lawrence Benson: Independent scholar, artist and publisher; Kelly Dupre: Artist and instructor, in printmaking and mosaics; former classroom coordinator, North House Folks School, Grand Marais; Peter Morales: Sculptor of large-scale outdoor pieces; former visiting artist, University of Minnesota, and Jerome Fellow; Louis Porter, II: Teaching artist, COMPAS and Artful Aging initiative, and Givens Foundation; Bethany Whitehead: Executive director, Banfill-Locke Center for the Arts","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
25912,"Arts Learning",2015,60000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","Over two dozen activities will offer technical skills in a variety of stagecrafts for over 200 learners from the public and partnering organizations. Activities, contact hours, and participants will be tracked by the Project Manager through timesheets for the Teaching Artists and demographic and quality evaluation surveys for the arts learners. 2: Curriculum provides opportunities for traditionally underserved community members to build skills while alleviating barriers to participation. Sliding fee scales, scholarships, and use of alternative transportation routes, as well as all accessibility concerns, will be monitored by Bedlam Company Manager through surveys and registration.","Three dozen activities offered technical skills in a variety of theater stage crafts to over 600 learners from the public and partner organizations. The activities, venues, and numbers of participants were tracked by the project manager by registrations, physical head counts, and numbers of surveys collected. Written surveys were given to participants with questions for before and after the event, as well as for partner organization administrators. Verbal interviews with teaching artists were also conducted after each activity for programming improvement. 2: Diverse theater professionals mentored diverse participants, building community and opportunities through technical skills and art appreciation. All adult workshops, apprenticeships, discussion groups and meetups attendance were tracked by the administrators by registrations and physical head count. Surveys at all workshops and apprenticeships measured the value of Tech Tools to participants and partner organizations. Instructors were verbally interviewed about the program, education and mentorship. Partner organizations were surveyed verbally for numbers of participants hired at their organizations as a direct result of programming.",,15311,"Other, local or private",75311,33600,"Scott Pakudaitis, Amy Danielson, Jim Erchul, Dan Spock, Emilie Slaby, Chantily Malibago, Laney Ohmans, Kami Hopkins, Anne Dresen, Maren Ward, John Francis Bueche",0.7,"Bedlam Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"Bedlam and teaching artist Khoo Wu Chen will expand the Technical Tools of the Trade series providing low-cost workshops, intensives, and apprenticeships in theater stagecraft for professional and aspiring community artists.",2014-11-01,2015-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Andrea,Cheney,"Bedlam Theatre","213 E 4th St","St Paul",MN,55101,"(612) 341-1048 ",development@bedlamtheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-441,"Scott Dixon: Artist and administrator, Commonweal Theatre; Kathryn Gainey: Professor of art, Saint Cloud State University; Gail Holinka: Art Instructor, Minnesota West Community and Technical College; chair, Worthington Public Arts Commission; Susan Potvin: Middle school band director, Salk Middle School; percussionist; Jessica Rau: Manager of individual giving, Minnesota Orchestra","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1
25918,"Arts Learning",2015,54049,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","Nine sites not using theater partner with CLIMB. 95% of their staff say learners benefit. Actor/job experts evaluating learners say 93% improve skills. Site staff complete final written evaluations. Learners getting ten sessions do mock job interviews videoed before the first and after the last class. Acting and job experts judge the videos. 2: 100% of partners say CLIMB overcame barriers they and/or their learners experience that prevents participation in arts learning. All executive directors write recommendation letters that include confirmation CLIMB mitigated the barriers to arts learning that were present for their sites and their students.","9 organizations not using theatre partnered with CLIMB. 99% of staff said learners benefitted. Actor/job experts say 100% of learners improved skills. To determine the degree of project success, CLIMB used a multi-tiered evaluation plan including: daily staff and student evaluations, final evaluations, artist journals, quizzes, and third party reviews of mock interviews. CLIMB, reviewed all evaluation data regularly. CLIMB considered the project a success if 95% of staff reported that learner’s benefited on the final evaluation, and if 93% of learners participating in the mock interviews showed improvement. CLIMB surpassed both measures. 2: 100% of partners say CLIMB overcame barriers they and/or their learners' experience that prevents participation in arts learning. Each partner organization submitted a letter indicating if CLIMB overcame their students’ barriers to arts participation. 100% of partner organizations submitted these letters and noted CLIMB's success. Moreover, though not an outcome measure, CLIMB also asked students to both identify barriers, and if CLIMB overcame these barriers in the final evaluations. 94% reported CLIMB barriers to participation in these evaluations. ",,10263,"Other, local or private",64312,12979,"James Gambone, Representative Joseph Atkins, Bonnie Matson, Milan Mockovak, James Olney, William Partlan, Christine Walsh, Peg Wetli",0.44,"CLIMB Theatre, Inc. AKA CLIMB Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"CLIMB Theatre works with 829 at-risk, low-income teenagers enrolled in five metro and five greater Minnesota work readiness programs in order to train them in the theater skills that will help them get and keep a job.",2015-02-16,2015-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Peg,Wetli,"CLIMB Theatre, Inc. AKA CLIMB Theatre","6415 Carmen Ave E","Inver Grove Heights",MN,55076-4428,"(651) 453-9275x 19",peg@climb.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Beltrami, Carlton, Chippewa, Clay, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Hennepin, Lac qui Parle, Lyon, Morrison, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, St. Louis, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-445,"Courtney Gerber: Associate director of education within the learning initiatives division at the Walker Art Center; Danette Olsen: Self-employed strategy consultant and teaching artist; William Wiktor: Retired engineer and software developer; Rochester community arts and non-profit volunteer; Andrew Wykes: Associate professor of painting at Hamline University, St Paul","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
25944,"Arts Learning",2015,24940,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","Offer twelve non-cumulative interdisciplinary workshops at school and community venues in diverse locations in Minnesota to native and non-native participants. Assessment surveys handed out after each session. Informal and on-going discussions with individual participants. Reflect with our host site administrators on outcomes of the workshop. 2: Our goal is to engage art learners from under-served populations of native and non-native people by eliminating various cultural and monetary barriers. Demographic surveys to be completed by participants. Compare with other comparable events. Work towards gaining the participation of at least 50% native participants over all eves.","Twelve non-cumulative interdisciplinary workshops were designed and delivered to school and community venues at various locations in Minnesota to native and non-native participants. The evaluation methods used to determine the degree of success of this project were the following: 1.) Assessment surveys after each session. 2.) Informal and on-going discussions with participants, 3.) Reflected with the host site administrators on outcomes of the workshop. Analysis of the surveys gave insight on the high demand for this programming. Sample comments: Loved it. Thank you please present more. Wonderful offering! This was a great experience for my heart and soul. 2: Directly engaged 336 art learners, including 50% native participants. Eliminated various cultural and monetary barriers by offering free workshops at varied locations. The evaluation methods used to determine the degree of success of this project were the following: 1.) demographic surveys, 2.) compared with other events, 3.) worked towards participation of at least 50% native participants. Selected survey comments: When I learn more about Dakota culture, I feel closer to it. I loved the way the beauty of art combined with science. Thank you for having a first language speaker. I learned a little bit more of my native culture. Every second well put together. Please offer more of these workshops.",,2860,"Other, local or private",27800,1920,,,"Annette S. Lee",Individual,"Arts Learning",,"Native Skywatchers–Earth Sky Connections weaves together art, science, and culture in a way that will inspire learners to create art in relation to the stars and earth. Participatory art workshops offered in northern and central Minnesota.",2014-11-01,2016-01-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Annette,Lee,"Annette S. Lee",,,MN,,"(320) 294-4072 ",aslee@stcloudstate.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Carlton, Crow Wing, Hennepin, Mille Lacs, Ramsey, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-461,"Courtney Gerber: Associate director of education within the learning initiatives division at the Walker Art Center; Danette Olsen: Self-employed strategy consultant and teaching artist; William Wiktor: Retired engineer and software developer; Rochester community arts and non-profit volunteer; Andrew Wykes: Associate professor of painting at Hamline University, St Paul","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
25947,"Arts Learning",2015,89393,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","MacPhail will expand Online School Partnerships to six new schools for a total of 23 partners in greater Minnesota resulting in improved musicianship. MacPhail will track enrollment and evaluate student musical progress/skill development. Students and school music educators will report on their musical progress and satisfaction with the program. 2: MacPhail will provide new online learning opportunities, including bimonthly networking for school music educators, Online School Partnerships festival and summer lessons. MacPhail will document student enrollment in summer lessons and measure progress in student outcomes and students’ and school music educators’ satisfaction via written and verbal surveys.","MacPhail expanded Online School Partnerships to eight new schools for a total of twenty-nine partners in greater Minnesota resulting in improved musicianship. MacPhail created Program Logic Models for evaluating program success. They established outcomes for students, parents/caregivers and teachers. Artistic and academic outcomes were measured in overall program goals, school attendance, program participation, artistic progress, performance achievements and life skills attained (focus, self-discipline, teamwork). 2: MacPhail provided new program opportunities, including a networking breakfast at MMEA for school music educators and OSP festival. Students and partners were surveyed at the end of each fiscal year. Artistic and academic outcomes were measured in overall program goals, school attendance, program participation, artistic progress, performance achievements and life skills attained (focus, self-discipline, teamwork).",,25620,"Other, local or private",115013,,"Patty Murphy, Rahoul Ghose, Christopher Perrigo, Thomas J. Abood, Kyle Carpenter, Christopher Simpson, Jane Alexander, Aaron Alt, Barry Berg, Sally Blanks, Margaret Bracken, Ellen Breyer, Hudie Broughton, Roma Calatayud-Stocks, Michael Casey, Kate Cimino, Tom Clark, Joaquin Delgado, Andrew Eklund, Leslie Frecon, Chance Garrity, Joseph Hinderer, Warren Kelly, Robert Lawson, Alex Legeros, Diana Lewis, David Meyers, Connie Remele, John Righini, Lica Tomizuka Sanborn, Jill Schurtz, Hilary Smedsrud, Peter Spokes, Jevetta Steele, Kiran Stordalen, Steven Wells, Kate Whittington, Kristine Williams, Kate Mortenson",1,"MacPhail Center for Music","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"To meet the needs of school music programs in greater Minnesota, MacPhail will provide new online music learning for students in grades 5-12 and their school music educators and will add six new online school partnerships.",2014-11-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jenelle,Montoya,"MacPhail Center for Music","501 2nd St S",Minneapolis,MN,55401-2383,"(612) 321-0100 ",montoya.jenelle@macphail.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Blue Earth, Chippewa, Chisago, Cottonwood, Fillmore, Goodhue, Grant, Hubbard, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lake, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Mower, Nobles, Norman, Pennington, Pipestone, Renville, St. Louis, Swift, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-463,"David Beard: Associate professor of rhetoric, writing studies department, University of Minnesota, Duluth; Camilla Berry: Practicing artist with nursing and education credentials; Amy Giddings: Music specialist, North Shore Community School, Duluth; Jennifer Penzkover: Coordinator, Saint Cloud Arts Commission.; Daniel Stark: Associate Professor, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Joanne Toft: Private educational arts consultant","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
25967,"Arts Learning",2015,20000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","We will send company dancers to classes and performances in Minneapolis at the James Sewell Ballet studios two times during the grant period. By creating these opportunities, we are increasing the type and quantity of arts activities available to our students. Goal achievement will be evident by completing these items as documented. 2: We will teach and present multiple performances with James Sewell Ballet at the Reif Center and also one performance in Minneapolis in 2014-2015. By creating this cross-organizational approach, we can offer students the chance to travel, learn and perform for an urban audience which will be a new experience for many of them and a unique learning experience, as well.","We brought eager dance students from northern Minnesota to James Sewell Ballet studios to experience professional dance education. We met weekly with administrative/teaching staff of JSB through teleconferences and occasionally in person to discuss progress toward our partnership goals throughout the grant period. JSB assisted the Reif with creating personalized evaluations of our dancers and provided them with written and verbal results that outline their place on the dance spectrum in terms of leadership, choreography, movement, skill sets, dance prospects, and what it was they could do to grow in each applicable area. 2: A major barrier for our students experiencing professional dance learning opportunities was a financial issue, and Arts Board funds mitigated that issue. Our evaluation method for this outcome was similar in scope to how we evaluated our first outcome: we met weekly with JSB to discuss progress toward our partnership goals throughout the grant period, and JSB assisted the Reif with creating personalized evaluations of our dancers and provided them with written and verbal results of their evaluations. In many respects, just creating these opportunities speaks to the larger issue of mitigating barriers, and we were fully successful on that front.",,33400,"Other, local or private",53400,,"Dan Margo, Gene Baker, Kirk Adams, Matt Lehtinen, Ben Edwards, Jean Goad, Julie Kennedy, Louise Koglin-Fideldy, Abby Kuschel, Tom Peltier, Jeanne Nicklason, Laurie Passard, Donna Vennie",,"Reif Arts Council AKA Reif Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"Reif Dance wishes to continue to offer an arts learning opportunity for its dancers in which they can grow into skilled professionals with the tutorship and rigorous training provided by James Sewell Ballet of Minneapolis.",2014-11-01,2015-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,David,Marty,"Reif Arts Council AKA Reif Center","720 NW Conifer Dr","Grand Rapids",MN,55744-2475,"(218) 327-5780 ",david@reifcenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Beltrami, Itasca, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-471,"David Beard: Associate professor of rhetoric, writing studies department, University of Minnesota, Duluth; Camilla Berry: Practicing artist with nursing and education credentials; Amy Giddings: Music specialist, North Shore Community School, Duluth; Jennifer Penzkover: Coordinator, Saint Cloud Arts Commission.; Daniel Stark: Associate Professor, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Joanne Toft: Private educational arts consultant","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
25974,"Arts Learning",2015,59850,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","This extensive project will provide students in two Minnesota cities with in-depth arts learning experiences giving expression to family histories. This project will be evaluated using Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater's evaluation matrix of daily discussions, student journals, evaluation forms, wrap-up meetings, and videos of performances. 2: These Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater residencies will include ALL core students, as identified by the schools, in the creation and performance of a new stage work. One successful measurement of the project will be that accommodations have been utilized to allow all core students to participate.","Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater presented two 2-week Family Albums residencies in Rochester and Duluth, reaching over 2700 Minnesotans. SPDT implemented its evaluation matrix for each residency in this project, including Daily Written Student Journal Reflections, Post-Project Evaluation Forms for Students, Evaluation Forms for Teachers, Feedback from Staff via emails, Parent/Family Questionnaires collected through social media, Daily and Weekly Assessment Meetings for Teaching Artists, and Post-Project Review of Videos by SPDT. Thank you for your amazing work with our students. An Ordean teacher asked how we can do this every year. 2: All 159 5th grade students at Bamber Valley were included. All 330 6th graders at Ordean were given the option (as well as support needed) to participate. The students wrote daily responses in their journals throughout the project period. SPDT's teaching artists met daily as a team before and after class to discuss lesson plans, goals, and progress, and to make any necessary project adjustments. They also held weekly meetings with the classroom teachers to assess progress and share feedback. At both project sites, evaluation forms were disseminated to students, teachers, staff, parents and families. ",,6700,"Other, local or private",66550,4379,"Howard Bell, Michael Brooks, Judith Johnson, Jennifer Olson, Zoe Sealy, Carin Skowronsky, V. Paul Virtucio",0.9,"Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater will engage schools in two Minnesota communities, Duluth and Rochester, through in-depth Family Albums/Expanding Relationships residencies, culminating in performances created by the students.",2014-11-01,2015-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Stuart,Pimsler,"Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater","528 Hennepin Ave S Ste 707",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(763) 521-7738 ",spdanth@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Olmsted, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-475,"David Beard: Associate professor of rhetoric, writing studies department, University of Minnesota, Duluth; Camilla Berry: Practicing artist with nursing and education credentials; Amy Giddings: Music specialist, North Shore Community School, Duluth; Jennifer Penzkover: Coordinator, Saint Cloud Arts Commission.; Daniel Stark: Associate Professor, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Joanne Toft: Private educational arts consultant","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
25985,"Arts Learning",2015,6750,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","Teaching artist implements theatre learning experience reaching 40 direct participants and an audience of 100 at school. A. Student participation and audience attendance will be recorded. B. Quantitative and qualitative surveys to determine if students engaged in a new arts learning experience and their perceived value. 2: Integrate theatre learning experience into English curriculum of three teachers at a public school for youth in residential and treatment programs. A. Rubrics will measure student learning and success of integration. B. Qualitative surveys from teachers will determine if quantity and type of arts learning increased in the school and its value.","The teaching artist met with a total of 40 students over the project timeframe and 29 students performed for audiences totaling 50. This was determined by tracking student an audience attendance and completion of surveys. 2: The theatre and English integrated curriculum was delivered to students at Woodland Hills Academy. The program outcome was evaluated through conversations with the participating teachers and the project outcome was evaluated through students’ artist statements.",,750,"Other, local or private",7500,,,,"Woodland Hills Academy","K-12 Education","Arts Learning",,"Woodland Hills Academy will collaborate with a teaching artist to implement an integrative arts learning curriculum, using theater to explore the theme, confronting injustice, in literature and the arts learners’ lives.",2015-02-02,2015-05-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Annette,Petersmeyer,"Woodland Hills Academy","110 W Redwing St",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 336-8880 ",Annette.Petersmeyer@isd709.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-481,"Scott Dixon: Artist and administrator, Commonweal Theatre; Kathryn Gainey: Professor of art, Saint Cloud State University; Gail Holinka: Art Instructor, Minnesota West Community and Technical College; chair, Worthington Public Arts Commission; Susan Potvin: Middle school band director, Salk Middle School; percussionist; Jessica Rau: Manager of individual giving, Minnesota Orchestra","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
25418,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Community Arts Learning Grant",2015,4850,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The goal of the Quartet Project is for the students to: 1) have a learning experience performing in a chamber ensemble with other students; 2) receive chamber music coaching from experienced area musicians; and 3) present two performances: a side-by-side performance of a major work for string orchestra with members of the Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra; chamber ensemble performance with fellow students at the Quartet Project finale.The Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra evaluates the effectiveness of the Quartet Project by the number of student participants, student and instructor evaluations, audience attendance and response for the Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra concert that features the Quartet Project, and by camp evaluation presented, post season, by the Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra's Artistic Director/Conductor and Quartet Project Co-Director to the Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra Board of Directors.","The 2015 Quartet Project provided the following outcomes to participating students: 1) a learning experience performing in a chamber ensemble with other students; 2) students received music coaching from experienced area musicians; and 3) students presented two performances: a side-by-side performance of a major work for string orchestra with members of the Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra and a chamber ensemble performance with fellow students at the Quartet Project finale concert.",,,,4850,,"Ann Hodge, Aaron Bransky, Tom Eling, Brenda Schrader-Johnson, Geoff Popham, Ted Harwood, John Fochs, Pamela Benson, Anne Cotter",,"Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage Community Arts Learning Grant",,"The Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra seeks funding to improve the educational opportunities afforded by the Quartet Project, an annual string quartet training program for high school and upper-level middle school students from the greater Twin Ports area. Students study chamber and orchestra repertoire. Group sessions include instrument care, musician health, and music theory. This project builds audiences and appreciation for chamber music.",2015-06-08,2015-09-24,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Warren,Friesen,"Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra","PO Box 434",Duluth,MN,55801,"(218) 525-4076 ",warren.t.friesen@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Carlton, Lake",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-community-arts-learning-grant-2,"Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; David Beard: Assistant Professor of University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: student of Art Education at University of Minnesota-Duluth, ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.",,No
25421,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Community Arts Learning Grant",2015,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Participants will learn about traditional art forms from 5 countries through hands-on experiences with a variety of materials. Participants will learn that art can be found around the world, can be created from a variety of materials, and can be created for many purposes. Participants will learn that they can create art with whatever materials they have available to them in the everyday life.Participants will be given a short pre and post-test to determine their knowledge of the subject matter. These tests will be compared to gauge the increase in knowledge. The exhibit attendees will be asked to complete a short survey about their prior knowledge of these art forms, what their children shared with them throughout the sessions and what other involvement they have in the participants' art education.","Students were exposed to traditional art forms from 5 different countries. Students learned that art can be created with any materials they have and were able to create art from many different materials in a variety of ways. Students learned to be more comfortable with their art and more free to experiment with art materials.",,520,"Other, local or private",5520,,,,"Amy M. Lucas-Peroceski",Individual,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Community Arts Learning Grant",,"Art Around the World will be an after-school, art education program focusing on 5 different countries and a traditional art form associated with those countries. The program will focus on the art form, but will also include a food and game to incorporate more of the culture of each country.",2014-12-01,2015-07-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amy,Lucas-Peroceski,"Amy M. Lucas-Peroceski",,,MN,,"(218) 343-3453 ",321ArtStudio@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Itasca, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-community-arts-learning-grant-3,"Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; David Beard: Assistant Professor of University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: student of Art Education at University of Minnesota-Duluth, ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.",,No
25439,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Community Arts Learning Grant",2015,4800,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The short-term objective is that the participants learn more about Cuban music, culture, and drumming. The principal long-term objective is that the participants will have an expanded worldview and an interest in cultural and musical traditions around the world. A secondary long-term objective is that the advanced Spanish and percussion students will gain a deep knowledge of Cuban culture and rhythms which will inform their studies, and that a Duluth-based Cuban percussion group will be formed.I plan to measure outcomes by handing out evaluations for each participant, and by communicating with the contact persons of each venue months after the project completes to see what the long-term effects have had on the participants. I will be in constant contact with all three venues that will receive follow-up workshops—The College of Saint Scholastica, The Marshall School and Holy Rosary School—so that the more intense percussion and Spanish workshops can be perfectly suited for the students’ needs. With these venues, I will utilize a checklist with measurable goals so my lesson planning fulfills the teachers’ needs for their classes on an ongoing basis.","All outcomes were reached: Attendees of the workshops reported learning about Cuba and its rich music, and the majority found the workshops to be informative and interesting. At each workshop, some of the audience members came onstage and learned how to play basic rhythms on Cuban percussion instruments. All Spanish students of follow-up workshops reported that they learned new Spanish words and learned about Cuban history, music, and culture. All advanced percussion students of follow-up workshops reported having learned Cuban poly-rhythms and are now able to play Cuban rhythms on multiple instruments. A Cuban percussion group was formed in the Duluth area (to be exact, St Scholastica's Hand Drumming Ensemble added Cuban rumba to their repertoire). Some participants developed a love for Cuban culture and music and begin listening to Cuban music and trying out Cuban food when they visit cities with Cuban restaurants.",,2843,"Other, local or private",7643,,,,"Andrew A. Turpening",Individual,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Community Arts Learning Grant",,"Duluth-based percussionist and educator Andrew Turpening will conduct workshops about Cuba and Afro-Cuban drumming at various venues throughout Duluth during three months. The workshops will be two hours long and include a brief discussion of Andrew’s experiences in Cuba as a music student, photos displayed on a projector screen, and a live demonstration of Cuban drumming and piano. Participants will be invited onstage to learn Cuban percussion patterns. Andrew will conduct extensive follow-up workshops for advanced students of percussion at The College of Saint Scholastica, and for advanced students of Spanish at The Marshall School and Holy Rosary School (Andrew is fluent in Spanish).",2014-11-01,2015-02-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Andrew,Turpening,"Andrew A. Turpening",,,MN,,"(612) 807-8729 ",andrewturpening@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-community-arts-learning-grant-5,"Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; David Beard: Assistant Professor of University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: student of Art Education at University of Minnesota-Duluth, ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.",,No
25522,"Arts and Cultural Heritage, Arts Project",2015,4000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The number of Minnesotans who are able to participate in the arts increases. The number of Minnesotans who participate in arts festivals and folk and traditional activities increases.Interviews, impact stories, paper exit surveys, and online surveys will be implemented.","The number of Minnesotans who are able to participate in the arts increased. The number of Minnesotans who participate in arts festivals and folk and traditional activities increased.",,4995,"Other, local or private",8995,,"Tom Donnelly, Terry Dempsey, Dan O'Connor, Pat Kearney, Mary Jane Glawe, Mary O'Connor, Mary Bohnen, Brenda Gulden",,"Irish Cultural Society of New Ulm","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage, Arts Project",,"They will sponsor their Irish Festival and Gathering of the Clans Banquet March 14 and 17, 2015. Performances include O’Shea Irish Dance, Irish pipe band from Macalester College, Gaelic harp performance by Ann and Charlie Heymann, folk tale theater workshop, and children’s art activities.",2015-03-14,2015-03-17,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Pat,Kearney,"Irish Cultural Society of New Ulm","PO Box 326","New Ulm",MN,56073,"(507) 354-8836 ",nublarney@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council ",,"Blue Earth, Brown, Cottonwood, Faribault, Le Sueur, Martin, Nicollet, Redwood, Renville, Sibley, Waseca, Watonwan",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-arts-project-170,"Jessica Barens: ChildrenÆs Director at the Waseca Library; Denice Evers: retired teacher and volunteer with the Springfield Community Theater; Diane Harms: sings with the Saint Peter Choral Society and the Minnesota Valley Chorale; Charles Luedtke: retired college Professor of Music, New Ulm and member of the Sioux Trails Chapter, American Guild of Organists; Joe McCabe: St. James City Manager and volunteer with the St. James Community Theater; Randy Mediger: retired principal and teacher and charter member of LeSueur Community Theater; Craig Nelson: business management and information technology, volunteer with Fairmont arts groups; Lill Robinson: retired Language Arts teacher and volunteer with the Blue Earth Community Theater; Lauren Shoemaker: music instructor at St. Peter Public Schools; Dana Sikkila: a visual artist and the Executive Director of the 410 Project Gallery, Mankato; Bonnie Taplin: board member of the Fairmont Opera House and member of the Red Rock Center for the Arts; Dennis Van Moorlehem: retired teacher and volunteer on Sibley County Fair Board and community festivals; Gina Wenger: a college Professor of Art at Minnesota State University, Mankato; Greg Wilkins: a visual artist and the Director of Student Activities at Minnesota State University, Mankato.","Jessica Barens: ChildrenÆs Director at the Waseca Library; Denice Evers: retired teacher and volunteer with the Springfield Community Theater; Diane Harms: sings with the Saint Peter Choral Society and the Minnesota Valley Chorale; Charles Luedtke: retired college Professor of Music, New Ulm and member of the Sioux Trails Chapter, American Guild of Organists; Joe McCabe: St. James City Manager and volunteer with the St. James Community Theater; Randy Mediger: retired principal and teacher and charter member of LeSueur Community Theater; Craig Nelson: business management and information technology, volunteer with Fairmont arts groups; Lill Robinson: retired Language Arts teacher and volunteer with the Blue Earth Community Theater; Lauren Shoemaker: music instructor at St. Peter Public Schools; Dana Sikkila: a visual artist and the Executive Director of the 410 Project Gallery, Mankato; Bonnie Taplin: board member of the Fairmont Opera House and member of the Red Rock Center for the Arts; Dennis Van Moorlehem: retired teacher and volunteer on Sibley County Fair Board and community festivals; Gina Wenger: a college Professor of Art at Minnesota State University, Mankato; Greg Wilkins: a visual artist and the Director of Student Activities at Minnesota State University, Mankato.",,No
25530,"Arts and Cultural Heritage, Arts Project",2015,8000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The number of Minnesotans who are able to participate in the arts increases. The quality, types and number of arts opportunities in our region, and the organizations or venues that offer them increases.The success of this project will be documented with photos of the completed mural within the Grow It Gallery museum space. Once this area of the museum has been completed and is open to the public Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota will utilize a parent/user feedback survey to evaluate child/constituent experience and engagement.","The number of Minnesotans who are able to participate in the arts increased. The quality, types and number of arts opportunities in our region, and the organizations or venues that offer them increased.",,62470,"Other, local or private",70470,,"Brian Benshoof, Brenda Flannery, Linda Frost, Kaaren Grabianowski, Mary Jo Hensel, Nick Hinz, Lyle Jacobson, Eric Lennartson, Naomi Mortensen, Jean Peterson, Christine Powers, Tom Riley, Beth Serrill, Katie Smentek, Sara Steinbach, Anna Thill, Karen Wahls",,"Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage, Arts Project",,"They will create a 44’ x 13’ agriculturally-themed mural by artist Malia Wiley at the Museum’s new permanent site in Mankato.",2014-10-01,2015-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Deb,Johnson,"Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota","224 Lamm St",Mankato,MN,56001,"(507) 386-0279 ",deb.johnson@cmsouthernmn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council ",,"Blue Earth, Brown, Cottonwood, Faribault, Freeborn, Le Sueur, Jackson, Martin, Nicollet, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sibley, Steele, Waseca, Watonwan",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-arts-project-172,"Jessica Barens: ChildrenÆs Director at the Waseca Library; Denice Evers: retired teacher and volunteer with the Springfield Community Theater; Diane Harms: sings with the Saint Peter Choral Society and the Minnesota Valley Chorale; Charles Luedtke: retired college Professor of Music, New Ulm and member of the Sioux Trails Chapter, American Guild of Organists; Joe McCabe: St. James City Manager and volunteer with the St. James Community Theater; Randy Mediger: retired principal and teacher and charter member of LeSueur Community Theater; Craig Nelson: business management and information technology, volunteer with Fairmont arts groups; Lill Robinson: retired Language Arts teacher and volunteer with the Blue Earth Community Theater; Lauren Shoemaker: music instructor at St. Peter Public Schools; Dana Sikkila: a visual artist and the Executive Director of the 410 Project Gallery, Mankato; Bonnie Taplin: board member of the Fairmont Opera House and member of the Red Rock Center for the Arts; Dennis Van Moorlehem: retired teacher and volunteer on Sibley County Fair Board and community festivals; Gina Wenger: a college Professor of Art at Minnesota State University, Mankato; Greg Wilkins: a visual artist and the Director of Student Activities at Minnesota State University, Mankato.","Jessica Barens: ChildrenÆs Director at the Waseca Library; Denice Evers: retired teacher and volunteer with the Springfield Community Theater; Diane Harms: sings with the Saint Peter Choral Society and the Minnesota Valley Chorale; Charles Luedtke: retired college Professor of Music, New Ulm and member of the Sioux Trails Chapter, American Guild of Organists; Joe McCabe: St. James City Manager and volunteer with the St. James Community Theater; Randy Mediger: retired principal and teacher and charter member of LeSueur Community Theater; Craig Nelson: business management and information technology, volunteer with Fairmont arts groups; Lill Robinson: retired Language Arts teacher and volunteer with the Blue Earth Community Theater; Lauren Shoemaker: music instructor at St. Peter Public Schools; Dana Sikkila: a visual artist and the Executive Director of the 410 Project Gallery, Mankato; Bonnie Taplin: board member of the Fairmont Opera House and member of the Red Rock Center for the Arts; Dennis Van Moorlehem: retired teacher and volunteer on Sibley County Fair Board and community festivals; Gina Wenger: a college Professor of Art at Minnesota State University, Mankato; Greg Wilkins: a visual artist and the Director of Student Activities at Minnesota State University, Mankato.",,No
25531,"Arts and Cultural Heritage, Arts Project",2015,4000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3"," ACHF Cultural Heritage","The number of Minnesotans who are able to participate in the arts increases. The number of Minnesotans who participate in arts festivals and folk and traditional activities increases.They will utilize stories, surveys, interviews, and data collection. Results will define benefits and impacts that will promote cultural development within the social and economic development of the community.","The number of Minnesotans who are able to participate in the arts increased. The number of Minnesotans who participate in arts festivals and folk and traditional activities increased.",,8750,"Other, local or private",12750,,"Mary Jane Glawe, Heather Hammer, Carolyn Borgen, Michelle Grady, Carolyn Marti-Smith",,"Christkindlmarkt New Ulm AKA Christkindlmarkt","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage, Arts Project",,"They will sponsor their annual folk arts and cultural heritage festival including an interactive marketplace, art demonstrations, and theatrical performances, November 2014.",2014-11-28,2014-11-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,"Mary Jane",Glawe,"Christkindlmarkt New Ulm AKA Christkindlmarkt","622 Center St","New Ulm",MN,56073,"(507) 276-6298 ",mjglawe@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council ",,"Blue Earth, Brown, Cottonwood, Faribault, Le Sueur, Martin, Nicollet, Redwood, Renville, Sibley, Waseca, Watonwan",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-arts-project-173,"Jessica Barens: ChildrenÆs Director at the Waseca Library; Denice Evers: retired teacher and volunteer with the Springfield Community Theater; Diane Harms: sings with the Saint Peter Choral Society and the Minnesota Valley Chorale; Charles Luedtke: retired college Professor of Music, New Ulm and member of the Sioux Trails Chapter, American Guild of Organists; Joe McCabe: St. James City Manager and volunteer with the St. James Community Theater; Randy Mediger: retired principal and teacher and charter member of LeSueur Community Theater; Craig Nelson: business management and information technology, volunteer with Fairmont arts groups; Lill Robinson: retired Language Arts teacher and volunteer with the Blue Earth Community Theater; Lauren Shoemaker: music instructor at St. Peter Public Schools; Dana Sikkila: a visual artist and the Executive Director of the 410 Project Gallery, Mankato; Bonnie Taplin: board member of the Fairmont Opera House and member of the Red Rock Center for the Arts; Dennis Van Moorlehem: retired teacher and volunteer on Sibley County Fair Board and community festivals; Gina Wenger: a college Professor of Art at Minnesota State University, Mankato; Greg Wilkins: a visual artist and the Director of Student Activities at Minnesota State University, Mankato.","Jessica Barens: ChildrenÆs Director at the Waseca Library; Denice Evers: retired teacher and volunteer with the Springfield Community Theater; Diane Harms: sings with the Saint Peter Choral Society and the Minnesota Valley Chorale; Charles Luedtke: retired college Professor of Music, New Ulm and member of the Sioux Trails Chapter, American Guild of Organists; Joe McCabe: St. James City Manager and volunteer with the St. James Community Theater; Randy Mediger: retired principal and teacher and charter member of LeSueur Community Theater; Craig Nelson: business management and information technology, volunteer with Fairmont arts groups; Lill Robinson: retired Language Arts teacher and volunteer with the Blue Earth Community Theater; Lauren Shoemaker: music instructor at St. Peter Public Schools; Dana Sikkila: a visual artist and the Executive Director of the 410 Project Gallery, Mankato; Bonnie Taplin: board member of the Fairmont Opera House and member of the Red Rock Center for the Arts; Dennis Van Moorlehem: retired teacher and volunteer on Sibley County Fair Board and community festivals; Gina Wenger: a college Professor of Art at Minnesota State University, Mankato; Greg Wilkins: a visual artist and the Director of Student Activities at Minnesota State University, Mankato.",,No
25371,"Arts Legacy Grant Category",2015,900,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The number of Minnesotans who teach or learn art forms will increase through bringing a relatively new artform sculpture into a community of talented people to encourage more sculpture creation.Evaluation will occur through a participant questionnaire, personal observation of activities, interviews, and a future sculpture show.","The festival's attendance doubled this year. I believe it was partly the weather, but we did advertise the visiting artist's sculpture party heavily. The sculpture itself turned out more outstanding than we could have predicted.",,100,"Other, local or private",1000,,"Jerry Cwikla, George Hill, Sylvia Cole, Larry Murphy, Lorrie Stromsodt, Clarence Dahl, Bonnie Bengtson, Barb Geer, Arlette Pearson",,"Middle River Community Club","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Legacy Grant Category",,"Sculpture Party with performing Artist for our 2014 Goose Festival",2014-09-27,2014-09-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Debbie,Aune,"Middle River Community Club","PO Box 50","Middle River",MN,56737,"(218) 222-3511 ",djaune@gvtel.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Northwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Kittson, Marshall, Norman, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake, Roseau",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-legacy-grant-category,"Aliza Olson: textile artist; Eryn Killough: visual artist; Connie Nelson: actress; Mary Ann Laxen: photographer; Barb Geer: actor; Charles Erickson: librarian; Deanna Swendseid: theater artist; Faye Auchenpaugh: musician. ","Charles Erickson: librarian; Bruce Reeves: university professor, arts advocate; Faye Auchenpaugh: musician; Aliza Olson: textile artist; Deanna Swendseid: performing arts volunteer; Eryn Killough: visual artist; Connie Nelson: actress; Mary Ann Laxen: photographer; Barb Geer: actor; Jennifer Bakken-Brees: videographer; Kay Rosengren: visual artist.","Northwest Minnesota Arts Council, Mara Hanel (218) 745-9111 ",Yes
25372,"Arts Legacy Grant Category",2015,9000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The number of Minnesotans who are able to participate in the arts will increase through students at Roseau School having the opportunity to write with professional writers.Evaluation will occur through a participant questionnaire, personal observation of activities, follow up meeting with project planners, attendance numbers, and teacher evaluation.","95% of the students surveyed felt that they had learned more about writing and enjoyed the artist experience. 100% of teachers involved felt that their students learned more about writing and they did too!",,1060,"Other, local or private",10060,,"Stuart McFarlane, Justine Schumacher, Jerry Olson, Sandi Weiland, Vonda Danielson, Keith Markstrom",,"Roseau Public Schools","K-12 Education","Arts Legacy Grant Category",,"Four writers will inspire and teach writing to elementary and high school students.",2015-05-04,2014-05-09,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elwyn,Ruud,"Roseau Public Schools","509 3rd St NE",Roseau,MN,56751-1113,"(218) 463-1471 ",elwyn.ruud@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Northwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,Roseau,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-legacy-grant-category-0,"Aliza Olson: textile artist; Eryn Killough: visual artist; Connie Nelson: actress; Mary Ann Laxen: photographer; Barb Geer: actor; Charles Erickson: librarian; Deanna Swendseid: theater artist; Faye Auchenpaugh: musician. ","Charles Erickson: librarian; Bruce Reeves: university professor, arts advocate; Faye Auchenpaugh: musician; Aliza Olson: textile artist; Deanna Swendseid: performing arts volunteer; Eryn Killough: visual artist; Connie Nelson: actress; Mary Ann Laxen: photographer; Barb Geer: actor; Jennifer Bakken-Brees: videographer; Kay Rosengren: visual artist.",,No
25373,"Arts Legacy Grant Category",2015,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Real or perceived barriers to arts participation/access are addressed through trussing and tarp cover that will allow performances to continue if weather conditions change.Evaluation will occur through a participant questionnaire, personal observation of activities, and follow up meeting with project planners.","We had twice the number of children attend than anticipated based on the number of stickers distributed to children as they walked into the gate. We also had more performing artists than anticipated, we counted the amount. We verbally did the questionnaires and received feedback from performers. This year, the temperatures reached 85 degrees, because of the trussing performing artists were able to stay cool and protected from the direct sunlight in the park.",,2443,"Other, local or private",12443,,"Joe Kezar, Rhonda Lofberg, Lisa Robson, Justin Brooks, Cathy Fynboh, Holly Haugen, Jeff Hendrickson, Tim Loeffler, Ryan Walseth",,"Thief River Falls Chamber of Commerce","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Legacy Grant Category",,"Purchase portable trussing (cover) with tiedowns, tarp cover and crank lifts for portable stage",2014-09-13,2015-07-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ashley,Nerhus,"Thief River Falls Chamber of Commerce","102 Main Ave N","Thief River Falls",MN,56701,"(218) 681-3720 ",contact@trfchamber.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Northwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Pennington, Marshall, Polk, Red Lake, Kittson, Roseau",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-legacy-grant-category-1,"Aliza Olson: textile artist; Eryn Killough: visual artist; Connie Nelson: actress; Mary Ann Laxen: photographer; Barb Geer: actor; Charles Erickson: librarian; Deanna Swendseid: theater artist; Faye Auchenpaugh: musician. ","Charles Erickson: librarian; Bruce Reeves: university professor, arts advocate; Faye Auchenpaugh: musician; Aliza Olson: textile artist; Deanna Swendseid: performing arts volunteer; Eryn Killough: visual artist; Connie Nelson: actress; Mary Ann Laxen: photographer; Barb Geer: actor; Jennifer Bakken-Brees: videographer; Kay Rosengren: visual artist.","Northwest Minnesota Arts Council, Mara Hanel (218) 745-9111 ",Yes
25374,"Arts Legacy Grant Category",2015,4830,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The number of Minnesotans who are able to participate in the arts will increase through students at Tri-County Elementary School working with professional artists in cartooning and theater.Evaluation will occur through a participant questionnaire, personal observation of activities, follow up meeting with project planners, attendance numbers, and teacher evaluation.","This was the first time Tri-County had ever had a theater residency. Students had the opportunity to put on a production! The cartooning residency was a positive experience for 100% of students according to the student survey.",,233,"Other, local or private",5063,,"Corey Wikstrom, Jennica Swenson, Mark Koland, Steve Murray, Kim Olson, Holly Burkel, Maureen Regalado",,"Tri-County Public Schools","K-12 Education","Arts Legacy Grant Category",,"Elementary students at Tri-County Schools will create with a theatre artist and a cartoonist.",2015-01-26,2015-03-27,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elwyn,Ruud,"Tri-County Public Schools","303 Pembina Trl PO Box 178",Karlstad,MN,56732,"(218) 436-2261 ",elwyn_ruud@live.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Northwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Roseau, Kittson, Marshall",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-legacy-grant-category-2,"Aliza Olson: textile artist; Eryn Killough: visual artist; Connie Nelson: actress; Mary Ann Laxen: photographer; Barb Geer: actor; Charles Erickson: librarian; Deanna Swendseid: theater artist; Faye Auchenpaugh: musician. ","Charles Erickson: librarian; Bruce Reeves: university professor, arts advocate; Faye Auchenpaugh: musician; Aliza Olson: textile artist; Deanna Swendseid: performing arts volunteer; Eryn Killough: visual artist; Connie Nelson: actress; Mary Ann Laxen: photographer; Barb Geer: actor; Jennifer Bakken-Brees: videographer; Kay Rosengren: visual artist.",,No
25382,"Arts/Cultural Heritage Grant",2015,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","Bring professional writers/teachers to Bemidji to deliver a high quality literary experience to our rural community. Broaden attendees’ awareness, knowledge and appreciation for creative writing, contemporary literature, and the literary arts.Evaluation methods include registration questionnaires, informal interviews, event surveys, and exit surveys and evaluations.","Based on responses to evaluation questionnaires 37 out of 47 respondents felt that the quality of the workshop they attend for the week was ôexcellentö and 4 felt it was ôgood.ö In regards to questions of quality of the Evening Reading Series, 34 of 44 respondents felt that their quality were ôexcellentö and 8 felt it was ôgood.ö The Craft Talks and the Workshops positively impacted the participants' knowledge and awareness of creative writing.",,56302,"Other, local or private",62302,,"Larry Swain, Coleen Greer, Robert Griggs, Lynn Johnson, Angie Gora",,"Bemidji State University AKA Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference","State Government","Arts/Cultural Heritage Grant",,"Funds will assist the Bemidji State University English Department to put on the Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference to provide attendees and the community with high quality literary activities.",2015-06-20,2015-06-26,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mathew,Hawthorne,"Bemidji State University AKA Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference","1500 Birchmont Dr NE Ste 4",Bemidji,MN,56601-2699,"(478) 454-8362 ",writersconference@bemidjistate.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Region 2 Arts Council",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Itasca, Lac qui Parle, Polk, Ramsey, St. Louis, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artscultural-heritage-grant-48,"Steve Prenevost: Arts Appreciator, Arts Advocate; Justin Holley: Literary Artist, Musician, Theatrical Artist; Natalie Grosfield: Musician, Theatrical Artist; Joseph Allen: Art Professor, Photographer, Traditional Native Crafts Artist; Nancy Cole: Musician, Theatrical Artist, Craft Artist; Linda Kaul: Craft Artist, Theatrical Artist, Folk Dancer; Jill Johnson: Literary Artist, Musician; Sandra Roman: Arts Educator, Visual Artist; Literary Artist; Mary Boomgaarden: Photographer, Film Artist; Gayle Highberg: Visual Artist, Photographer; Debra Warren: Visual Artist, Musician; Bernice Mitchell-Diver: Dancer, Theatrical Artist, Traditional Native Crafts Artist.","Steve Prenevost: Arts Appreciator, Arts Advocate; Justin Holley: Literary Artist, Musician, Theatrical Artist; Natalie Grosfield: Musician, Theatrical Artist; Joseph Allen: Art Professor, Photographer, Traditional Native Crafts Artist; Nancy Cole: Musician, Theatrical Artist, Craft Artist; Linda Kaul: Craft Artist, Theatrical Artist, Folk Dancer; Jill Johnson: Literary Artist, Musician; Sandra Roman: Arts Educator, Visual Artist, Literary Artist; Mary Boomgaarden: Photographer, Film Artist; Gayle Highberg: Visual Artist, Photographer.",,No
25390,"Arts/Cultural Heritage Grant",2015,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To provide access to a high-quality arts experience to students and the public that will influence an appreciation of music, to attend more arts productions and to engage with Minnesota’s arts community.Responses from students in the classroom and an audience survey after the performance, plus an online survey.","The results from the Google survey conducted with the students who participated in the residency indicated high enjoyment, skills enhancement, and acquisition of skills including postural improvements, breath management and techniques and notation.",,1500,"Other, local or private",7500,,"Jeff Peura, Emily Turner-Parsley, Nancy Olson, Reed McFarlane, Tom Eaton, Terry Waibel, Doug Nosan, Tim Pelach, Sunshine Dorrow, Tim Lyon",,"Lake of the Woods Community Schools","K-12 Education","Arts/Cultural Heritage Grant",,"Funds will assist the Lake of the Woods School to bring the Copper Street Brass Quintet for a two-day residency including educational session for school students and an evening concert open to the public.",2014-11-03,2014-11-04,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Liz,Tange,"Lake of the Woods Community Schools","236 15th Ave SW PO Box 310",Baudette,MN,56623,"(218) 634-2510 ",alex@csbq.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Region 2 Arts Council",,"Lake of the Woods, Koochiching, Roseau",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artscultural-heritage-grant-53,"Steve Prenevost: Arts Appreciator, Arts Advocate; Justin Holley: Literary Artist, Musician, Theatrical Artist; Natalie Grosfield: Musician, Theatrical Artist; Joseph Allen: Art Professor, Photographer, Traditional Native Crafts Artist; Nancy Cole: Musician, Theatrical Artist, Craft Artist; Linda Kaul: Craft Artist, Theatrical Artist, Folk Dancer; Jill Johnson: Literary Artist, Musician; Sandra Roman: Arts Educator, Visual Artist; Literary Artist; Mary Boomgaarden: Photographer, Film Artist; Gayle Highberg: Visual Artist, Photographer; Debra Warren: Visual Artist, Musician; Bernice Mitchell-Diver: Dancer, Theatrical Artist, Traditional Native Crafts Artist.","Steve Prenevost: Arts Appreciator, Arts Advocate; Justin Holley: Literary Artist, Musician, Theatrical Artist; Natalie Grosfield: Musician, Theatrical Artist; Joseph Allen: Art Professor, Photographer, Traditional Native Crafts Artist; Nancy Cole: Musician, Theatrical Artist, Craft Artist; Linda Kaul: Craft Artist, Theatrical Artist, Folk Dancer; Jill Johnson: Literary Artist, Musician; Sandra Roman: Arts Educator, Visual Artist, Literary Artist; Mary Boomgaarden: Photographer, Film Artist; Gayle Highberg: Visual Artist, Photographer.",,No
25397,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Community Arts Learning Grant",2015,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Recruit 12 youth scholar apprentices from 5-6 area high schools. Provide opportunity for the youth to learn, rehearse and perform two principle classical works with the Arrowhead Chorale. Secure the involvement of vocal and instrumental performers to be a part of the collaboration with the Arrowhead chorale and its youth apprentices. Provide two public performances of the following works: Title: Genesis Part I: 'Creation'; Composer: Robert S. Cohen; For brass, percussion, and choir. Title: In the Beginning; Composer: Aaron Copland; For soprano and choir a cappella.1) Collect data on the number of: local choral directors contacted, interested students, actual youth apprentices involved, area high schools from which students were recruited/participated, rehearsals with youth apprentices only and with the Chorale, professional artists involved, and audience members who attend the performances (adult/youth). 2) Hold a focus group meeting of the choral directors and their students pre/post activity in order to ascertain feedback on the experience. 3) Meet with and/or survey: the professional artists and Arrowhead Chorale members about their experience with the youth apprentices, audience members after each concert in both written and verbal form.","Recruit 12 youth scholar apprentices from 5-6 area high schools. 9 were recruited. Provide opportunity for the youth to learn, rehearse and perform two principle classical works with the Arrowhead Chorale. All the young people regularly attended the rehearsals, and had extra time spent with either the director or assistant director for additional support. Secure the involvement of vocal and instrumental performers to be a part of the collaboration with the Arrowhead chorale and its youth apprentices. 7 instrumentalists and soprano soloist performed with the group. Provide two public performances of the following works: Title: Genesis Part I: 'Creation'. Composer: Robert S. Cohen. For brass, percussion, and choir. Two performances were held at Weber Music Hall in May, 2015.""",,550,"Other, local or private",5550,,"Brad Anderson, Kim Keuning, Cecelia Riehl, Susan Masterson, Cathy Schuyler, Ryan Sather, Bob Kelley, Karen Keenan, Nathan Winesett",,"Arrowhead Chorale","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage Community Arts Learning Grant",,"The Arrowhead Chorale will collaborate with local area high school student aspiring music scholars, and professional vocal and instrumental artists to create a multi-generational experience that is focused on performing Copeland’s In the Beginning and an unpublished cantata, Genesis Part I: 'Creation', composed by Cohen. Involving aspiring vocal scholars from local high schools will not only serve to motivate them to perform at high levels, but also to reinforce the value of classical works to these young collaborators. The spring 2015 activity will serve as a community outreach project for the Chorale and seeks to involve approximately 12 aspiring vocal scholars as apprentices.",2014-11-03,2015-07-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Susan,Masterson,"Arrowhead Chorale","506 Michigan St W",Duluth,MN,55802,"(715) 562-0002 ",arrowheadchorale@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Carlton, Lake",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-community-arts-learning-grant,"Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; David Beard: Assistant Professor of University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: student of Art Education at University of Minnesota-Duluth, ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.",,No
30220,"Arts Access",2015,28275,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota Center for Book Arts on the Road will develop and expand book arts participation in underserved greater Minnesota through ongoing local programming for artistic expression. Minnesota Center for Book Arts will evaluate increased participation, heightened interest in the expressive potential of the book arts, and expressed desire by our three partner organizations to collaborate in the future. 2: Minnesota Center for Book Arts meets greater Minnesota’s declared need for arts access by resolving financial and geographical barriers that face underserved communities. Participation rates and observation data from participants, teachers and staff will indicate whether financial and geographical barriers have been mitigated to involve greater Minnesota in the book arts.","MCBA partnered with community organizations in Ely, Red Wing and Moorhead to offer free and low cost all-ages book art experiences. MCBA’s participant evaluations include numerical rankings of instruction, content, expectations for the workshop, and future book arts interest. A majority ranked all categories at 5 (Strongly Agree). Commentary was enthusiastically positive, often noting an appreciation for the access to quality instruction. For example, from Ely: The instructor is amazing! As an artist, instructor, and someone who can deliver a complex subject matter in a fun style. The class was supremely perfect. 2: MCBA on the Road removed barriers of cost and geography in greater Minnesota through free community events and low-cost workshops for artistic expression. MCBA’s Comprehensive Program Evaluation Plan (CPEP) includes as measures of success: communication with populations served through participant evaluations, and post-workshop evaluations by faculty and partner staff. MCBA’s greater Minnesota residency evaluations include quantitative rankings of the community event and the workshop experience (from registration to instruction); and qualitative feedback on teaching goals, student-specific issues, and interest in continued book arts involvement. ",,6133,"Other, local or private",34408,3224,"Dara Beevas, Laurel Bradley, Ronnie Brooks, Mathea K.E. Bulander, Duncan Campbell, Patrick Coleman, Eric Crosby, Valerie Deus, Diane Katsiaficas, Lyndel King, Peggy Korsmo-Kennon, Marci Malzahn, Steven McCarthy, Diane Merrifield, Kjersti Monson, Barbara Portwood, Sherry Poss, Regula Russelle, Ryan Scheife, Odia Wood-Krueger",,"Minnesota Center for Book Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"Minnesota Center for Book Arts on the Road will resolve geographic and socioeconomic barriers that limit participation in three greater Minnesota communities, by engaging all ages with needed access to free and low cost art experiences.",2015-01-01,2015-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeff,Rathermel,"Minnesota Center for Book Arts","1011 Washington Ave S Ste 000",Minneapolis,MN,,"(612) 215-2525 ",jrathermel@mnbookarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Clay, Cook, Dakota, Goodhue, Le Sueur, Polk, Rice, St. Louis, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-284,"Susan Berdahl: Director of marketing and communications, St. David's Center; Laurel Bradley: Director and curator, Perlman Teaching Museum, Carleton College; Mary Flicek: Arts administrator, board member, River Junctions Arts Council; Scott Gilbert: Theater artist and educator, director and producer, Segue Productions; Nicole Helget: Memoir and fiction writer, Mankato; Elizabeth Larson: Arts administrator, Bach Society of Minnesota, freelance musician; Larry Retzlaff: Landscape painting artist, portrait photographer, cofounder of Third Life Studio, and founder, Q1 Gallery, Minneapolis; Emily Wright: Managing director, Minnesota Guitar Society","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1
30221,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2015,24900,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Minnesota Music Coalition will present concerts in six greater Minnesota towns, featuring twelve touring artists. Via audience and artist surveys, informal conversations and post-project meetings, we will determine how these performances might grow music audiences in smaller communities so that artists will be able to have more touring opportunities. 2: The Minnesota Music Coalition will bring artists to historic theaters and arts centers they have not played before, helping them form relationships with those communities. We will distribute surveys to venues and audiences to determine if there is an interest in hearing more new artists. We will also do artist surveys and have post-project meetings to determine what could be done to help grow audiences.","The MMC did present concerts in six greater Minnesota towns, featuring twelve touring artists and six local artists. We surveyed participants, had informal conversations and had in-depth post-project meetings, where we discussed quantitative and qualitative data from each stop of the Caravan. The MMC Board and Staff reviewed the program in depth at their annual retreat. 2: The MMC did bring artists to historic theaters and arts center they had not played before, helping them form relationships with those communities. We surveyed participants, had informal conversations and had in-depth post-project meetings, where we discussed quantitative and qualitative data from each stop of the Caravan. The MMC Board and Staff reviewed the program in depth at their annual retreat.",,15230,"Other, local or private",40130,5163,"Tony Mendoza, Chuck Hermes, Beth Burns, Dan DeVoe, Paul Boblett, Mark Gehring, Ashley Hanson, Malik Watkins, John Munson, Jessica Paxton, Mark Stutrud, Brian Turner",,"Minnesota Music Coalition","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"The Minnesota Music Coalition will present the 5th annual Caravan du Nord, a tour of independent musicians and industry professionals, featuring workshops, networking, and performances in communities throughout greater Minnesota.",2015-03-02,2015-12-18,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ellen,Stanley,"Minnesota Music Coalition","75 5th St W Ste 402","St Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 347-1662 ",ellen@mnmusiccoalition.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Dakota, Goodhue, Mower, Rice, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-234,"Luanne Fondell: Performing arts director, Memorial Auditorium, Dawson-Boyd School District; Katherine Hill: Audience engagement specialist, Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Anna Johnson: Independent arts administrator and consultant, specializing in the area of development; Ronald Lattin: Development director, Youth Performance Company; Kathleen Ray: Former executive director, Central Square Cultural and Civic Center, theater artist and playwright; Pearl Rea: Production manager, lighting designer, stage manager, and tour coordinator; S Buffy Sedlachek: Producer of excellence in performance, CLIMB Theatre, educator peer coach and instructor, Bethel University","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1
30222,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2015,149924,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increased number of Minnesotans from the Duluth and surrounding areas attending opera through a touring production of Mozart’s The Magic Flute. At the end of the 2015-2016 season, measurement of the number of attendees from Duluth and surrounding communities will be compared against the 2013-2014 baseline of 50 households (zip code SCFs 556-558).","1,200 residents from Duluth and surrounding area, attended performance of The Magic Flute. Opera Insights was held in the lobby prior to performance. Coupon code for future Opera productions was provided to Duluth performance attendees to track tix sales and engagement. The base number of 50 households in Duluth area will be compared to the number of households added to database as result of coupon offer. Data overlay to be completed by May 30, 2016. Education activities undertaken in Hermantown, Duluth area schools, and libraries (not part of funded activities) had reach of 2,439. This was significant enough to become an evaluation metric.",,54015,"Other, local or private",203939,6517,"Richard Allendorf, Patricia Beithon, Karen Brooks, Bernard Brunsman, Jane M. Confer, Sara Donaldson, Sidney W. Emery, Maureen Harms, Sharon Hawkins, Ruth S. Huss, Mary Ingebrand-Pohlad, Philip Isaacson, James Johnson, Patricia Johnson ,John C. Junek, Christine Larsen , Cynthia Y. Lee, Robert Lee, Leni Moore, Albin Jim Nelson, Kay Ness, Jose Peris, Elizabeth Redleaf, Connie Remele, Don Romanaggi, Christopher Romans, Mary H. Schrock, Linda Roberts Singh, Nadege Souvenir, David Strauss, Virginia Stringer, H. Bernt von Ohlen, Margaret Wurtele, Karen Bachman, John A. Blanchard III, Burton Cohen, Julia W. Dayton, Mary W. Vaughan",1.75,"The Minnesota Opera AKA Minnesota Opera","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"Minnesota Opera will partner with the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center to present a fully staged and costumed performance of Mozart’s The Magic Flute, which incorporates 21st century technology and features live performers interacting with larger-than-life animation, at low cost to residents of Duluth and surrounding areas.",2015-03-01,2016-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Diana,Konopka,"The Minnesota Opera AKA Minnesota Opera","620 1st St N",Minneapolis,MN,,"(612) 333-2700 ",dkonopka@mnopera.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Crow Wing, Hennepin, Itasca, Koochiching, Ramsey, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-235,"Kaitlyn Bohlin: Development manager, North House Folk School; Brenda Brown: Member, Black Storytellers Alliance, Blues City Cultural Center, Minneapolis Arts Commission. Writer, performer, and visual artist.; Jennie Knoebel: Executive director, Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Ann Reed: Singer, guitarist and songwriter, co-owner of Turtlecub Productions; John Saurer: Visual artist using sculpture, printmaking and drawing, chair, art and art history department, Saint Olaf College; Melissa Walrath: Executive director, The St. John's Boys' Choir; Jeanne Willcoxon: Assistant professor of theater, St Olaf College.; Alexander Wolff: Trombonist and executive director of operations, The Copper Street Brass Quintet","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1
30225,"Arts Access",2015,85000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Mixed Blood Theatre draws 300 self-identified Africans and Muslims to the seven featured plays. Audience survey will query for race, religion, previous experience with theatre; tally of African/Muslim attendance at seven plays; tally of FULL audience who come to Mixed Blood Theatre for first time during these shows. 2: Content of seven plays, Muslim and African actors and artist/liaison's outreach overcome barriers of cultural relevance and lack of familiarity with theatre. Record of artist/liaison outreach; audience survey queries race, religion, experience with any theatre in the past, reasons for attendance; impressions of show(s).","Approximately 2,390 guests attended the seven plays with 7% of those audiences being African/Muslim guests. Approximately 24% were first-time visitors to MBT. Since the launch of Radical Hospitality in 2011, Mixed Blood's survey methods have become a core part of institutional practice and have garnered a successful 90% return rate. Survey results are compiled, analyzed and extrapolated to give staff and board information about both quantitative and qualitative success. Like most elements of Mixed Blood's work, the process and use of the surveying tools continues to evolve to discover better, more accurate and detailed practices. 2: The content of the seven plays told relevant stories by, for, about and with Africans and Muslims in America to a total audience of approximately 2,390 people. In addition to Mixed Blood's traditional survey methods that are implemented, assessed and extrapolated, this particular effort increased its attention to qualitative results. Led by Mixed Blood's Community Liaison and Producer-in-Residence, regular conversations with community members about content, outreach methods and perceived success were institutionally internalized and documented. The sum of this data resulted in drawn conclusions about future programming and space use for community purpose. ",,130716,"Other, local or private",215716,8717,"Tabitha Montgomery, Deb Bryan, Eric Hyde, Molly Bott, Warren Bowles, Yolanda Cotterall, Sheila Gore Dennis, Pj Doyle, Diana Hellerman, K David Hirschey, Sarah Kilibarda, Nancy Koo, Robert Lunning, Susan P. Mackay, Jack Reuler, Jeff Schuur, Eviano Useh, Gauri Vardhan Yedla, Charles `Chad` Weinstein, Kathleen Westerhaus",,"Mixed Blood Theatre Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"Pursuing its role as an anchor in its Cedar-Riverside neighborhood, Mixed Blood will produce, present, and host new plays by, about, for, and with Africans and Muslims in America, in its historic firehouse theater and throughout the state of Minnesota.",2015-01-01,2015-07-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Whitney,Rhodes,"Mixed Blood Theatre Company","1501 S 4th St",Minneapolis,MN,,"(612) 338-7106 ",whitney@mixedblood.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Nobles, Ramsey, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-286,"Susan Berdahl: Director of marketing and communications, St. David's Center; Laurel Bradley: Director and curator, Perlman Teaching Museum, Carleton College; Mary Flicek: Arts administrator, board member, River Junctions Arts Council; Scott Gilbert: Theater artist and educator, director and producer, Segue Productions; Nicole Helget: Memoir and fiction writer, Mankato; Elizabeth Larson: Arts administrator, Bach Society of Minnesota, freelance musician; Larry Retzlaff: Landscape painting artist, portrait photographer, cofounder of Third Life Studio, and founder, Q1 Gallery, Minneapolis; Emily Wright: Managing director, Minnesota Guitar Society","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
30235,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2015,37647,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Northern Minnesota residents and tourists will have access to live operatic and chamber music performances at a reasonable cost and in a community near them. Based on 2014 attendance figures we will work to increase attendance in established locations by 20% and set a goal of 25% capacity in new locations. 2: Minnesota freelance musicians and technical arts workers have opportunities to work professionally. The NLMF hopes to increase the budget for freelance musicians and arts workers by presenting more events during the festival season. Payroll figures for 2015 will be compared to the final 2014 budget figures.","Audiences in Chisholm increased by 40% for both opera and chamber music. Audiences in Ely increased by 20%. Aurora opera and chamber music attendance remained the same. To assess attendance, we simply count tickets. Because we sell tickets online, at local commercial establishments, and in person, and retain ticket stubs, we can easily monitor our attendance. Also, the Arrowhead Library Association provides discounted tickets; we are reimbursed by the number of stubs we return. We compare ticket sales from 2014 to 2015 to arrive at a percentage increase. 2: Freelance and semi-professional artists worked for a month on opera and symphonic projects, were paid prevailing wages (close to DSSO scale), travel expenses, and, in many cases, with housing. This is a labor intensive activity, and by engaging Minnesota arts workers, we know in advance that we will achieve the outcome.",,33771,"Other, local or private",71418,,"Allen Gregg, Baldrica Barbara, Blee Erika, Carey, Jan, Erie Erik, Gibson Dean, Hodnik Alan, Hoel Hiti Cathleen, JohnsonNancy, KangasGerry, Mulari Mary, Olson Robert, Reagan Dennis, Richards Carver, SetnickerDave, Uhan Matthew, WilliamsDebra, Zuponcic Martin, Zuponcic Rhonda, Zuponcic Veda",,"Northern Lights Music Festival, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"The Northern Lights Music Festival will tour its new production of Strauss' Die Fledermaus to two iron range locations: Aurora and Ely. A chamber music program and performance of Britten's The Little Sweep will be toured to four iron range locations: Virginia, Hibbing, Tower, and Ely.",2015-03-02,2015-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Veda,Zuponcic,"Northern Lights Music Festival, Inc.","11 S 4th St W",Aurora,MN,55705,"(609) 922-2965 ",Zuponcic@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Crow Wing, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-238,"Olive Bieringa: Co-director, Body Cartography Project; Molly Chase: Managing director, Springboard for the Arts; Jeff Larson: Executive director, Minnesota Fringe Festival; Larry Long: Musician, song writer, founder and director, Community Celebration of Place; Natalie Morrow: Founder of The Twin Cities Black Film Festival; Stacy Richardson: Writer, editor, and music promoter; Dennis Whipple: Executive artistic director, Great River Educational Arts Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
30258,"Arts Access",2015,40000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Approximately 200 persons who are hearing impaired will for the first time experience the beauty of symphonic music through visual effects. 1. Tally the number of persons who are hearing impaired who participate. 2. Researchers from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester will assist in evaluating the effects on the hearing impaired. 2: People who are hearing impaired will participate in the classical music concert experience. Survey of the hearing impaired concert goers will be assessed and shared with Mayo Clinic researchers for evaluation to determine value of Symphonic Vision in providing a quality live classical concert experience for people with hearing impairments. ","Extrapolations from surveys answered by the audience suggested there were 30-35 hearing impaired individuals in attendance, far more than ever before. Without the partnership of an established institution for the hearing-impaired, audience surveys became the primary method of evaluation. Surveys were included in the programs for both the Saturday and the Sunday performance. Some 227 surveys were completed. Extrapolating from those surveys based on the total number of concertgoers led to the findings articulated above. 2: More people attended these concerts than usual, especially from the two target audience groups: youth and hearing-impaired. The technology used also clearly attracted more of the general public. Surveys taken at both performances (and distributed with concerts programs) were completed by approximately 29% of the audience, a larger percentage than usually occurs. Therefore it can be concluded that the survey results indicate a more reliable evaluation of effects than is often the case.",,35276,"Other, local or private",75276,,"Jeffery Amundson, John Beatty, Jay Beck, Brian Childs, Donna Cunningham, Andrew Good, Deneene Graham, James Gross, Ashley Hall, Rafael Jimenez, Valerie Lemaine, Levi Livingood, Jodi Melius, Joseph Mish, Eric Ofori-Atta, Mary Beth Sancomb-Moran, James Sloan",,"Rochester Symphony Orchestra and Chorale","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"Symphonic Vision™ is a multi-sensory experience of classical music performed by the Rochester Symphony Orchestra - a sight and sound spectacular that brings enjoyment of classical music to those who are hearing impaired and a richer experience for all.",2015-01-02,2015-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Zoe,Malinchoc,"Rochester Symphony Orchestra and Chorale","1530 Greenview Dr SW Ste 120",Rochester,MN,55902,"(507) 286-8742 ",zmalinchoc@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Blue Earth, Dakota, Dodge, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-291,"Yvonne Cory: Storyteller and textile artist, marketing representative, Faribault County Fair, career and technical instructor, Blue Earth high school; Melissa Cuff: Director of grants and foundation relations for YMCA of the Greater Twin Cities.; Venessa Fuentes: Philanthropy writer at Project for Pride in Living, poet; Sandra Gillespie: Visual artist, online writing instructor, University of Alaska Anchorage, former program director, Alaska State Arts Council; Gabriel Green: Founder and executive director, Wolffe Cultural Center, Duluth, founder and senior pastor, Church of Restoration Twin Ports; Paul Robinson: Senior community leadership consultant for the James P. Shannon Leadership Institute of the Amherst H. Wilder Foundation","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1
30263,"Arts Access",2015,65940,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","zAmya Theater will increase the number of people experiencing homelessness who are acting and creating theater. zAmya Theater will measure the number of workshop attendees and the number who attend all performances. 2: zAmya Theater will remove barriers to participation in theater for people experiencing homelessness. Up to 40 people experiencing homelessness will participate in theater, from storytelling and acting and to creating their own original plays.","zAmya Theater provided twenty-four participatory theater workshops for 32 people experiencing homelessness that culminated in nine public performances. Workshop participants from many ethnic backgrounds completed surveys at the close of the theater workshops, which asked how the participant heard about the workshop as well as age, gender, where they were staying, the most enjoyable part of the workshop and what other artistic activities they would like to pursue. The results demonstrated that participants welcomed the diversion (theater workshops) from the stress of their daily lives and the opportunity to have fun and learn new skills. 2: zAmya Theater removed barriers to the theater arts for 32 people experiencing homelessness and hundreds of low-income or homeless audience members. We tracked the number of workshop attendees, zAmya Theater performances and tickets, and audience totals at each venue. We reached a broad and diverse audience of over 1,000 people. Without the theater workshops and performances, people experiencing homelessness would never have benefitted from acting for the first time or from the joy of seeing live theater. One workshop participant ended up joining the zAmya troupe. ",,15005,"Other, local or private",80945,10009,"Jay McGregor, Christine Jones, Henry Bromelkamp, Andrew Herring, Chuck Webber, Kristina Skar, Karen Klein, Dr. Stanley Brown, Loretta Larkey, Sandra Larson, Suzanne Herder, Ed Murphy, Katherine Schafer, Jim Nikolai",,"Saint Stephen's Human Services AKA zAmya Theater Project","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"zAmya Theater will provide in-depth theater workshops to 30 people who have experienced homelessness and present an original play based on their stories to up to 320 more people experiencing homelessness.",2015-01-01,2015-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Edith,Kadlec,"Saint Stephen's Human Services AKA zAmya Theater Project","2309 Nicollet Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55404,"(612) 874-0311 ",grants@ststephensmpls.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, Stearns, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-294,"Susan Berdahl: Director of marketing and communications, St. David's Center; Laurel Bradley: Director and curator, Perlman Teaching Museum, Carleton College; Mary Flicek: Arts administrator, board member, River Junctions Arts Council; Scott Gilbert: Theater artist and educator, director and producer, Segue Productions; Nicole Helget: Memoir and fiction writer, Mankato; Elizabeth Larson: Arts administrator, Bach Society of Minnesota, freelance musician; Larry Retzlaff: Landscape painting artist, portrait photographer, cofounder of Third Life Studio, and founder, Q1 Gallery, Minneapolis; Emily Wright: Managing director, Minnesota Guitar Society","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
30265,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2015,121432,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Ballroom Project will provide access to high quality arts opportunities to residents of six greater Minnesota communities. Indicators of success are the number of Minnesotans who participate in workshops led by professional artists and number who attend shows. Tools to measure these outcomes are tracking/reporting on number of participants and audience members in each town. 2: Luverne Seifert will tour to four Minnesota communities he hasn't previously visited - Barrett/Glenwood, Duluth, Glencoe and Mentor. Indicators of success are completion of workshops/performances in these four communities. This outcome will be measured by tracking/reporting on all communities visited on the 2015 tour. ","The Ballroom Project provided access to high quality arts opportunities to residents in fourteen greater Minnesota communities. Ticket sale calculations were based on reservations and head counts. We calculated that 1,804 people attended the show, including 63 talent show performers who attended the event at no cost. 587 people completed the surveys. 1. Did the show change the way you think about theater (344 yes 223 No) 2. Would you consider attending another theater event (584 yes 10 No). 3. Were you inspired research of old Ballrooms (404 yes 184 no) 4. Would experience another ballroom or historical site in the future? (561 yes 23 No). 2: The Ballroom Project successfully completed twenty-three performances in fourteen communities, all venues were first time performances. The number of audience members were recorded at each of the venues and adults, children and senior attendees were tallied. The ballrooms were prioritized based on whether it was the first time we performed in that community.",,40480,"Other, local or private",161912,,,,"Luverne G. Seifert",Individual,"Arts Tour Minnesota",,"Luverne Seifert will present The Ballroom Project, a historically based comedy/variety show, in historic ballrooms in six greater Minnesota communities, in summer 2015.",2015-03-02,2015-09-11,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Luverne,Seifert,"Luverne G. Seifert",,,MN,,"(612) 414-2032 ",luverneseifert@aol.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Blue Earth, Brown, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Morrison, Nicollet, Pennington, Polk, Ramsey, Red Lake, Rice, Scott, Stearns, St. Louis, Watonwan, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-241,"Kaitlyn Bohlin: Development manager, North House Folk School; Brenda Brown: Member, Black Storytellers Alliance, Blues City Cultural Center, Minneapolis Arts Commission. Writer, performer, and visual artist.; Jennie Knoebel: Executive director, Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Ann Reed: Singer, guitarist and songwriter, co-owner of Turtlecub Productions; John Saurer: Visual artist using sculpture, printmaking and drawing, chair, art and art history department, Saint Olaf College; Melissa Walrath: Executive director, The St. John's Boys' Choir; Jeanne Willcoxon: Assistant professor of theater, St Olaf College.; Alexander Wolff: Trombonist and executive director of operations, The Copper Street Brass Quintet","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
30277,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2015,56000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater will present week-long residencies in three rural Minnesota communities: Ely, Fergus Falls, and New York Mills. Project will be a success upon completion of activities and performances at each location with responses evaluated through post-performance dialogues, print and electronic surveys, and presenter feedback. 2: Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater will reach a wide range of Minnesota populations through community inclusive activities and performances. Success will be achieved when Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater has presented activities for groups selected by the presenters and will be assessed via audience count, evaluation forms, participant interviews, and electronic surveys.","SPDT presented one-week residencies with performances and workshops for multiple population groups in three rural communities: Ely, Fergus Falls, and New York Mills. SPDT’s comprehensive evaluation methods included written surveys distributed to all project partners in each of the communities, oral assessments and interviews with lead personnel from each community, Talk Piece audience engagements at the conclusion of each public performance, ongoing email exchanges and phone interviews with each site, and extensive debrief/evaluation with company artists and administrators to discuss successes and challenges at each project site and strategies for going forward. 2: SPDT reached a wide range of Minnesota populations through community inclusive activities and performances in three locations: Ely, Fergus Falls, and New York Mills. SPDT’s comprehensive evaluation methods included written surveys distributed to all project partners in each of the communities, oral assessments and interviews with lead personnel from each community, Talk Piece audience engagements at the conclusion of each public performance, ongoing email exchanges and phone interviews with each site, and extensive debrief/evaluation with company artists and administrators to discuss successes and challenges at each project site and strategies for going forward.",,20123,"Other, local or private",76123,6931,"Howard Bell, Michael Brooks, Judith Johnson, Jennifer Olson, Zoe Sealy, Carin Skowronsky, V. Paul Virtucio",0.32,"Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater's project will include residencies in three distinct Minnesota communities: Ely, Fergus Falls, and New York Mills. Each will include a series of community-inclusive workshops and classes, and culminate in public performances.",2015-03-01,2015-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Stuart,Pimsler,"Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater","528 Hennepin Ave S Ste 707",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(763) 521-7738 ",spdanth@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Otter Tail, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-243,"Luanne Fondell: Performing arts director, Memorial Auditorium, Dawson-Boyd School District; Katherine Hill: Audience engagement specialist, Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Anna Johnson: Independent arts administrator and consultant, specializing in the area of development; Ronald Lattin: Development director, Youth Performance Company; Kathleen Ray: Former executive director, Central Square Cultural and Civic Center, theater artist and playwright; Pearl Rea: Production manager, lighting designer, stage manager, and tour coordinator; S Buffy Sedlachek: Producer of excellence in performance, CLIMB Theatre, educator peer coach and instructor, Bethel University","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
30283,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2015,76476,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Ten Thousand Things will tour sixteen free performances across Minnesota vitally engaging 1,120 people with geographic and other barriers to accessing professional theater. Quantitatively through head counts, and qualitatively through audience discussions and written evaluations where appropriate, we’ll continue to measure the effectiveness of our outreach through greater Minnesota. 2: Ten Thousand Things will partner with at least ten community organizations in greater Minnesota to serve as hosts for our tour in various communities. We’ll engage in qualitative conversations with each host organization to learn what parts of the tour worked well and what didn’t. We’ll use that information to improve future tours.","Minnesota residents from outside the Twin Cities experienced quality theater from TTT that they otherwise would not have had access to. We evaluated this project by using written post-show reports from our production manager, post-show conversations with audiences, demographic surveys and audience counts, and post-show feedback from staff members. 2: Fifteen community organizations engaged in new partnerships with TTT to bring award-winning theater to residents of greater Minnesota. As in the previous outcome, we evaluated this project by using written post-show reports from our production manager, post-show conversations with audiences, demographic surveys and audience counts, and follow-up conversations with our community partners.",,27425,"Other, local or private",103901,,"Amy Apperson, John Beal, James Behnke, Laura Braun Pardo, Shá Cage, Nancy Evert, Jon Hallberg, Michelle Hensley, Cindy Kaiser, Michael Morrow, Sean Philips, Ellie Skelton, Denise Silva",,"Ten Thousand Things Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"Ten Thousand Things will tour sixteen free performances of Henry IV Part One, The Unsinkable Molly Brown, The New Don Juan, The Changeling Project and a newly revised classic, to underserved audiences across greater Minnesota.",2015-03-01,2015-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Stephanie,Thompson,"Ten Thousand Things Theater","3153 36th Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,,"(612) 203-9502 ",stephanie@tenthousandthings.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Beltrami, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Clay, Faribault, Kanabec, Mahnomen, Mower, Otter Tail, Pine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-244,"Luanne Fondell: Performing arts director, Memorial Auditorium, Dawson-Boyd School District; Katherine Hill: Audience engagement specialist, Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Anna Johnson: Independent arts administrator and consultant, specializing in the area of development; Ronald Lattin: Development director, Youth Performance Company; Kathleen Ray: Former executive director, Central Square Cultural and Civic Center, theater artist and playwright; Pearl Rea: Production manager, lighting designer, stage manager, and tour coordinator; S Buffy Sedlachek: Producer of excellence in performance, CLIMB Theatre, educator peer coach and instructor, Bethel University","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
30285,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2015,116528,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Youth and adults in seven greater Minnesota communities will have the chance to see Theater Latté Da’s nationally acclaimed production of ALL IS CALM. Records of sites visited (maintained by Theater Latté Da). Box office records of the number of youth and adults in attendance (maintained by the presenters). 2: Theater Latté Da and Hennepin Theatre Trust will forge relationships with five new touring partners in greater Minnesota. Records of all sites visited compared with sites previously visited (maintained by Theater Latté Da). Interviews with touring partners (conducted by Theater Latté Da).","Youth and adults in seven greater Minnesota communities had the chance to see Theater Latté Da's nationally acclaimed production of ALL IS CALM. TLD designed an online survey evaluation form to measure the Arts Board outcomes, TLD outcomes and presenter outcomes. The Tour Manager maintained records of all sites visited, obtained box office statistics from each presenter, and administered a survey to each venue to assess the overall success of the tour. 2: TLD forged relationships with five new touring partners in greater Minnesota. Methods: records of all sites visited compared with sites previously visited (maintained by TLD), and interviews with touring partners (conducted by TLD). TLD designed an evaluation form to measure the Arts Board outcomes, TLD outcomes and partner outcomes. The Tour Director maintained records of all sites visited and administered a survey to each venue to assess the overall success of the tour. A key focus was determining what worked well, what did not, and what we can change.",,38930,"Other, local or private",155458,5527,"Kent Allin, Jean M. Becker, Scott Cabalka, Timothy P. Dordell, Jon Harkness, Lisa Hoene, James Jensen, Nancy Jones, Cyndi Klaus, Carolee Lindsey, Jim Matejcek, Kimberly Motes, Kendall Nygard, Luis Pagan-Carlo, Shannon Pierce, Gary Reetz, Christopher Rence, Jaime A. Roman, Thomas Senn, Lorri Steffen, Bill Venne, David Young, Jane Zilch",,"Theatre Latté-Da AKA Theater Latté Da","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"Theater Latté Da, in partnership with Hennepin Theatre Trust, will bring its acclaimed docu-musical All is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914 to seven greater Minnesota communities.",2015-03-01,2016-02-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Seena,Hodges,"Theatre Latté-Da AKA Theater Latté Da","345 13th Ave NE",Minneapolis,MN,55413,"(612) 339-3003 ",seena@latteda.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Crow Wing, Goodhue, Lac qui Parle, Olmsted, Stearns, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-245,"Kaitlyn Bohlin: Development manager, North House Folk School; Brenda Brown: Member, Black Storytellers Alliance, Blues City Cultural Center, Minneapolis Arts Commission. Writer, performer, and visual artist.; Jennie Knoebel: Executive director, Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Ann Reed: Singer, guitarist and songwriter, co-owner of Turtlecub Productions; John Saurer: Visual artist using sculpture, printmaking and drawing, chair, art and art history department, Saint Olaf College; Melissa Walrath: Executive director, The St. John's Boys' Choir; Jeanne Willcoxon: Assistant professor of theater, St Olaf College.; Alexander Wolff: Trombonist and executive director of operations, The Copper Street Brass Quintet","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
30302,"Arts Access",2015,69202,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Project participants will identify successes in and challenges for the melding of needs, interests and arts explorations in arts and disability communities. Pre and post evaluations will provide data to indicate how arts administrators and patrons and artists with disabilities came together during the project and will work together to forward access initiatives.","Minnesota Arts Access Chautauqua attendees learned how people with disabilities are increasingly participating in state arts activities. Two participant surveys were established on Survey Monkey. One survey tracked daily responses each of the two days of the Chautauqua and the other was a post-event survey. In addition, individuals who had been invited to attend the Chautauqua but did not were asked to respond to an additional survey seeking information as to reasons for not attending. Information gathered through these instruments has been compiled and will be used to plan future access initiatives in the state.",,7689,"Other, local or private",76892,313,"Gail Burke, Adam Perry, Steve Danko, Adrienne Mason, Anne Peacock, Christian Novak, Stacy Shamblott, Char Coal, Maggie Karli",0.32,"VSA Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"VSA Minnesota will present a two-day Symposium and Arts Chautauqua in September 2015 bringing together members of the arts and disability communities to explore access to the arts as it exists today and in years to come.",2015-01-02,2015-10-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Craig,Dunn,"VSA Minnesota","528 Hennepin Ave Ste 305",Minneapolis,MN,,"(612) 332-3888 ",craig@vsamn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Dakota, Grant, Hennepin, Itasca, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-302,"Susan Berdahl: Director of marketing and communications, St. David's Center; Laurel Bradley: Director and curator, Perlman Teaching Museum, Carleton College; Mary Flicek: Arts administrator, board member, River Junctions Arts Council; Scott Gilbert: Theater artist and educator, director and producer, Segue Productions; Nicole Helget: Memoir and fiction writer, Mankato; Elizabeth Larson: Arts administrator, Bach Society of Minnesota, freelance musician; Larry Retzlaff: Landscape painting artist, portrait photographer, cofounder of Third Life Studio, and founder, Q1 Gallery, Minneapolis; Emily Wright: Managing director, Minnesota Guitar Society","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
30309,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2015,23550,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Zeitgeist will bring three high-quality, engaging musical productions created and performed by Minnesota artists to five communities in greater Minnesota. Artists and audiences indicate through discussions and surveys that our MINNESOTA CONNECTIONS productions were engaging and musically satisfying. 2: Zeitgeist positively engages audiences in two communities new to the ensemble through a high-quality chamber music production. Both presenters and audiences indicate a positive experience with our performance and a willingness to engage with us again.","Zeitgeist brought three high-quality, engaging musical productions created and performed by Minnesota artists to five communities in greater Minnesota. At each performance and activity, artists and presenter staff conversed with audience members, distributed surveys, and interviewed them to gauge response to these productions. 2: Zeitgeist positively engaged audiences in three communities new to the ensemble through a high-quality chamber music production. At each performance and educational activity, artists and presenter staff conversed with audience members and interviewed them to gauge response to these productions. Staff from presenting organizations discussed the event at an evaluation session.",,8490,"Other, local or private",32040,,"Craig Sinard, Pat O'Keefe, Heather Barringer, Carrie Henneman Shaw, Philip Blackburn, Chris Campbell, Julie Haight-Curran, Sarah Porwoll-Lee",,Zeitgeist,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"Zeitgeist will reach five communities through the Minnesota Connections 2015-2016 tour, which features three productions: For the Birds with Victor Zupanc and Kevin Kling, Summer Rain, with veena virtuoso Nirmala Rajasekar, and Hole in the Sky with Kathy McTavish.",2015-03-01,2016-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Heather,Barringer,Zeitgeist,"275 4th St E Ste 200","St Paul",MN,,"(651) 755-1600 ",heather@zeitgeistnewmusic.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Cook, Goodhue, Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-251,"Kaitlyn Bohlin: Development manager, North House Folk School; Brenda Brown: Member, Black Storytellers Alliance, Blues City Cultural Center, Minneapolis Arts Commission. Writer, performer, and visual artist.; Jennie Knoebel: Executive director, Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Ann Reed: Singer, guitarist and songwriter, co-owner of Turtlecub Productions; John Saurer: Visual artist using sculpture, printmaking and drawing, chair, art and art history department, Saint Olaf College; Melissa Walrath: Executive director, The St. John's Boys' Choir; Jeanne Willcoxon: Assistant professor of theater, St Olaf College.; Alexander Wolff: Trombonist and executive director of operations, The Copper Street Brass Quintet","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
30310,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2015,47508,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Zenon will conduct tours to four cities in Minnesota. Evaluation of touring activities will include critical reviews, audience and presenter feedback, workshop evaluations, and invitations to return to the host communities in future seasons. 2: Zenon will conduct its first tours to Hibbing, Redwing, and Big Fork as part of the proposed activities. These would be Zenon’s first visits to Hibbing, Red Wing, and Bigfork and exciting opportunities for audiences and dancers alike. Evaluation will include reviews, feedback, and future collaboration plans. ","Zenon toured to Bigfork, Hibbing, Cloquet and Austin Minnesota during the grant period to conduct evening length performances and community outreach. Evaluation of touring activities included critical reviews, audience and presenter feedback, workshop evaluations, and invitations to return to the host communities in future seasons. 2: Zenon toured to Bigfork, Hibbing, Cloquet and Austin Minnesota during the grant period to conduct evening length performances and community outreach. Evaluation of touring activities included critical reviews, audience and presenter feedback, workshop evaluations, and invitations to return to the host communities in future seasons.",,16331,"Other, local or private",63839,4000,"Heidi Zimmer, Breanna Olson, Shannon Loecher, Linda Z. Andrews, Rochelle Dotzenrod, Tiffany Joy Hanken, L. Kelley Lindquist, Kelsi Rahm, Meghan A. Smith",,"Zenon Dance Company and School, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"Zenon Dance Company will tour to Hibbing, Cloquet, Red Wing, and Bigfork to conduct cross-cultural evening-length performances and residencies that showcase diverse voices of modern and jazz choreography.",2015-03-01,2016-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mara,Winke,"Zenon Dance Company and School, Inc.","528 Hennepin Ave Ste 400",Minneapolis,MN,,"(612) 338-1101 ",marasmail@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, Itasca, Mower, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-252,"Olive Bieringa: Co-director, Body Cartography Project; Molly Chase: Managing director, Springboard for the Arts; Jeff Larson: Executive director, Minnesota Fringe Festival; Larry Long: Musician, song writer, founder and director, Community Celebration of Place; Natalie Morrow: Founder of The Twin Cities Black Film Festival; Stacy Richardson: Writer, editor, and music promoter; Dennis Whipple: Executive artistic director, Great River Educational Arts Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
30316,"Arts Legacy Grant",2015,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The variety and number of arts opportunities in Northwest Minnesota will increase through bringing in children’s authors, music and singing, and other artists into the library. Evaluation will occur through audience, participant, and artist questionnaires, personal observation of activities, and attendance numbers.","We increased the number of programs held in 2015 by 48. Many of these events were unique to the library. We did provide audience questionnaires, informal interviews with artists and participants after events, and personal observations.",,2393,"Other, local or private",12393,,"Gary Christianson, Henry Tweeten, Anne Temte, Sharon Budge, Kay Buckalew, Judi Loer, Pat Jacklich",,"East Grand Forks Campbell Library",Libraries,"Arts Legacy Grant",,"Engage East Grand Forks 2015",2015-01-01,2015-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Andrea,Scherer,"East Grand Forks Campbell Library","422 4th St NW","East Grand Forks",MN,56721,"(218) 773-9121 ",ascherer@egf.mn,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Northwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Polk, Marshall, Kittson, Roseau, Red Lake, Pennington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-legacy-grant-102,"Charles Erickson: librarian, theater artist; Bruce Reeves: university professor, arts advocate, visual artist; Faye Auchenpaugh: musician, arts advocate; Connie Nelson: theater artist; Kay Rosengren: retired visual art school teacher, visual artist, actor; Jennifer Bakken-Brees: computer tech instructor, videographer; Mary Ann Laxen: visual artist, photographer.","Charles Erickson: librarian, theater artist; Bruce Reeves: university professor, arts advocate, visual artist;  Faye Auchenpaugh: musician, arts advocate; Aliza Novacek-Olson: textile artist, college professor; Deanna Swendseid: performing arts volunteer; Eryn Killough: jewelry artist;  Connie Nelson: theater artist; Barb Geer: theatrical director, actor, musician, textile artist; Kay Rosengren: retired visual art school teacher, visual artist, actor; Angie Peterson: librarian, arts advocate; Jennifer Bakken-Brees: computer tech instructor, videographer; Mary Ann Laxen: visual artist, photographer; Evonne Broten: writer, arts administrator.",,
30317,"Arts Legacy Grant",2015,5400,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ","New relationships with underserved groups are built through encouraging individual artists through financial scholarships to join the store which will bring in new vendors. Evaluation will occur through an artist questionnaire, personal observation of activities, follow up meeting with project planners, and attendance numbers. ","We exceeded our projected outcome by subsidizing 29 new Artists. Each Artist committed an extra 3 months to total 6 months of commitment. ",,,,5400,,,,"Julie Elick",Individual,"Arts Legacy Grant ",,"Artists On Main Supporting the Artist ",2015-03-01,2016-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Julie,Elick,"Julie Elick",,,MN,,"(218) 242-5254 ",alpinethunderwoman@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Northwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Lake of the Woods, Roseau",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-legacy-grant-103,"Charles Erickson: librarian, theater artist; Bruce Reeves: university professor, arts advocate, visual artist; Faye Auchenpaugh: musician, arts advocate; Aliza Novacek-Olson: textile artist, college professor; Eryn Killough: jewelry artist; Connie Nelson: theater artist; Kay Rosengren: retired visual art school teacher, visual artist, actor; Mary Ann Laxen: visual artist, photographer. ","Charles Erickson: librarian, theater artist; Bruce Reeves: university professor, arts advocate, visual artist;  Faye Auchenpaugh: musician, arts advocate; Aliza Novacek-Olson: textile artist, college professor; Deanna Swendseid: performing arts volunteer; Eryn Killough: jewelry artist;  Connie Nelson: theater artist; Barb Geer: theatrical director, actor, musician, textile artist; Kay Rosengren: retired visual art school teacher, visual artist, actor; Angie Peterson: librarian, arts advocate; Jennifer Bakken-Brees: computer tech instructor, videographer; Mary Ann Laxen: visual artist, photographer; Evonne Broten: writer, arts administrator. ",,
30321,"Arts Legacy Residency ",2015,1950,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","Real or perceived barriers to arts learning were identified and addressed by students learning the art of throwing clay on a potter's wheel. Evaluation will occur through personal observation of activities, follow-up meeting of project planners, and attendance numbers.","We were able to offer a new experience to 50 students instead of 12. I was thrilled to find one of our most quiet, loner-type kids thriving on the wheel as the week went on. Special education children also hand built pieces.",,,,1950,,"Shane Kilen, Jeff Nelson, Carrie Jo Howard, Paul Robinson, Laurie Stromsodt, Joseph Melby, Kurt Stenberg",,"Greenbush-Middle River School District","K-12 Education","Arts Legacy Residency ",,"Tom Daly pottery residency",2014-11-03,2015-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Debbie,Aune,"Greenbush-Middle River School District","401 Park Ave",Greenbush,MN,56726,"(218) 782-2232 ",djaune@greenbush.k12.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Northwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Roseau, Marshall",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-legacy-residency-1,"Charles Erickson: librarian, theater artist; Bruce Reeves: university professor, arts advocate, visual artist; Faye Auchenpaugh: musician, arts advocate; Connie Nelson: theater artist; Kay Rosengren: retired visual art school teacher, visual artist, actor; Jennifer Bakken-Brees: computer tech instructor, videographer; Mary Ann Laxen: visual artist, photographer.","Charles Erickson: librarian, theater artist; Bruce Reeves: university professor, arts advocate, visual artist;  Faye Auchenpaugh: musician, arts advocate; Aliza Novacek-Olson: textile artist, college professor; Deanna Swendseid: performing arts volunteer; Eryn Killough: jewelry artist;  Connie Nelson: theater artist; Barb Geer: theatrical director, actor, musician, textile artist; Kay Rosengren: retired visual art school teacher, visual artist, actor; Angie Peterson: librarian, arts advocate; Jennifer Bakken-Brees: computer tech instructor, videographer; Mary Ann Laxen: visual artist, photographer; Evonne Broten: writer, arts administrator.",,
30325,"Arts Legacy Grant",2015,9000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3"," ACHF Cultural Heritage","The variety and number of arts opportunities in Northwest Minnesota will increase through this opportunity for the general public to interact with the artists and attend workshops on their special interests. Evaluation will occur through an audience questionnaire, personal observation of activities, follow up meeting with project planners, attendance numbers, and interviews.","Our project allowed for more than 600 persons from a rural community to attend a diverse (music, song, dance) program of artistic performances as our goal was stated. The audience participated during some of the dance performances. Those in attendance also had the opportunity to interact with the artists during the day and evening performances.",,6272,"Other, local or private",15272,,"Virgil Benoit, Jane Vigness, John Thibert, Gerald Amiot, Don Desrosier, John St-Marie, Nancy Vraa",,"L'Association des Francais du Nord","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Legacy Grant",,"French-Canadian and Michif Music and Dance Festival",2015-08-01,2015-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Virgil,Benoit,"L'Association des Francais du Nord","PO Box 101","Red Lake Falls",MN,,"(218) 253-2270 ",virgil.benoit@und.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Northwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Red Lake, Polk, Marshall, Roseau, Norman, Beltrami, Clay, Kittson, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-legacy-grant-109,"Charles Erickson: librarian, theater artist; Bruce Reeves: university professor, arts advocate, visual artist; Faye Auchenpaugh: musician, arts advocate; Aliza Novacek-Olson: textile artist, college professor; Eryn Killough: jewelry artist; Connie Nelson: theater artist; Kay Rosengren: retired visual art school teacher, visual artist, actor; Mary Ann Laxen: visual artist, photographer.","Charles Erickson: librarian, theater artist; Bruce Reeves: university professor, arts advocate, visual artist;  Faye Auchenpaugh: musician, arts advocate; Aliza Novacek-Olson: textile artist, college professor; Deanna Swendseid: performing arts volunteer; Eryn Killough: jewelry artist;  Connie Nelson: theater artist; Barb Geer: theatrical director, actor, musician, textile artist; Kay Rosengren: retired visual art school teacher, visual artist, actor; Angie Peterson: librarian, arts advocate; Jennifer Bakken-Brees: computer tech instructor, videographer; Mary Ann Laxen: visual artist, photographer; Evonne Broten: writer, arts administrator.",,
30328,"Arts Legacy Grant",2015,3500,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3"," ACHF Cultural Heritage","The number of Minnesotans who are able to participate in the arts will increase through more people attending and participating in the Polish festival each year. Evaluation will occur through an audience and artist questionnaire, and attendance numbers.","We posted survey boards that we announced throughout the event for both audience and artists to make check marks in. The surveys included questions that we believe would give us the best feedback for continuing to hold our Polish Day event each year. These questions were: ""Did you travel more or less than 100 miles to attend this event?"", ""Do you feel you gained a deeper understanding of the Polish culture through this event?"", ""Would you consider attending this event in the future and recommend to others?""",,1250,"Other, local or private",4750,,"Jason Rominski, Mike Adamski, James Kuznia, Conrad Kuznia",,"Polish National Alliance Lodge 3060","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Legacy Grant",,"Polish Day",2015-06-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jason,Rominski,"Polish National Alliance Lodge 3060","26947 390th St NW",Strandquist,MN,56758,"(218) 478-3030 ",jrauctioneers@wiktel.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Northwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Marshall, Kittson, Roseau, Pennington, Polk",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-legacy-grant-111,"Charles Erickson: librarian, theater artist; Bruce Reeves: university professor, arts advocate, visual artist; Faye Auchenpaugh: musician, arts advocate; Aliza Novacek-Olson: textile artist, college professor; Eryn Killough: jewelry artist; Connie Nelson: theater artist; Kay Rosengren: retired visual art school teacher, visual artist, actor; Mary Ann Laxen: visual artist, photographer.","Charles Erickson: librarian, theater artist; Bruce Reeves: university professor, arts advocate, visual artist;  Faye Auchenpaugh: musician, arts advocate; Aliza Novacek-Olson: textile artist, college professor; Deanna Swendseid: performing arts volunteer; Eryn Killough: jewelry artist;  Connie Nelson: theater artist; Barb Geer: theatrical director, actor, musician, textile artist; Kay Rosengren: retired visual art school teacher, visual artist, actor; Angie Peterson: librarian, arts advocate; Jennifer Bakken-Brees: computer tech instructor, videographer; Mary Ann Laxen: visual artist, photographer; Evonne Broten: writer, arts administrator.",,
30332,"Arts Legacy Grant",2015,1300,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The variety and number of arts opportunities in Northwest Minnesota will increase through bringing an award winning history writer to the northern part of the state to discuss the times of World War II. Evaluation will occur through an audience questionnaire, personal observation of activities, and attendance numbers.","Attendance was triple that of our last program event. The program brought several new audiences to our area from as far as 130 miles away.",,205,"Other, local or private",1505,,"Glenn Holm, Harriet Heinen, Helen Wagner, Lola Grafstrom, Irene Olson, Sheila Winstead, Jolene Juhl, Colleen Lorenson, Darrell Borgen, Bruce Olson, Bob Granitz, Mark Engen",,"Roseau County Historical Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Legacy Grant",,"Minnesota Homefront Dave Kenney Program",2015-04-01,2015-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Britt,Dahl,"Roseau County Historical Society","121 Center St E Ste 101",Roseau,MN,,"(218) 463-1918 ",rchsroseau@mncable.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Northwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Roseau, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Pennington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-legacy-grant-114,"Charles Erickson: librarian, theater artist; Bruce Reeves: university professor, arts advocate, visual artist; Faye Auchenpaugh: musician, arts advocate; Aliza Novacek-Olson: textile artist, college professor; Eryn Killough: jewelry artist; Connie Nelson: theater artist; Kay Rosengren: retired visual art school teacher, visual artist, actor; Mary Ann Laxen: visual artist, photographer.","Charles Erickson: librarian, theater artist; Bruce Reeves: university professor, arts advocate, visual artist;  Faye Auchenpaugh: musician, arts advocate; Aliza Novacek-Olson: textile artist, college professor; Deanna Swendseid: performing arts volunteer; Eryn Killough: jewelry artist;  Connie Nelson: theater artist; Barb Geer: theatrical director, actor, musician, textile artist; Kay Rosengren: retired visual art school teacher, visual artist, actor; Angie Peterson: librarian, arts advocate; Jennifer Bakken-Brees: computer tech instructor, videographer; Mary Ann Laxen: visual artist, photographer; Evonne Broten: writer, arts administrator.",,
30333,"Arts Legacy Residency ",2015,2500,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","The quality and types of arts learning opportunities in the state, and the organizations or venues that offer them increase through working with writers. Evaluation will occur through a participant questionnaire, personal observation of activities, and attendance numbers.","It was hoped 85% of students would have a positive experience for the week. After survey by their teachers, 100% of students had a positive experience.",,475,"Other, local or private",2975,,"Stuart McFarlane, Justine Schumacher, Jerry Olson, Sandi Weiland, Vonda Danielson, Keith Markstrom",,"Roseau Public Schools","K-12 Education","Arts Legacy Residency ",,"Ross Sutter folk music residency with 3rd graders",2014-07-29,2015-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elwyn,Ruud,"Roseau Public Schools","509 3rd St NE",Roseau,MN,,"(218) 463-1471 ",elwyn.ruud@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Northwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,Roseau,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-legacy-residency-4,"Charles Erickson: librarian, theater artist; Aliza Novacek-Olson: textile artist, college professor; Deanna Swendseid: performing arts volunteer; Eryn Killough: jewelry artist; Connie Nelson: theater artist; Barb Geer: theatrical director, actor, musician, textile artist; Jennifer Bakken-Brees: computer tech instructor, videographer; Mary Ann Laxen: visual artist, photographer.","Charles Erickson: librarian, theater artist; Bruce Reeves: university professor, arts advocate, visual artist;  Faye Auchenpaugh: musician, arts advocate; Aliza Novacek-Olson: textile artist, college professor; Deanna Swendseid: performing arts volunteer; Eryn Killough: jewelry artist;  Connie Nelson: theater artist; Barb Geer: theatrical director, actor, musician, textile artist; Kay Rosengren: retired visual art school teacher, visual artist, actor; Angie Peterson: librarian, arts advocate; Jennifer Bakken-Brees: computer tech instructor, videographer; Mary Ann Laxen: visual artist, photographer; Evonne Broten: writer, arts administrator.",,
30334,"Arts Legacy Residency ",2015,2500,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","The quality and types of arts learning opportunities in the state, and the organizations or venues that offer them increase through working with writers. Evaluation will occur through a participant questionnaire, personal observation of activities, and attendance numbers.","The goal of the residency was certainly exceeded with 100% of students stating that they enjoyed and learned more about painting.",,575,"Other, local or private",3075,,"Stuart McFarlane, Justine Schumacher, Jerry Olson, Sandi Weiland, Vonda Danielson, Keith Markstrom",,"Roseau Public Schools","K-12 Education","Arts Legacy Residency ",,"Jim Mondloch watercolor residency",2014-07-29,2015-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elwyn,Ruud,"Roseau Public Schools","509 3rd St NE",Roseau,MN,,"(218) 463-1471 ",elwyn.ruud@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Northwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,Roseau,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-legacy-residency-5,"Charles Erickson: librarian, theater artist; Aliza Novacek-Olson: textile artist, college professor; Deanna Swendseid: performing arts volunteer; Eryn Killough: jewelry artist; Connie Nelson: theater artist; Barb Geer: theatrical director, actor, musician, textile artist; Jennifer Bakken-Brees: computer tech instructor, videographer; Mary Ann Laxen: visual artist, photographer.","Charles Erickson: librarian, theater artist; Bruce Reeves: university professor, arts advocate, visual artist;  Faye Auchenpaugh: musician, arts advocate; Aliza Novacek-Olson: textile artist, college professor; Deanna Swendseid: performing arts volunteer; Eryn Killough: jewelry artist;  Connie Nelson: theater artist; Barb Geer: theatrical director, actor, musician, textile artist; Kay Rosengren: retired visual art school teacher, visual artist, actor; Angie Peterson: librarian, arts advocate; Jennifer Bakken-Brees: computer tech instructor, videographer; Mary Ann Laxen: visual artist, photographer; Evonne Broten: writer, arts administrator.",,
30335,"Arts Legacy Grant",2015,3580,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The variety and number of arts opportunities in Northwest Minnesota will increase through bringing in a professional comedy/music act which is rare in our area. Evaluation will occur through an artist questionnaire, personal observation of activities, follow up meeting with project planners, and attendance numbers.","The three sisters who grew up on a farm in Southern Minnesota drew the largest crowd of any of our Norwegian Heritage Week activities this year. Comedy acts are difficult to find and these three combined their musical talents with their skill for turning well-known tunes into Scandinavian humor.",,737,"Other, local or private",4317,,"Andrew Halvorson, Ty Birkeland, Gloria Ness, Faye Auchenpaugh",,"Sons of Norway Snorre Lodge 70","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Legacy Grant",,"Norwegian Heritage Week 2015",2015-03-01,2015-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Faye,Auchenpaugh,"Sons of Norway Snorre Lodge 70","11094 195th Ave NE","Thief River Falls",MN,56701,"(218) 681-3410 ",auchenpaugh@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Northwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Pennington, Red Lake, Marshall, Roseau, Kittson, Polk, Mahnomen, Norman",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-legacy-grant-115,"Charles Erickson: librarian, theater artist; Bruce Reeves: university professor, arts advocate, visual artist; Faye Auchenpaugh: musician, arts advocate; Aliza Novacek-Olson: textile artist, college professor; Eryn Killough: jewelry artist; Connie Nelson: theater artist; Kay Rosengren: retired visual art school teacher, visual artist, actor; Mary Ann Laxen: visual artist, photographer.","Charles Erickson: librarian, theater artist; Bruce Reeves: university professor, arts advocate, visual artist;  Faye Auchenpaugh: musician, arts advocate; Aliza Novacek-Olson: textile artist, college professor; Deanna Swendseid: performing arts volunteer; Eryn Killough: jewelry artist;  Connie Nelson: theater artist; Barb Geer: theatrical director, actor, musician, textile artist; Kay Rosengren: retired visual art school teacher, visual artist, actor; Angie Peterson: librarian, arts advocate; Jennifer Bakken-Brees: computer tech instructor, videographer; Mary Ann Laxen: visual artist, photographer; Evonne Broten: writer, arts administrator.","Northwest Minnesota Arts Council, Mara Hanel (218) 745-9111 ",
30336,"Arts Legacy Grant",2015,2185,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The variety and number of arts opportunities in Northwest Minnesota will increase through 100% of participants being involved in the performance activity. Evaluation will occur through a participant questionnaire, personal observation of activities, and attendance numbers.","We had 13 participants rated the camp a 9.6 on a 10 point scale. We also had 100% attendance for the week of participants.",,728,"Other, local or private",2913,,"Jeff Chwialkowski, Gail Yutrzenka, Steve McGlynn, Cara Hendrickson, Tony Safranski, Betsy Jensen, Shawn Rominski",,"Stephen-Argyle Central Public Schools","K-12 Education","Arts Legacy Grant",,"Summer Theatre Camp",2015-07-01,2015-07-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Chris,Mills,"Stephen-Argyle Central Public Schools","500 School Ave",Stephen,MN,56757,"(218) 478-3314 ",cmills@sac.k12.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Northwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Marshall, Kittson, Roseau",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-legacy-grant-116,"Charles Erickson: librarian, theater artist; Bruce Reeves: university professor, arts advocate, visual artist; Faye Auchenpaugh: musician, arts advocate; Aliza Novacek-Olson: textile artist, college professor; Eryn Killough: jewelry artist; Connie Nelson: theater artist; Kay Rosengren: retired visual art school teacher, visual artist, actor; Mary Ann Laxen: visual artist, photographer.","Charles Erickson: librarian, theater artist; Bruce Reeves: university professor, arts advocate, visual artist;  Faye Auchenpaugh: musician, arts advocate; Aliza Novacek-Olson: textile artist, college professor; Deanna Swendseid: performing arts volunteer; Eryn Killough: jewelry artist;  Connie Nelson: theater artist; Barb Geer: theatrical director, actor, musician, textile artist; Kay Rosengren: retired visual art school teacher, visual artist, actor; Angie Peterson: librarian, arts advocate; Jennifer Bakken-Brees: computer tech instructor, videographer; Mary Ann Laxen: visual artist, photographer; Evonne Broten: writer, arts administrator.",,
30341,"Arts Legacy Grant",2015,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The quality and number of arts opportunities in Northwest Minnesota will increase through executive staff developing a children's theater program and expanding offerings at the Northland Community and Technical College. Evaluation will occur through a participant questionnaire, personal observation of activities, follow up meetings, attendance numbers, and interviews.","Our audience numbers were excellent in the summer of 2015. We ended the season with approx. 2,400 seats sold out of a possible 3,200 (75% capacity). We auditioned over 100 performers and cast all but 6 of them (scheduling issues). We did a questionnaire at the end of the season for performers of the new teen show. It was very successful and we will incorporate some of those ideas into 2016. We always meet as a board after each production and carefully go over details of the production, including satisfaction with directors and other paid staff. We changed lives--especially area teens--by offering bigger and better shows. Hometown Talent Show was all-inclusive and we found places for every individual who tried out. It was a VERY successful community event with positive feedback from audience members through face-to-face meetings and social media.",,3336,"Other, local or private",13336,,"Kari Conner, Sherry Knott, Becky Doherty, Cyndi Onkka, David Abraham, Jean Larson, Phil McKenzie, Scott Pream, Shawn Newland, Jane Anderson",,"Thief River Falls Area Community Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Legacy Grant",,"Executive Director 2015-2016",2015-06-01,2016-02-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jane,Anderson,"Thief River Falls Area Community Theater","PO Box 207","Thief River Falls",MN,56701,"(218) 681-3810 ",mjander@mncable.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Northwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Pennington, Marshall, Red Lake, Polk, Roseau",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-legacy-grant-119,"Charles Erickson: librarian, theater artist; Bruce Reeves: university professor, arts advocate, visual artist; Faye Auchenpaugh: musician, arts advocate; Aliza Novacek-Olson: textile artist, college professor; Eryn Killough: jewelry artist; Connie Nelson: theater artist; Kay Rosengren: retired visual art school teacher, visual artist, actor; Mary Ann Laxen: visual artist, photographer.","Charles Erickson: librarian, theater artist; Bruce Reeves: university professor, arts advocate, visual artist;  Faye Auchenpaugh: musician, arts advocate; Aliza Novacek-Olson: textile artist, college professor; Deanna Swendseid: performing arts volunteer; Eryn Killough: jewelry artist;  Connie Nelson: theater artist; Barb Geer: theatrical director, actor, musician, textile artist; Kay Rosengren: retired visual art school teacher, visual artist, actor; Angie Peterson: librarian, arts advocate; Jennifer Bakken-Brees: computer tech instructor, videographer; Mary Ann Laxen: visual artist, photographer; Evonne Broten: writer, arts administrator.",,
30348,"Arts Legacy Grant",2015,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The variety and number of arts opportunities in Northwest Minnesota will increase through this opportunity for the general public to interact with the artists and attend workshops on their special interests. Evaluation will occur through an audience questionnaire, personal observation of activities, follow up meeting with project planners, attendance numbers, and interviews.","My students' greatest need was to see, hear, and interact with professional musicians. Having Copper Street in to our school for two days gave my students a truly unique and lasting experience that they will remember for years to come. Based on our questionnaires, 100% of students learned about brass playing and chamber music. 100% of community members also said they enjoyed the evening performance and would hear this group play again. The attendance numbers were almost identical to the estimates we had in the original proposal illustrating a successful project. Both the audience and participant (student) surveys were distributed. We also received an informal evaluation from the Copper Street Brass that included their thoughts on our students' progress and tips for continuing the brass players' advancement. My students spent two days working with professional musicians, a time they will never forget. The brass players got the chance to work with world class players on their instruments and they learned several tricks and tips to help them play with their best possible sound. The non-brass players got the chance to learn about chamber music and how it can help them within their larger band. I received many positive comments from the community members that attended Copper Street's evening concert through the questionnaires as well as informal discussions post-concert. People here in Warroad don't get the chance to hear professional concerts and having Copper Street here to perform has given the entire community an opportunity it otherwise would not have had.",,1000,"Other, local or private",11000,,"Justin Partee, Keirsten Eklie, Janet Olson, Brian McFarlane, Tim Fast, Brian Hontvet, Darby Zentner",,"Warroad High School","K-12 Education","Arts Legacy Grant",,"Residency with The Copper Street Brass Quintet",2015-07-01,2015-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Duane,Ledin,"Warroad High School","510 Cedar Ave NW",Warroad,MN,56763,"(218) 386-1472 ",staff@csbq.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Northwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,Roseau,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-legacy-grant-123,"Charles Erickson: librarian, theater artist; Bruce Reeves: university professor, arts advocate, visual artist; Faye Auchenpaugh: musician, arts advocate; Deanna Swendseid: performing arts volunteer; Barb Geer: theatrical director, actor, musician, textile artist; Kay Rosengren: retired visual art school teacher, visual artist, actor; Mary Ann Laxen: visual artist, photographer; Evonne Broten: writer, arts administrator.","Charles Erickson: librarian, theater artist; Bruce Reeves: university professor, arts advocate, visual artist;  Faye Auchenpaugh: musician, arts advocate; Aliza Novacek-Olson: textile artist, college professor; Deanna Swendseid: performing arts volunteer; Eryn Killough: jewelry artist;  Connie Nelson: theater artist; Barb Geer: theatrical director, actor, musician, textile artist; Kay Rosengren: retired visual art school teacher, visual artist, actor; Angie Peterson: librarian, arts advocate; Jennifer Bakken-Brees: computer tech instructor, videographer; Mary Ann Laxen: visual artist, photographer; Evonne Broten: writer, arts administrator.",,
30349,"Arts Legacy Residency ",2015,2440,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","The quality and types of arts learning opportunities in the state, and the organizations or venues that offer them increase through working with a photographer. Evaluation will occur through a participant questionnaire, personal observation of activities, and attendance numbers.","The photographer Laura Migliorino worked with Angle Inlet and the school provided a financial statement on funds spent. There was no formal evaluation conducted and the artist did not wrap up the project with the school district. This was just a partially successful project.",,33,"Other, local or private",2473,,"Justin Partee, Brian McFarlane, Tim Fast, Bryan Hontvet, Darby Zentner, Keirsten Eklie",,"Warroad Public Schools","K-12 Education","Arts Legacy Residency ",,"Laura Migliorino photography residency at Angle Inlet School.",2014-09-07,2015-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Laura,Migliorino,"Warroad Public Schools","510 Cedar Ave NW",Warroad,MN,56763,"(218) 386-1472 ",lmigliorino@comcast.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Northwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,Roseau,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-legacy-residency-11,"Charles Erickson: librarian, theater artist; Aliza Novacek-Olson: textile artist, college professor; Deanna Swendseid: performing arts volunteer; Eryn Killough: jewelry artist; Connie Nelson: theater artist; Barb Geer: theatrical director, actor, musician, textile artist; Jennifer Bakken-Brees: computer tech instructor, videographer; Mary Ann Laxen: visual artist, photographer.","Charles Erickson: librarian, theater artist; Bruce Reeves: university professor, arts advocate, visual artist;  Faye Auchenpaugh: musician, arts advocate; Aliza Novacek-Olson: textile artist, college professor; Deanna Swendseid: performing arts volunteer; Eryn Killough: jewelry artist;  Connie Nelson: theater artist; Barb Geer: theatrical director, actor, musician, textile artist; Kay Rosengren: retired visual art school teacher, visual artist, actor; Angie Peterson: librarian, arts advocate; Jennifer Bakken-Brees: computer tech instructor, videographer; Mary Ann Laxen: visual artist, photographer; Evonne Broten: writer, arts administrator.",,
30350,"Arts Legacy Grant",2015,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Real or perceived barriers to arts participation and access are addressed through providing a variety of theatre shows that emphasize to our rural audiences the importance of ongoing theater. Evaluation will occur through participant questionnaires, personal observation of activities, follow up meeting with project planners, and attendance numbers.","We expanded our participant outreach to a 40-mile radius, drawing in young people who were excitedly involved in the arts. The number of adults involved in the background of our 2015 productions increased benefitting our base for our productions.",,49371,"Other, local or private",59371,,"Jeff Galle, Monique Arnesen, Shelley Galle, Shelley Grove, Justin Feragen, Jim Provance, Ron Anderson, Bill Kirkeby, Doug Johnson",,"Warroad Summer Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Legacy Grant",,"Warroad Summer Theatre Operating grant",2015-01-01,2015-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Monique,Arnesen,"Warroad Summer Theatre","PO Box 78",Warroad,MN,,"(218) 386-3435 ",marnesen@greenbush.k12.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Northwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Roseau, Lake of the Woods",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-legacy-grant-124,"Charles Erickson: librarian, theater artist; Bruce Reeves: university professor, arts advocate, visual artist; Faye Auchenpaugh: musician, arts advocate; Connie Nelson: theater artist; Kay Rosengren: retired visual art school teacher, visual artist, actor; Jennifer Bakken-Brees: computer tech instructor, videographer; Mary Ann Laxen: visual artist, photographer.","Charles Erickson: librarian, theater artist; Bruce Reeves: university professor, arts advocate, visual artist;  Faye Auchenpaugh: musician, arts advocate; Aliza Novacek-Olson: textile artist, college professor; Deanna Swendseid: performing arts volunteer; Eryn Killough: jewelry artist;  Connie Nelson: theater artist; Barb Geer: theatrical director, actor, musician, textile artist; Kay Rosengren: retired visual art school teacher, visual artist, actor; Angie Peterson: librarian, arts advocate; Jennifer Bakken-Brees: computer tech instructor, videographer; Mary Ann Laxen: visual artist, photographer; Evonne Broten: writer, arts administrator.",,
30357,"Arts/Cultural Heritage Grant",2015,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The first target audience is the musicians who will perform with Aaron Meyer and Tim Ellis. We will ask if and how the experience might have changed their attitudes/skills with respect to the musical genres performed in the concert. Our second target audience is people under 50 years old. Bemidji Symphony Orchestra board members will survey a subset of Bemidji Symphony Orchestra musicians (via phone and/or email). The Bemidji Symphony Orchestra will use counters to visually record people under 50 who are coming into the concert. We understand this is extremely subjective, but hope it will give us a starting point in our audience development efforts.","We saw a 30% increase in our ""under 50"" target age group. We credit this increase to the energetic style of music and the personality of the principal performer, but also to our new use of social media to publicize our concert. We will use this strategy to promote future performances. Surveys of the symphony orchestra performers revealed they really enjoyed working with this guest artist, picked up new influences and skills and intend to stay in the symphony orchestra and provide outreach.",,8844,"Other, local or private",14844,,"Mary Auger, Alicia Cloose, Julia Conlon, Melanie Hanson, Nancy Haugen, Louise Jackson, Ann Long-Voelkner, Jeb Monge, Karl Mork, Cyrus Pansch, Sue Rosselet, Stu Rosselet, Diane Wahl",,"Bemidji Symphony Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts/Cultural Heritage Grant",,"Funds will assist the Bemidji Symphony Orchestra to perform with classically trained rock violinist Aaron Meyer, along with guitarist Tim Ellis, in a concert that bridges the genres of classical, contemporary progressive rock, and traditional styles of music.",2015-10-01,2015-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Beverly,Everett,"Bemidji Symphony Orchestra","PO Box 3136",Bemidji,MN,56619,"(218) 243-3120 ",mwilimek@paulbunyan.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Region 2 Arts Council",,"Beltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard, Cass, St. Louis, Becker, Polk, Carver, Dakota, Stearns, Crow Wing, Otter Tail, Aitkin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artscultural-heritage-grant-63,"Steve Prenevost: Arts Appreciator, Arts Advocate; Natalie Grosfield: Musician, Theatrical Artist; Joseph Allen: Art Professor, Photographer, Traditional Native Crafts Artist; Nancy Cole: Musician, Theatrical Artist, Craft Artist; Gayle Highberg: Visual Artist, Photographer; Patt Rall: Arts Columnist, Literary Artist, Musician, Theatrical Artist, Visual Artist; Delana Smith: Visual Artist, Dancer, Bead Artist, Regalia Artist.","Steve Prenevost: Arts appreciator, arts advocate; Justin Holley: Literary artist, musician, theatrical artist; Natalie Grosfield: Musician, theatrical artist; Joseph Allen: Art professor, photographer, traditional native crafts artist; Nancy Cole: Musician, theatrical artist, craft artist; Linda Kaul: Craft artist, theatrical artist, folk dancer; Jill Johnson: Literary artist, musician; Sandra Roman: Arts educator, visual artist, literary artist; Mary Boomgaarden: Photographer, film artist; Gayle Highberg: Visual artist, photographer.",,
30368,"Arts/Cultural Heritage Grant",2015,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","The music director will work with actors/singers on improving skills in voice placement and projection. The professional stage director will train actors/singers to communicate audibly and enunciate clearly, help actors/singers improve their acting skills in character development and stage movement. The technical director will challenge and guide community volunteers to create sets and a theater space that will transport the audience to New York City streets. The participants on stage and behind the scenes will enjoy making contributions to the project and will find that the efforts they bring are important and satisfying. Northern Light Opera Company Board of Directors will hold a formal evaluation session within three weeks of production addressing: attendance, success in achieving artistic goals, front of house procedures, non-artistic matters that relate to a successful production, and recommendations for future productions. An audience exit survey, observation notes collected at the performance, feedback space on the NLOC Facebook site, and responses from notes, emails, and conversations will document audience and participant responses.","The Northern Light Opera Company board of directors was very pleased with this production's attendance, artistic achievement and community support. Actors and other participants were proud of their achievement and growth in this production, There was great vocal improvement for many of the young performers who were grateful to work with such a professional music director. Everyone was impressed with the technical director's use of chain link fence to build an artistic set that also felt like the streets of New York City.",,36400,"Other, local or private",42400,,"Gail Haller, Robert Light, Martha Vetter, Patricia Dove, Kurt Hansen, Jan Kehr, John McKinney, John Rasmussen, Gary Stennes",,"Northern Light Opera Company, Inc. AKA Northern Light Opera Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts/Cultural Heritage Grant",,"Funds will assist Northern Light Opera Company to mount six productions of Leonard Bernstein’s West Side Story, July 31 to August 8, 2015.",2015-07-01,2015-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paul,Dove,"Northern Light Opera Company, Inc. AKA Northern Light Opera Company","PO Box 102","Park Rapids",MN,56470-4638,"(218) 732-7096 ",info@northernlightopera.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Region 2 Arts Council",,"Hubbard, Becker, Beltrami, Cass, Wadena, Otter Tail, Stevens, Hennepin, Anoka, Dakota, Washington, Goodhue, Olmsted, Mower, Blue Earth, Carver, Kandiyohi, Sherburne, Stearns, Crow Wing, Polk, Clearwater, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artscultural-heritage-grant-69,"Justin Holley: Literary Artist, Musician, Theatrical Artist; Jill Johnson: Literary Artist, Musician; Sandra Roman: Arts Educator, Visual Artist, Literary Artist; Malotte Backer: Potter, Visual Artist, Arts Advocate; Nancy Brown-Colligan: Theatrical Artist, Choreographer; Delina White: Bead Artist, Regalia Artist, Dancer, Musician.","Steve Prenevost: Arts appreciator, arts advocate; Justin Holley: Literary artist, musician, theatrical artist; Natalie Grosfield: Musician, theatrical artist; Joseph Allen: Art professor, photographer, traditional native crafts artist; Nancy Cole: Musician, theatrical artist, craft artist; Linda Kaul: Craft artist, theatrical artist, folk dancer; Jill Johnson: Literary artist, musician; Sandra Roman: Arts educator, visual artist, literary artist; Mary Boomgaarden: Photographer, film artist; Gayle Highberg: Visual artist, photographer.",,
30396,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Community Arts Learning Grant",2015,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","To promote understanding of Duluth’s history and culture, its unique geographical location by one of the greatest freshwater lakes in the world and the quality of life of its citizens through the creation of children’s art. The outcomes will foster the development of children’s artistic literacy by exploring a variety of artistic processes and by responding to works at the Tweed Museum of Art and to each other’s works in informal critiques and from writing artist statements. The students will learn through the process of presenting their artworks in three local exhibitions, followed by international exhibition venues in our Sister Cities, Ohara, Växjö, Petrozavodsk, Thunderbay and Rania. Children will gain knowledge and appreciation about historic and contemporary artistic traditions and innovations; Children will gain new artistic skills through hands-on art making by creating original drawings, paintings, digital photographs and prints that celebrate Duluth; Children will be able to explain to others how art is a universal language across many cultures and explain a newly gained understanding of our local economy and culture through art. A survey will be completed by students. After art openings, we will debrief to find out what went well, what didn't go well and what we can do differently next time. A board member will take notes on that process for future planning.","Measurable Outcomes: Identify and correctly use various art media and evaluate the use of various art media to create specific pieces of art and convey a story. Explain to others how art is a universal language across many cultures. Apply new art skills in other areas of life (problem solving, working in a group, starting and finishing a long-term project). Explain to others a newly gained understanding of our local economy and culture.",,2250,"Other, local or private",7250,,"Mary Hoffman, Gale Kerns, Koresh Lakhan, Thomas Morgan, Daniel Nolan, Glenn Peterson, Linda Riddle, Wendy Ruhnke, William Sozanski, Elizabeth Taylor, Jane Wattrus",,"Duluth Sister Cities International","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage Community Arts Learning Grant",,"Art = Bridges to Global Understanding. Duluth Sister Cities International, in collaboration with Alison Aune and Fatih Benzer, we will offer ten art classes for 20 children, ages 10-14, that will nurture the creative process for the students to create art exhibits in Duluth. The purpose of the art will be to ""tell the story"" of Duluth, its culture, economy, history and activities. Three art openings will be held that will feature the art and provide opportunities for citizens to connect with delegates from our Sister Cities. Eventually the exhibits will be transported to all our Sister Cities, as delegates from Duluth travel to those cities. The children will also write descriptions of their art to be translated in to Russian, Kurdish, Japanese, and Swedish.",2015-05-01,2016-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Koresh,Lakhan,"Duluth Sister Cities International","301 1st St W Ste 308",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 727-8375 ",wendyruhnke1@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Lake, Carlton",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-community-arts-learning-grant-7,"Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30774,"Arts and Cultural Heritage, Arts Project",2015,8000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The number of Minnesotans who are able to participate in the arts increases. Several surveys will be used to gather evaluation data regarding the tour. An online and paper survey will be available to the tour goer throughout the year. This survey will gather information regarding the economic impact of the tour goer and their overall experience taking the tour. A survey will be given to the participating artists to gather feedback on their experience with the program. Several key downtown retailers and business leaders will be identified and one-on-one interviews will be conducted to determine the overall impact that CityArt is having on the downtown economy and aesthetics. Noelle Lawton, Special Initiative Coordinator, will be responsible for creating and distributing the surveys, conducting the interviews, and compiling the results.","The number of Minnesotans who are able to participate in the arts increased.",,95600,"Other, local or private",103600,,"Noelle Lawton, Tami Paulsen, Dawn Ulrich, Eric Harriman, Jo Guck Bailey, Mike Fischer, Parker Skophammer, Sandra Oachs, Yvonne Carivoue, Shannon Beal, Jeanne Galloway, Steve Mork, Stephanie Stoffel, Amy Sinning, Amanda Wirig, Ginny Bergerson, Liz Miller",,"CityArt Sculpture Walk","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage, Arts Project",,"They will sponsor the juried exhibit of 30 outdoor sculptures in downtown Mankato and North Mankato in 2015.",2015-05-01,2016-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Megan,Flanagan,"CityArt Sculpture Walk","PO Box 193",Mankato,MN,56002,"(507) 385-6671 ",mflanagan@citycentermankato.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council ",,"Anoka, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Pipestone, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-arts-project-213,"Jessica Barens: Children's Director at the Waseca Library; Denice Evers: retired teacher and volunteer with the Springfield Community Theater; Diane Harms: sings with the Saint Peter Choral Society and the Minnesota Valley Chorale; Charles Luedtke: retired college Professor of Music, New Ulm and member of the Sioux Trails Chapter, American Guild of Organists; Joe McCabe: St James City Manager and volunteer with the Saint James Community Theater; Randy Mediger: retired principal and teacher and charter member of LeSueur Community Theater; Lill Robinson: retired Language Arts teacher and volunteer with the Blue Earth Community Theater; Lauren Shoemaker: music instructor at Saint Peter Public Schools; Dana Sikkila: a visual artist and the Executive Director of the 410 Project Gallery, Mankato; Bonnie Taplin: member of the Red Rock Center for the Arts; Dennis Van Moorlehem: retired teacher and volunteer on Sibley County Fair Board and community festivals; Gina Wenger: a college Professor of Art at Minnesota State University-Mankato; Greg Wilkins: a visual artist and the Director of Student Activities at Minnesota State University-Mankato.","Jessica Barens: Children’s Director at the Waseca Library; Denice Evers: retired teacher and volunteer with the Springfield Community Theater; Diane Harms: sings with the Saint Peter Choral Society and the Minnesota Valley Chorale; Charles Luedtke: retired college Professor of Music, New Ulm and member of the Sioux Trails Chapter, American Guild of Organists; Joe McCabe: St James City Manager and volunteer with the Saint James Community Theater; Randy Mediger: retired principal and teacher and charter member of LeSueur Community Theater; Lill Robinson: retired Language Arts teacher and volunteer with the Blue Earth Community Theater; Lauren Shoemaker: music instructor at Saint Peter Public Schools; Dana Sikkila: a visual artist and the Executive Director of the 410 Project Gallery, Mankato; Bonnie Taplin: member of the Red Rock Center for the Arts; Dennis Van Moorlehem: retired teacher and volunteer on Sibley County Fair Board and community festivals; Gina Wenger: a college Professor of Art at Minnesota State University-Mankato; Greg Wilkins: a visual artist and the Director of Student Activities at Minnesota State University-Mankato.",,
30783,"Arts and Cultural Heritage, Arts Project",2015,4000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The number of Minnesotans who participate in the arts festivals and folk and traditional activities increases. The variety and number of festivals and traditional arts activities in our region/state increases. They will create a survey that will be distributed with the programs that will be handed out during Park Days. Completed surveys will be collected at several locations in Watona Park during the festival and at the Chamber office in Madelia after the event. The Chamber staff will tabulate the results.","The number of Minnesotans who participate in the arts, festivals, and folk and traditional activities increased. The variety and number of festivals and traditional arts activities in our region/state increased.",,7560,"Other, local or private",11560,,"Nancy Grosland, Todd Simmons, Brian McCabe, Julie Kelley, Chris Fischer, Dianne Gronewold, Glenda Arndt, John Nelson, Sawsan Alqadi",,"Madelia Chamber of Commerce","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage, Arts Project",,"They will sponsor a blues festival during Madelia Park Days, July 2015.",2015-07-01,2015-07-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Karla,Angus,"Madelia Chamber of Commerce","127 Main St W PO Box 171",Madelia,MN,56062,"(507) 642-8822 ",chamber@madeliamn.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council ",,"Blue Earth, Brown, Cottonwood, Le Sueur, Martin, Nicollet, Watonwan",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-arts-project-220,"Jessica Barens: Children's Director at the Waseca Library; Denice Evers: retired teacher and volunteer with the Springfield Community Theater; Diane Harms: sings with the Saint Peter Choral Society and the Minnesota Valley Chorale; Charles Luedtke: retired college Professor of Music, New Ulm and member of the Sioux Trails Chapter, American Guild of Organists; Joe McCabe: St James City Manager and volunteer with the Saint James Community Theater; Randy Mediger: retired principal and teacher and charter member of LeSueur Community Theater; Lill Robinson: retired Language Arts teacher and volunteer with the Blue Earth Community Theater; Lauren Shoemaker: music instructor at Saint Peter Public Schools; Dana Sikkila: a visual artist and the Executive Director of the 410 Project Gallery, Mankato; Bonnie Taplin: member of the Red Rock Center for the Arts; Dennis Van Moorlehem: retired teacher and volunteer on Sibley County Fair Board and community festivals; Gina Wenger: a college Professor of Art at Minnesota State University-Mankato; Greg Wilkins: a visual artist and the Director of Student Activities at Minnesota State University-Mankato.","Jessica Barens: Children’s Director at the Waseca Library; Denice Evers: retired teacher and volunteer with the Springfield Community Theater; Diane Harms: sings with the Saint Peter Choral Society and the Minnesota Valley Chorale; Charles Luedtke: retired college Professor of Music, New Ulm and member of the Sioux Trails Chapter, American Guild of Organists; Joe McCabe: St James City Manager and volunteer with the Saint James Community Theater; Randy Mediger: retired principal and teacher and charter member of LeSueur Community Theater; Lill Robinson: retired Language Arts teacher and volunteer with the Blue Earth Community Theater; Lauren Shoemaker: music instructor at Saint Peter Public Schools; Dana Sikkila: a visual artist and the Executive Director of the 410 Project Gallery, Mankato; Bonnie Taplin: member of the Red Rock Center for the Arts; Dennis Van Moorlehem: retired teacher and volunteer on Sibley County Fair Board and community festivals; Gina Wenger: a college Professor of Art at Minnesota State University-Mankato; Greg Wilkins: a visual artist and the Director of Student Activities at Minnesota State University-Mankato.",,
30784,"Arts and Cultural Heritage, Arts Project",2015,8000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The number of Minnesotans who are able to participate in the arts increases. The quality, types and number of arts opportunities in our region, and the organizations or venues that offer them increases. Real or perceived barriers to arts participation and arts access are identified and addressed. New relationships with members of groups that have traditionally been underserved by the arts or by the applicant organization are built. They will gather and evaluate the outcomes of activities as they relate to their goals. An audience and participant survey will be conducted. They will utilize a number of methods to measure the outcome of activities on the success or failure of our goals.","The number of Minnesotans who are able to participate in the arts increased. The quality, types and number of arts opportunities in our region, and the organizations or venues that offer them increased. Real or perceived barriers to arts participation were arts access are identified and addressed. New relationships with members of groups that have traditionally been underserved by the arts or by the applicant organization were built.",,11100,"Other, local or private",19100,,"Lisa Buhr, Brady Krusemark, Jenny Portner, Cheryl Endersbe, Chris Enevold, Jeff Pasker, Robb Murray, Jen Olson, Rhiannon Johnston, Tim Adams",,"Mankato Area 77 Lancers Marching Band","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage, Arts Project",,"They will present their 37th season as the premier youth marching band for the greater Mankato area, perform at community events and area parades, purchase some marching piccolos and mellophones, and provide scholarships.",2015-04-01,2015-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rhiannon,Johnston,"Mankato Area 77 Lancers Marching Band","110 Fulton St",Mankato,MN,,"(507) 381-2200 ",gadgett2@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council ",,"Blue Earth, Carver, Douglas, Freeborn, Hennepin, Mower, Nicollet, Ramsey, Stearns, Steele, Swift, Waseca",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-arts-project-221,"Jessica Barens: Children's Director at the Waseca Library; Denice Evers: retired teacher and volunteer with the Springfield Community Theater; Diane Harms: sings with the Saint Peter Choral Society and the Minnesota Valley Chorale; Charles Luedtke: retired college Professor of Music, New Ulm and member of the Sioux Trails Chapter, American Guild of Organists; Joe McCabe: St James City Manager and volunteer with the Saint James Community Theater; Randy Mediger: retired principal and teacher and charter member of LeSueur Community Theater; Lill Robinson: retired Language Arts teacher and volunteer with the Blue Earth Community Theater; Lauren Shoemaker: music instructor at Saint Peter Public Schools; Dana Sikkila: a visual artist and the Executive Director of the 410 Project Gallery, Mankato; Bonnie Taplin: member of the Red Rock Center for the Arts; Dennis Van Moorlehem: retired teacher and volunteer on Sibley County Fair Board and community festivals; Gina Wenger: a college Professor of Art at Minnesota State University-Mankato; Greg Wilkins: a visual artist and the Director of Student Activities at Minnesota State University-Mankato.","Jessica Barens: Children’s Director at the Waseca Library; Denice Evers: retired teacher and volunteer with the Springfield Community Theater; Diane Harms: sings with the Saint Peter Choral Society and the Minnesota Valley Chorale; Charles Luedtke: retired college Professor of Music, New Ulm and member of the Sioux Trails Chapter, American Guild of Organists; Joe McCabe: St James City Manager and volunteer with the Saint James Community Theater; Randy Mediger: retired principal and teacher and charter member of LeSueur Community Theater; Lill Robinson: retired Language Arts teacher and volunteer with the Blue Earth Community Theater; Lauren Shoemaker: music instructor at Saint Peter Public Schools; Dana Sikkila: a visual artist and the Executive Director of the 410 Project Gallery, Mankato; Bonnie Taplin: member of the Red Rock Center for the Arts; Dennis Van Moorlehem: retired teacher and volunteer on Sibley County Fair Board and community festivals; Gina Wenger: a college Professor of Art at Minnesota State University-Mankato; Greg Wilkins: a visual artist and the Director of Student Activities at Minnesota State University-Mankato.",,
30791,"Arts and Cultural Heritage, Arts Project",2015,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The number of Minnesotans who are able to participate in the arts increases. Surveys will be sent to the parade chairperson in each community and they will also survey their band members.","The number of Minnesotans who are able to participate in the arts increased.",,18990,"Other, local or private",23990,,"Ed Nelson, Bill Kaiser, Bonnie Jaster, Pat Grabitske, Mary Lou Brinker, Mary Borstad, Mike Lokensgard, Lark Brown",,"Minnesota ""Over-60"" Band","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage, Arts Project",,"They will perform in parades and concerts in Minnesota cities during their 2015 season and purchase shirts and music stands for the members.",2015-05-01,2015-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Bonnie,Jaster,"Minnesota ""Over-60"" Band","1906 Welco Dr W","St Peter",MN,56082,"(507) 317-1974 ",bjaster@hickorytech.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council ",,"Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cottonwood, Dodge, Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Lyon, Nobles, Martin, Meeker, Mower, Nicollet, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Sibley, Steele, Watonwan, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-arts-project-223,"Jessica Barens: Children's Director at the Waseca Library; Denice Evers: retired teacher and volunteer with the Springfield Community Theater; Diane Harms: sings with the Saint Peter Choral Society and the Minnesota Valley Chorale; Charles Luedtke: retired college Professor of Music, New Ulm and member of the Sioux Trails Chapter, American Guild of Organists; Joe McCabe: St James City Manager and volunteer with the Saint James Community Theater; Randy Mediger: retired principal and teacher and charter member of LeSueur Community Theater; Lill Robinson: retired Language Arts teacher and volunteer with the Blue Earth Community Theater; Lauren Shoemaker: music instructor at Saint Peter Public Schools; Dana Sikkila: a visual artist and the Executive Director of the 410 Project Gallery, Mankato; Bonnie Taplin: member of the Red Rock Center for the Arts; Dennis Van Moorlehem: retired teacher and volunteer on Sibley County Fair Board and community festivals; Gina Wenger: a college Professor of Art at Minnesota State University-Mankato; Greg Wilkins: a visual artist and the Director of Student Activities at Minnesota State University-Mankato.","Jessica Barens: Children’s Director at the Waseca Library; Denice Evers: retired teacher and volunteer with the Springfield Community Theater; Diane Harms: sings with the Saint Peter Choral Society and the Minnesota Valley Chorale; Charles Luedtke: retired college Professor of Music, New Ulm and member of the Sioux Trails Chapter, American Guild of Organists; Joe McCabe: St James City Manager and volunteer with the Saint James Community Theater; Randy Mediger: retired principal and teacher and charter member of LeSueur Community Theater; Lill Robinson: retired Language Arts teacher and volunteer with the Blue Earth Community Theater; Lauren Shoemaker: music instructor at Saint Peter Public Schools; Dana Sikkila: a visual artist and the Executive Director of the 410 Project Gallery, Mankato; Bonnie Taplin: member of the Red Rock Center for the Arts; Dennis Van Moorlehem: retired teacher and volunteer on Sibley County Fair Board and community festivals; Gina Wenger: a college Professor of Art at Minnesota State University-Mankato; Greg Wilkins: a visual artist and the Director of Student Activities at Minnesota State University-Mankato.",,
30792,"Arts and Cultural Heritage, Arts Project",2015,8000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","They will continue offering quality arts opportunities by featuring accomplished Minnesota musicians. They will build new relationships with members of groups to develop heightened appreciation for the performing arts. Audience attendance levels will increase. They will capture the impressions of students and staff participating in an outreach activity. They will tabulate attendance numbers, use on-site surveys, perform exit interviews, track anecdotal feedback, and tabulate fundraising and advertising financial levels.","They continued offering quality arts opportunities by featuring accomplished Minnesota musicians. They built new relationships with members of groups to develop heightened appreciation for the performing arts. Audience attendance levels increased. They captured the impressions of students and staff participating in an outreach activity.",,91730,"Other, local or private",99730,,"John Lindberg, Doug Snapp, Gerard Aloisio, Dale Haefner",,"Minnesota State University-Mankato AKA Mankato State University","State Government","Arts and Cultural Heritage, Arts Project",,"They will sponsor six music performances by Minnesota artists as part of their 2015-16 Performance Series. This will also include outreach activities at two area schools by some of the performing artists, and a presentation for the community.",2015-04-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dale,Haefner,"Minnesota State University-Mankato AKA Mankato State University","202 Earley Ctr for Perf Arts",Mankato,MN,56001,"(507) 389-5549 ",dale.haefner@mnsu.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council ",,"Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cottonwood, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Goodhue, Hennepin, Jackson, Le Sueur, Lyon, Martin, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Pipestone, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Rock, Scott, Sibley, Waseca, Watonwan",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-arts-project-224,"Jessica Barens: Children's Director at the Waseca Library; Denice Evers: retired teacher and volunteer with the Springfield Community Theater; Diane Harms: sings with the Saint Peter Choral Society and the Minnesota Valley Chorale; Charles Luedtke: retired college Professor of Music, New Ulm and member of the Sioux Trails Chapter, American Guild of Organists; Joe McCabe: St James City Manager and volunteer with the Saint James Community Theater; Randy Mediger: retired principal and teacher and charter member of LeSueur Community Theater; Lill Robinson: retired Language Arts teacher and volunteer with the Blue Earth Community Theater; Lauren Shoemaker: music instructor at Saint Peter Public Schools; Dana Sikkila: a visual artist and the Executive Director of the 410 Project Gallery, Mankato; Bonnie Taplin: member of the Red Rock Center for the Arts; Dennis Van Moorlehem: retired teacher and volunteer on Sibley County Fair Board and community festivals; Gina Wenger: a college Professor of Art at Minnesota State University-Mankato; Greg Wilkins: a visual artist and the Director of Student Activities at Minnesota State University-Mankato.","Jessica Barens: Children’s Director at the Waseca Library; Denice Evers: retired teacher and volunteer with the Springfield Community Theater; Diane Harms: sings with the Saint Peter Choral Society and the Minnesota Valley Chorale; Charles Luedtke: retired college Professor of Music, New Ulm and member of the Sioux Trails Chapter, American Guild of Organists; Joe McCabe: St James City Manager and volunteer with the Saint James Community Theater; Randy Mediger: retired principal and teacher and charter member of LeSueur Community Theater; Lill Robinson: retired Language Arts teacher and volunteer with the Blue Earth Community Theater; Lauren Shoemaker: music instructor at Saint Peter Public Schools; Dana Sikkila: a visual artist and the Executive Director of the 410 Project Gallery, Mankato; Bonnie Taplin: member of the Red Rock Center for the Arts; Dennis Van Moorlehem: retired teacher and volunteer on Sibley County Fair Board and community festivals; Gina Wenger: a college Professor of Art at Minnesota State University-Mankato; Greg Wilkins: a visual artist and the Director of Student Activities at Minnesota State University-Mankato.",,
30801,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2015,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We are providing access to participation in the arts for more Minnesotans by paying musicians from Minnesota to perform in Austin for the first time and providing a free opportunity for our community to experience musicians that they have potentially never heard before. We will survey both the musicians and Festival attendees to collect feedback on their experience. This will help us determine if these groups did in fact have better access to participate in the arts through music provided at the ArtWorks Festival.","Our goal was successfully met. We were able to pay musicians from throughout Minnesota to play at our event. Many of the festival attendees were hearing these musicians for the first time, increasing their fan base.",,4637,"Other, local or private",14637,,"Megan Burroughs, Mary Davenport, Greg Davis, Andrew Kepper, Bradley Mariska, Rod Nordeng, Gretchen Ramio, Ward Robinson, Belita Schindler, Marlene Schlichter, Jim Schroeder, David Sylte, Mary Anne Wolesky",,"Austin Area Commission for the Arts AKA Historic Paramount Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"Music for the 2015 Austin Artworks Festival",2015-06-01,2015-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Marlene,Schlichter,"Austin Area Commission for the Arts AKA Historic Paramount Theatre","300 Main St N",Austin,MN,55912,"(507) 434-0934 ",accountant@austinareaarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Blue Earth, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Hennepin, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Steele, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-51,"Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: musician; Kathleen Peterson, playwright; Kathy Rush: thespian; Mary Ruth: dancer; Joan Sween: author; Sandy Thompson: arts administrator; Gary Tollers: musician; Tom Willis: potter","Kjel Alkire: performance artist; John Becker: Business Owner; Hal Cropp: Executive Director, Commonweal; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director, Words Players; Julie Fakler: operations manager, Paradise Center; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Paula Michel: secretary, Harmony Arts Board; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Scott Roberts: visual artist; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.",,
30805,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2015,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Provide affordable access to residents of Austin, Minnesota area to attend live orchestral performances. Estimated attendance a t funded concerts is 3,800. Raise the number of opportunities for area musicians to create live, symphonic music. Outcomes will be measured by data collection (number of musicians participating, attendance, number of events, revenues) onsite survey, review or recorded concert footage, musicians' feedback and feedback during board debrief of each concert.","Providing affordable access and raising the number of opportunities for area musicians to create music. Our orchestras were larger than the previous year by 5-8 members per concert, and ticket prices have remained the same for 8 years, and children under 18 are always free.",,53745,"Other, local or private",63745,,"Linda Baumann, Debbie Binder, Fred Bogott, Roger Boughton, Ann Bundy, Martha Chancellor, Cheryl Collins, Morgan Dickman, Terry Dorsey, Marge Dunlap, Sue Grove, Danielle Heiny, Laura Larson, Sonia Larson, Richard Lemons, Janet Oman Luick, Bradley Mariska, ",,"Austin Symphony Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"Austin Symphony Orchestra 59th Season ""A Picturesque Travelogue""",2015-08-01,2016-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Fred,Bogott,"Austin Symphony Orchestra","301 3rd St NW PO Box 465",Austin,MN,55912,"(507) 433-5647 ",mchancel@mac.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Hennepin, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Steele, Waseca",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-52,"Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: musician; Kathleen Peterson, playwright; Kathy Rush: thespian; Mary Ruth: dancer; Joan Sween: author; Sandy Thompson: arts administrator; Gary Tollers: musician; Tom Willis: potter","Kjel Alkire: performance artist; John Becker: Business Owner; Hal Cropp: Executive Director, Commonweal; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director, Words Players; Julie Fakler: operations manager, Paradise Center; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Paula Michel: secretary, Harmony Arts Board; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Scott Roberts: visual artist; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.",,
30454,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Community Arts Learning Grant",2015,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","With these performances, we hope to provide an engaging and welcoming introduction to opera for elementary school-aged children and for all interested community members. By engaging students as audience members and on-stage participants, we will demonstrate that opera belongs to people of all ages, from every walk of life, and from small towns and big cities. We hope to enliven the appetite for opera in our region. Additionally, we seek to provide paying work and invaluable stage experience for emerging professional opera singers and pianists, as well as for our artistic designers and skilled builders. Participants will be asked to complete surveys, which will be evaluated by our administrative and creative staff, as well as our board of directors. Students, teachers, and administration at each school will be surveyed, as will our performing artists. Ongoing artistic merit will be monitored throughout the tour season by our artistic staff.","Little Opera of the North gave 13 performances of Hansel and Gretel in 12 schools for nearly 5,000 elementary school audience members (and their teachers, staff, administrators, and invited guests!). In each performance, 16 students from the host school comprised the on-stage chorus. In many schools, large numbers of the audience had also learned the chorus music, and sang along. In most situations, this was the first live opera the students had seen. Surveys filled out by students, teachers and principals were very, very positive.",,18250,"Other, local or private",23250,,"Martha Firling, Charlotte Taylor, Jean Jacobson, James Sheetz, Floyd Cochran, Chery Takkunen",,"Lyric Opera of the North","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage Community Arts Learning Grant",,"Hansel and Gretel. Lyric Opera of the North will introduce its children's opera program, Little Opera of the North with an adaptation of Humperdinck's classic opera, Hansel and Gretel. Through a special arrangement with Opera For the Young, based in Madison, Wisconsin, we will tour this 45-minute opera, sung in English, to schools throughout the Northland. Students at each school will perform alongside Lyric Opera of the North's four professional singers and one pianist, in the school gymnasium. Each performance will conclude with a Q and A session.",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sarah,Lawrence,"Lyric Opera of the North","PO Box 462",Duluth,MN,55801,"(218) 464-0922 ",sarah@loonopera.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Lake, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-community-arts-learning-grant-10,"Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30475,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Community Arts Learning Grant",2015,4000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The goal is to enable individuals of all ages and family groups to experience the joy of singing together. Participants will develop music and performance skills by working with experienced music teachers/artists. Through exposure to their age-diverse fellow singers, participants will see singing as a lifelong activity. By learning Nordic music and singing songs in Nordic languages, participants will learn about culture through the arts. Participants will showcase their learning at two concerts - one during winter holidays and one in spring. Audience response will help evaluate project outcomes. Project leaders will also measure outcomes by participant growth and performance quality. We will be able to measure participation in our intergenerational chorus by the number of participants and their ages. Program leaders will measure participant growth by evaluating skills at the start of the project and comparing these with skills exhibited at the end of the project. Participants will monitor their own learning and evaluate their personal growth by written self-evaluations. Both artists and participants will fill out a project evaluation created and administered by the Nordic Center Board to determine the project’s success and potential for future development. Audience members will be encouraged to post comments on our Facebook page after concerts.",,,1000,"Other, local or private",5000,,"Kristbjorg Eide, Stefan Guttormsson, Rosemary Guttormsson, Thomas Rebnord, Kathy Botten, Jeraldine Engeseth, Chris Susag",,"Nordic Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage Community Arts Learning Grant",,"Intergenerational Chorus: Our Family Sings. “Our Family Sings” will teach music skills and introduce Nordic music to community members ages 5 to 95 as they participate in creating a new high-quality intergenerational chorus. Instructed and directed by three area artists, participants will gain singing and performance skills while deepening their understanding of the music culture of four Nordic countries: Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and Finland. This learning project, culminating in two performances, will encourage family groups to sing together and will emphasize how music enriches us and enhances the quality of life for people of all ages.",2015-06-01,2016-07-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Kristbjørg,Eide,"Nordic Center","23 Lake Ave N",Duluth,MN,,"(218) 393-7320 ",krisnorway@q.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-community-arts-learning-grant-12,"Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30496,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Community Arts Learning Grant",2015,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Goal of the Project is to educate and expand knowledge and ability for 35 adults with disabilities to work with clay. Artist will understand the difference between functional art concepts vs. narrative expressive art. The art instructor will demonstrate the two concepts and provide examples of each specific concept art work. The artists will demonstrate understanding of each concept by producing an example of a functional art piece independently and then create a narrative expressive art piece while working in small groups. Artist will also be critiqued at various stages of work by peer and community. Artist will be requested to write up an Artist intent to their narrative art piece. Artist will create minimum of two projects and have individual measurable artistic goals that will be documented daily. (See attachment). Artist will demonstrate hand and wheel techniques; along with understanding use of mason stains, liquid clay techniques and glazes to enhance their work. Individual and Group critique will be done at the wet clay, leather hard, bisque, and finished piece. Independent projects will be sold at the 19th Annual Range of Temptation Craft fair and at satellite facility Soho. The group projects will be submitted to the Lyric Center of the Arts as collaborative pieces with artists’ intent to exhibit. Community will provide Artists with feedback at these events.","Project was separated in two separate projects. The first group worked on projects for a craft fair. Projects were designed to be functional and modern. Example of the projects are I phone amplifier, butter dishes, and thrown functional dishes. The artists focus was on basic structure with clean lines and artistic design. The artist then was shown different techniques in glazing. The second art project was for artists who previously had participated in the clay projects the previous two years. The artists were divided in to 2-3 person groups the objective was to come up with a narrative conceptual art project that could be displayed in a gallery. The artists were instructed on difference between functional/gallery work. The objectives and obstacles were brain storming for ideas, determining how to construct the project, how to finish the project color/glazing, assembling/making the project, and writing an artist statement for gallery show.",,14390,"Other, local or private",19390,,"Mark Anderson, Chris Burgum, David Arndt, David Hol, Trent Janezich, Mike Juovich, David Jordan Shirley Meyers, Craig Pulford, Bev Schulte, John Pettinari, Janie Capouch, Dan Molesky, Veda Ponikivar",,"Range Center, Inc. AKA SoHo Artists","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage Community Arts Learning Grant",,"The project would allow 35 adults with disabilities to continue working with clay. The focus of the project will be on understanding the difference between functional/craft art vs. narrative expressionist art. Artist will demonstrate their understanding by creating a minimum of one work of art for each concept using clay as the main medium. Artists will continue to enhance skills and development.",2015-06-01,2015-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Shelly,Robinson,"Range Center, Inc. AKA SoHo Artists","1001 8th Ave NW",Chisholm,MN,,"(218) 254-3347 ",sohoart@rangecenter.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-community-arts-learning-grant-13,"Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30120,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2015,16350,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Over 600 Northern Minnesota residents will experience the rich culture of India by traveling no further than their local library. We will count attendance at each show. Each performance is followed by an informal discussion with, and written feedback from, the audience which will let us evaluate attendees’ experience.","People reported they learned about Indian songs, musical instruments, vocabulary, and stories about culture and animals during shows at their library. Paper evaluations were handed out at each performance that contained 1) open ended questions; 2) statements that people were asked to say how much they agreed with (e.g. This program was interesting and/ or thought provoking.); and 3) asked how they heard about the program. The libraries each tracked attendance and reported that number to COMPAS.",,9478,"Other, local or private",25828,2840,"Roderic Hernub Southall, Mimi Stake, Diane Johnson, Susan Rotilie, Hristina Markova, Cheryl Bock, Christina Koppang, Yvette Trotman, Keven Ambrus, Stephanie Benson, Marta Chou, Robert Erickson, Tamera Irwin, Samantha Massaglia, Celena Plesha, Louis Porter II, Michelle Silverman",,"COMPAS, Inc. AKA COMPAS","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"Children and adults will be engaged in traditional stories, folktales, and live music from India when Zaraawar Mistry and Greg Herriges bring Children’s Stories from India to fifteen libraries in northern Minnesota.",2015-03-01,2016-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joan,Linck,"COMPAS, Inc. AKA COMPAS","75 5th St W Ste 304","St Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 292-3203 ",joan@compas.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, Cook, Grant, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Stevens, St. Louis, Traverse",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-222,"Luanne Fondell: Performing arts director, Memorial Auditorium, Dawson-Boyd School District; Katherine Hill: Audience engagement specialist, Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Anna Johnson: Independent arts administrator and consultant, specializing in the area of development; Ronald Lattin: Development director, Youth Performance Company; Kathleen Ray: Former executive director, Central Square Cultural and Civic Center, theater artist and playwright; Pearl Rea: Production manager, lighting designer, stage manager, and tour coordinator; S Buffy Sedlachek: Producer of excellence in performance, CLIMB Theatre, educator peer coach and instructor, Bethel University","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
30126,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Community Arts Learning Grant",2015,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","1) Participants are exposed to examples of art and music that challenge prior conceptions and expand awareness of the range of approaches practiced and possible. 2) The technology underlying musical robots and related technologies are demystified and examined. 3) Participants gain basic understanding of concepts related to instrument design, robotic devices, musical composition, and improvisation. These concepts are imparted and utilized in the creative process. 4) Participants acquire or improve upon skills and techniques related to musical instrument design and music composition. 5) Students work collaboratively to efficiently complete a complex and multifaceted creative project. A primary measure of success will be the successful completion of a new musical robot and its use in realizing new music by participants at the conclusion of each workshop. Additionally, workshop participants will be surveyed following each workshop. The questionnaire will solicit responses concerning what students learned in the workshop, the identification of aspects that were particularly successful as well as those that show room for improvement or reconsideration. Follow-up interviews with the workshop liaisons at each venue will be conducted to gather their assessments of the event and any constructive criticism that may inform future workshops.","1) Participants were exposed to examples of art and music that challenged prior conceptions and expanded awareness of the range of approaches practiced and possible. 2) The technology underlying musical robots and related technologies were demystified and examined. 3) Participants gained basic understanding of concepts related to instrument design, robotic devices, musical composition, and improvisation. These concepts were imparted and utilized in the creative process. 4) Participants acquired and improved upon skills and techniques related to musical instrument design and music composition. 5) Students worked collaboratively to efficiently complete a complex and multifaceted creative project.",,1885,"Other, local or private",6885,,,,"Troy Rogers",Individual,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Community Arts Learning Grant",,"Musical Robotics Workshops in the Arrowhead Region. In summer and fall of 2015, I plan to present workshops in three northern Minnesota communities in which participants will experience first-hand the multifaceted art of musical robotics. These workshops will be targeted toward area youth, and will be held in Virginia, Two Harbors, and Duluth. Over the course of several days, participants will create robotic musical instruments, compose music for these devices, and perform music at a public concert to which the local public will be invited.",2015-05-01,2016-01-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Troy,Rogers,"Troy Rogers",,,MN,,"(218) 750-4518 ",troy@expressivemachines.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Lake",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-community-arts-learning-grant-6,"Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30130,"Arts Access",2015,40986,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Duluth Playhouse and Scottish Rite Clinic will partner to create, and share unique programing combining theatre arts with communication/social skills focus in youth with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Evaluation of success includes the assessment of student participation and growth during each session and meeting the goal number of students per session, and continued interest in the program from new and returning families. 2: Barriers to participation in activities are mitigated by the opportunity, and the effort to provide it tuition free for families. Stage Play overcomes barriers by providing theatre education for free, compensating for gas and travel when possible, and providing necessary supports and customized experiences within the group dynamic. ","The Stage Play Program served thirty children with Autism or related Spectrum Disorders and thirty teen buddies with three-ten week sessions as a result of this grant. Student intake surveys, parent meetings, pre session and post session review of student skills and growth. Student action plans are evaluated based on Clinic benchmarks for skill development and anecdotal successes and victories experienced in the classroom. It is impossible to measure the increase in confidence and self-expression that is the result of Stage Play. 2: All 30 students were able to successfully complete their sessions with the supports made possible by this grant. Student intake surveys, parent meetings, pre session and post session review of student skills and growth. Student action plans are evaluated based on Clinic benchmarks for skill development and anecdotal successes and victories experienced in the classroom. It is impossible to measure the increase in confidence and self-expression that is the result of Stage Play.",,10482,"Other, local or private",51468,2400,"Herb Minke, Marcia Doty, Sandy Hoff, Tim Johnson, Patty McNulty, Jeanie Peterson, Steve Greenfield, Brian Liberty, Steve Nys, Dolly Schnell, Mia Thibodeau, Monique Forcier",,"Duluth Playhouse","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"The Duluth Playhouse and collaborator The Scottish Rite Clinic will conduct three ten-week sessions of Stage Play: Theatre for Children with Autism during 2015. This program will serve youth with a variety of autism spectrum disorders.",2015-01-01,2015-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christine,"Gradl Seitz","Duluth Playhouse","506 W Michigan St",Duluth,MN,,"(218) 733-7551 ",seitz@duluthplayhouse.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-268,"Mary Bromen: Executive director, Dakota Woodlands Women's and Family Homeless Shelter; Laura Campbell: Adult day program manager, Southwest Senior Center, ArtSage teaching artist; Kendall Carlson: Communications and events manager for Comunidades Latinas Unidas En Servicio (CLUES); Cheryl Kessler: Founder and principal evaluator, Blue Scarf Consulting, LLC; Lisa Vesel: Executive director, Minnesota Discovery Center","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
30137,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2015,15990,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We will be able to take our work on tour throughout Minnesota, reaching audiences in towns we’ve never visited before. Outcome already accomplished in new presenter partnerships to take us to communities new to us. Audience reach measured by attendance, media coverage, and website engagement via google analytics. 2: We will engage audiences across the state in the creative process of generating and performing music for a new chamber music genre, the oboe/bass duo. Presenter questionnaire evaluate our partnership by attendance, performance quality, audience engagement, media coverage. Audience surveys done as feasible. Google analytics will document web reach.","We performed in seventeen communities we'd never reached before with our programs. Arrowhead Libraries passed out surveys and shared results with us. We conversed with audience members after our presentations, and we corresponded with presenters for feedback on our performances. Presenters discussed having us return again, and have passed on endorsements to other presenters. 2: We introduced new audiences to our oboe/bass duo genre, and to our Pages of Music lecture/demonstration educational programs. Arrowhead Libraries passed out surveys and shared results with us. We conversed with audience members after our presentations, and we corresponded with presenters for feedback on our performances. Most surveys were superlative - One of the best programs we've had! Our Library programs were lecture/demos, and some people expected more of a concert. We will be clearer describing our programs to presenters, and increase the performance percentage of educational programs where feasible.",,5464,"Other, local or private",21454,600,,,"Rolf C. Erdahl",Individual,"Arts Tour Minnesota",,"OboeBass! (Carrie Vecchione, oboe, and Rolf Erdahl, double bass), in collaboration with seven new presenting partners, will perform 24 programs in eighteen communities, sharing their unique repertoire in recitals across the state.",2015-03-01,2016-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rolf,Erdahl,"Rolf C. Erdahl",,,MN,,"(651) 319-1413x c",info@oboebass.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Beltrami, Carlton, Cook, Fillmore, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lake, Nobles, Pope, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-223,"Luanne Fondell: Performing arts director, Memorial Auditorium, Dawson-Boyd School District; Katherine Hill: Audience engagement specialist, Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Anna Johnson: Independent arts administrator and consultant, specializing in the area of development; Ronald Lattin: Development director, Youth Performance Company; Kathleen Ray: Former executive director, Central Square Cultural and Civic Center, theater artist and playwright; Pearl Rea: Production manager, lighting designer, stage manager, and tour coordinator; S Buffy Sedlachek: Producer of excellence in performance, CLIMB Theatre, educator peer coach and instructor, Bethel University","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1
30158,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2015,36640,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Z Puppets’ four performances in New London and Duluth will increase the availability of sensory-friendly arts events for families in Minnesota. Through post-show surveys developed with an evaluation consultant, audiences with and without sensory issues will identify their prior experiences with and awareness of sensory-friendly arts events. 2: Z Puppets’ participatory outreach events will increase audiences’ points of entry to our unique approach to the art of puppetry and our performances. We will track the number of participants at sixteen outreach events. On post-show surveys audiences will report how many and which outreach events they participated in before attending the performance.","Sacred Heart and New London Arts Alliance presented their first sensory-friendly performances. Event registration asked if there was a need for accommodations for special needs. Print/digital surveys asked people to comment on previous experience with sensory-friendly arts and how well our tour events met their needs. Due to the high direct contact we had with the participants at outreach events, we added our observations to the data. Example: at West Central Industries, a boy with sensory needs told us he saw us at his school. Then we saw him at each of our events in New London. 2: By partnering with community organizations for outreach events, we increased access to our tour events in Duluth and New London. We tracked attendance at each event. At the performances and workshops we surveyed participants to ask if they had attended any other events in our series. The results indicated that some people had found out about us and decided to participate due to their experience with the outreach. Due to the high level of direct contact of doing outreach, we were able to add anecdotal info and observations to the collected data.",,12214,"Other, local or private",48854,6207,,,"Christopher E. Griffith",Individual,"Arts Tour Minnesota",,"Z Puppets Rosenschnoz will partner with New London’s Arts Alliance and Duluth’s Sacred Heart Music Center to tour four sensory-friendly performances and sixteen participatory outreach events combining puppetry and music for families.",2015-03-02,2016-05-27,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christopher,Griffith,"Christopher E. Griffith",,,MN,,"(612) 724-1435x 1",chris@zpuppets.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Kandiyohi, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-225,"Luanne Fondell: Performing arts director, Memorial Auditorium, Dawson-Boyd School District; Katherine Hill: Audience engagement specialist, Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Anna Johnson: Independent arts administrator and consultant, specializing in the area of development; Ronald Lattin: Development director, Youth Performance Company; Kathleen Ray: Former executive director, Central Square Cultural and Civic Center, theater artist and playwright; Pearl Rea: Production manager, lighting designer, stage manager, and tour coordinator; S Buffy Sedlachek: Producer of excellence in performance, CLIMB Theatre, educator peer coach and instructor, Bethel University","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1
30159,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2015,35500,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We Wait In The Darkness, a contemporary Native dance performance and gallery installation will be experienced by new Native and rural community audiences in four Minnesota communities, 2015-2016. Project outcome will be measured by audience attendance, comments and discussion feedback, demographic information gathered through surveys, panels, question and answer sessions, and one-on-one conversations among audiences, presenters, choreographer, and performers. 2: Simas will increase her visibility and value as a contemporary Native artist in four communities in Minnesota, and will strengthen her presence as an artistic force in the state's cultural milieu. Project success will be measured by audience attendance and comments; print, electronic, and social media reports and commentary in four communities; and, over time, expressions of interest in the work by presenters and audiences in other communities.","More Minnesotans had access to high quality arts opportunities when they attended an exhibit and performances produced by Rosy Simas Danse. Simas, artists, curators, staff and volunteers talked with audiences during the exhibits and after the shows. This was intentional to gather feedback on the impact of the work. Venues and Rosy Simas Danse kept track of the number of people at performances (through ticket sales) and at exhibits (through sign in sheets and counting people who entered the exhibit). 2: Minnesota artist Rosy Simas had more opportunities to tour her work in Minnesota. Simas, artists, curators, staff and volunteers talked with audiences during the exhibits and after the shows. This was intentional to gather feedback on the impact of the work. Venues and Rosy Simas Danse kept track of the number of people at performances (through ticket sales) and at exhibits (through sign in sheets and counting people who entered the exhibit).",,13886,"Other, local or private",49386,1500,"Hans Eisenbeis, Laura Waterman Wittstock, Marze Zafar, Rosy Simas",,"Rose S. Guthrie AKA Rosy Simas",Individual,"Arts Tour Minnesota",,"Rosy Simas, a contemporary dance choreographer, will present We Wait In the Darkness in Duluth, Big Fork, Grand Rapids, and Saint Joseph, reaching new Native and rural audiences.",2015-03-01,2016-05-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rose,Guthrie,"Rose S. Guthrie AKA Rosy Simas",,,MN,,"(612) 719-9605 ",rosys@rosysimas.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Itasca, Rice, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-226,"Olive Bieringa: Co-director, Body Cartography Project; Molly Chase: Managing director, Springboard for the Arts; Jeff Larson: Executive director, Minnesota Fringe Festival; Larry Long: Musician, song writer, founder and director, Community Celebration of Place; Natalie Morrow: Founder of The Twin Cities Black Film Festival; Stacy Richardson: Writer, editor, and music promoter; Dennis Whipple: Executive artistic director, Great River Educational Arts Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1
30162,"Arts Access",2015,94200,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To provide tickets and transportation for 1,500 students to attend touring Broadway shows coupled with arts-focused educational programming. 1) Track the number of participants, and 2) Conduct surveys to rank the value of the experience, interest in future programs like this.","Hennepin Theatre Trust and Project SUCCESS provided tickets and transportation for 1,128 students to attend touring Broadway shows coupled with arts-focused educational programming. We evaluated the success of this program in a number of ways, mostly informal. Through group discussion following the events, we made space for the students to debrief as a large group. Surveys were conducted and collected by teachers at pre and post event. We followed up with the educators and artists for their feedback. We reviewed social media engagement.",,11403,"Other, local or private",105603,10838,"Travis Barkve, Scott Benson, Daniel Pierce Bergin, Judy Blaseg, Ralph W. Burnet, Sonia Cairns, Andrea Christenson, Dan Cramer, Michele Engdahl, Gloria Freeman, Kathleen Gullickson, Tom Hoch, Linda Ireland, Jeannie Joas, Barbara Klaas, Jim Linnett, Mark Marjala, Annette Thompson Meeks, Jay Novak, Jann L. Olsten, David Orbuch, Deneane Richburg, Thomas J. Rosen, Ann Simonds, Julie Beth Vipperman, Tom Vitt",,"Hennepin Theatre Trust","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"Hennepin Theatre Trust is partnering with Project SUCCESS locally and with high school musical theater programs across the state to provide underserved students with high-quality arts experiences.",2015-01-01,2015-07-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Nathan,Soland,"Hennepin Theatre Trust","615 Hennepin Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 455-9500 ",nathan.soland@hennepintheatretrust.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Chisago, Clay, Douglas, Hennepin, Isanti, Le Sueur, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Pine, Ramsey, Sherburne, St. Louis, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-273,"Mary Bromen: Executive director, Dakota Woodlands Women's and Family Homeless Shelter; Laura Campbell: Adult day program manager, Southwest Senior Center, ArtSage teaching artist; Kendall Carlson: Communications and events manager for Comunidades Latinas Unidas En Servicio (CLUES); Cheryl Kessler: Founder and principal evaluator, Blue Scarf Consulting, LLC; Lisa Vesel: Executive director, Minnesota Discovery Center","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1
30170,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2015,18280,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Twin Cities Jazz will tour Alexandria, Blue Earth and Morris where they have not previously toured. Twin Cities Jazz and Jazz Central will tour three cities in greater Minnesota where they have not previously visited. 2: Twin Cities Jazz and artists will have access to new regions and community events. Twin Cities Jazz and Jazz Central All Stars will present shows and workshops with three community presenters at three established community events.","TCJF toured Duluth, Bemidji, and Saint Cloud per amendments. TCJF documents the tour cities with TCJF printed programs for the Festival, which include the tour cities and dates (available upon request) and Facebook. 2: TCJF and artists performed in new cities and events where they previously had not performed. TCJF and presenters provided promotions, press coverage, and printed programs that document TCJF's tour to Duluth, Bemidji, and Saint Cloud. TCJF and Jazz Central statistics document that these were three new venues in greater Minnesota.",,6500,"Other, local or private",24780,2000,"Alden Drew, Doug Brown, Kevin Barnes, Michael Cook, Tio Aiken, Barbara Davis, Tom Edman, Phylis Olin, Jim Scheibel, Steve Heckler ",0.05,"Hot Summer Jazz Festival AKA Twin Cities Jazz Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"Twin Cities Jazz Festival will feature Jazz Central All Stars in three greater Minnesota cities at community events and venues.",2015-03-01,2015-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Steve,Heckler,"Hot Summer Jazz Festival AKA Twin Cities Jazz Festival","214 4th St E Ste 130","St Paul",MN,55101,"(612) 227-3108 ",hsrhits@msn.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Beltrami, Stearns, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-227,"Kaitlyn Bohlin: Development manager, North House Folk School; Brenda Brown: Member, Black Storytellers Alliance, Blues City Cultural Center, Minneapolis Arts Commission. Writer, performer, and visual artist.; Jennie Knoebel: Executive director, Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Ann Reed: Singer, guitarist and songwriter, co-owner of Turtlecub Productions; John Saurer: Visual artist using sculpture, printmaking and drawing, chair, art and art history department, Saint Olaf College; Melissa Walrath: Executive director, The St. John's Boys' Choir; Jeanne Willcoxon: Assistant professor of theater, St Olaf College.; Alexander Wolff: Trombonist and executive director of operations, The Copper Street Brass Quintet","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
30171,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2015,21700,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota professional artists and arts organization have more opportunities to tour their work throughout the state. Evaluation comes from attendance, press coverage, and survey results (from filmmakers, local liaisons, venues, and audiences). 2: More Minnesotans have access to high quality arts opportunities regardless of geographic location. Attendance and survey results will provide the key evaluation of success.","Thirteen Minnesota artists had the opportunity to tour their work to four Minnesota communities. The artists involved in the tour were interviewed and asked whether or not they felt they were reaching new audiences. Audiences were surveyed about the work they saw and asked if they had seen the selected artists' work in other venues. 2: The Cinema Lounge tour reached 324 audience members in four cities across Minnesota with a high quality arts experience. We evaluated the attendance records at each venue and interviewed the venue partners to gain insight into the barriers to attendance and which venues appeared more accessible to the general public. ",,7807,"Other, local or private",29507,2500,"Jatin Setia, Aaron Young, Mary Ahmann, Beth Bird, Chris Barry, Ann Breitenfelt, Robin Hickman, Amy Johnson, Tom Lesser, Lisa Nebenzahl, Kristin Schaack, Andrea Stein, Emily Stevens, Jeremy Wilker",,"IFP Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"IFP Minnesota will tour its acclaimed Cinema Lounge screening series of locally made short films to Duluth, Moorhead, Saint Cloud, and Minneapolis, showcasing the work of filmmakers from each region and connecting these filmmaking communities.",2015-08-03,2016-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Andrew,Peterson,"IFP Minnesota","550 Vandalia St Ste 120","St Paul",MN,55114,"(651) 644-1912 ",apeterson@ifpmn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Benton, Clay, Hennepin, Ramsey, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-228,"Olive Bieringa: Co-director, Body Cartography Project; Molly Chase: Managing director, Springboard for the Arts; Jeff Larson: Executive director, Minnesota Fringe Festival; Larry Long: Musician, song writer, founder and director, Community Celebration of Place; Natalie Morrow: Founder of The Twin Cities Black Film Festival; Stacy Richardson: Writer, editor, and music promoter; Dennis Whipple: Executive artistic director, Great River Educational Arts Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
30195,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2015,23961,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","400 residents of four greater Minnesota communities will attend the documentary screening, a ceramic workshop or an exhibition. The number attendees at each presentation will be tracked. To measure the quality of the experience, Minnesotans in attendance will be asked to complete a short evaluation form. 2: The artwork of four Minnesota film artists and one master potter will tour to four greater Minnesota communities, exhibiting their artwork and screening their documentary. This outcome will be evaluated by tracking the number of artists who tour their artwork and the number of towns they present screenings, exhibitions and workshops at.","662 residents of four greater Minnesota communities attended the documentary screening, a ceramic workshop or an exhibition. A written evaluation was distributed and collected at film screenings, workshops and exhibition openings. Oral evaluations also took place after film screenings. 2: The artwork of four Minnesota film artists and one master potter was shown at five greater Minnesota communities. The number of artists who toured their artwork and the locations they presented at was tracked.",,7989,"Other, local or private",31950,6955,,,"Mark Lambert",Individual,"Arts Tour Minnesota",,"The Warren MacKenzie: A Potter’s Hands tour will present an exhibition of MacKenzie’s pottery, a ceramic workshop, and screenings of Minnesota film artists' work Warren MacKenzie: A Potters Hands to four greater Minnesota communities.",2015-03-02,2016-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mark,Lambert,"Mark Lambert",,,MN,,"(763) 576-8429 ",mark.kristin@live.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Clay, Crow Wing, Marshall, Polk, Roseau",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-230,"Olive Bieringa: Co-director, Body Cartography Project; Molly Chase: Managing director, Springboard for the Arts; Jeff Larson: Executive director, Minnesota Fringe Festival; Larry Long: Musician, song writer, founder and director, Community Celebration of Place; Natalie Morrow: Founder of The Twin Cities Black Film Festival; Stacy Richardson: Writer, editor, and music promoter; Dennis Whipple: Executive artistic director, Great River Educational Arts Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
30210,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2015,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Expose northeastern Minnesota audiences to new forms of chamber music performance. We will provide written evaluation forms to audience members, students, teachers, and our program partner (Sybarite5); measure attendance at activities; and gather feedback from conversations with audience members, artists, teachers and students.","MM drew an audience of 156 people for the concert and 187 music students and 17 adults for outreach events for a total of 360 students, adults and seniors for Sybarite5 events. Evaluation methods included enclosing a survey in the concert program; providing surveys to high school music teachers/orchestra conductor to distribute to students; measuring ticket sales; and talking with teachers and students. ",,5303,"Other, local or private",15303,,"Char Taylor, Kim Squillace, Ron Kari, Nancy Odden, Kirsten Ryden, Linda Wiig, Tim Churchill, Steve Highland, Mary Beth Nevers, Tiss Underdahl",,"Matinee Musicale, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"Matinee Musicale presents Sybarite5, an innovative New York string quintet, in an evening concert, in spring 2015, in Duluth and at three free interactive programs for youth.",2015-04-26,2015-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Gail,Trowbridge,"Matinee Musicale, Inc.","506 W Michigan St",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 724-8115 ",gail@gailandsally.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-232,"Olive Bieringa: Co-director, Body Cartography Project; Molly Chase: Managing director, Springboard for the Arts; Jeff Larson: Executive director, Minnesota Fringe Festival; Larry Long: Musician, song writer, founder and director, Community Celebration of Place; Natalie Morrow: Founder of The Twin Cities Black Film Festival; Stacy Richardson: Writer, editor, and music promoter; Dennis Whipple: Executive artistic director, Great River Educational Arts Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
30814,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2015,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","1800 attend capstone, with 75% in state; 300 attend local rehearsals; shows when cost and distance barriers are removed, people take advantage of the arts. Achieve 90% positive satisfaction rating of capstone performances to validate that audience views the event as high quality. Online survey of people who purchased tickets in advance; metrics provided by automated ticketing system; informal interviews of band directors who hosted one of the Drum and Bugle Corps Program; informal interviews of event attendees; analysis of data collected from the event.","Tickets sold for capstone event 1842 with 87% to people in Minnesota. Local rehearsals were attended by 500 people. Satisfaction rating per online survey was 99%.",,32630,"Other, local or private",42630,6600,"Jon Bahr, Charles Cullen, John Donahue, Bruce Feriano, Kevin Hanson, Timothy Kviz, Tom Leith, Tim Lundin, Gary Tollers",,"Celebration of a City AKA Rochesterfest","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"River City Rhapsody 2015 Drum and Bugle Corps Program",2014-12-08,2015-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Brent,Ackerman,"Celebration of a City AKA Rochesterfest","PO Box 007",Rochester,MN,55903,"(507) 285-8769 ",director@rochesterfest.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Jackson, Le Sueur, Mower, Olmsted, Pipestone, Ramsey, Rice, St. Louis, Scott, Stearns, Steele, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-57,"Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: musician; Kathy Rush: thespian; Mary Ruth: dancer; Jon Swanson: curator; Joan Sween: author; Philip Taylor: artist; Sandy Thompson: arts administrator; Gary Tollers: musician; Tom Willis: potter","John Becker: Business Owner; Hal Cropp: Executive Director, Commonweal; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director, Words Players; Julie Fakler: education coordinator, Paradise Center; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Scott Roberts: arts administrator; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.","Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Robin Pearson (507) 281-4848 ",
30828,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2015,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","Similar festivals in quality and quantity of films, speakers and musicians can range from $300 to $750 for a full festival pass. We keep the passes at the low rate of $60. The goal is to build the festival, not so much in size as in quality, into the Midwest's premier documentary film festival, on a level with Telluride Mountainfilm in Colorado. We track ticket sales and how many students from each school attend the festival. We work with Winona State University sociology students, using the tool they developed to determine where attendees come from and their critique of the festival.","Audiences had access to films and speakers that would otherwise not come to Winona. We heard comments from many people about being moved to action by Jim Brandenburg and the documentary called ""Medicine of the Wolf."" A call was made to our governor during the festival by audience members that left a voice message asking him to support a bill to stop the wolf hunt.",,6085,"Other, local or private",16085,,"Erin Clark, John Durfey, Mike Flaherty, Cherie Harkenrider, Thomas Hill, Mike Kennedy, Eric Nelson, Andrew Neumann",,"Frozen River Film Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"Frozen River Film Festival 2015",2014-12-10,2015-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Crystal,Hegge,"Frozen River Film Festival","PO Box 647",Winona,MN,55987,"(480) 522-7940 ",crystal@frff.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Steele, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-62,"Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: musician; Kathy Rush: thespian; Mary Ruth: dancer; Jon Swanson: curator; Joan Sween: author; Philip Taylor: artist; Sandy Thompson: arts administrator; Gary Tollers: musician; Tom Willis: potter","John Becker: Business Owner; Hal Cropp: Executive Director, Commonweal; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director, Words Players; Julie Fakler: education coordinator, Paradise Center; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Scott Roberts: arts administrator; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.",,
30833,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2015,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","Hambone provides a diverse music and arts education experience to the public in an area of Minnesota that does not currently offer this style of music and type of outdoor arts event. Our target demographic is people of all ages residing in southeast Minnesota and beyond. We will measure the aforementioned outcomes by utilizing an updated process for quantifying ticket, merchandise and beverage sales. We will survey our attendees via email, social media, and print surveys to gather feedback and demographic information.","Provided a diverse music and arts experience to audiences within the ages of 8 to 87 years. Attracted a larger audience of young families with children than in past years. Improved record keeping process. Younger families reached by targeted advertising and additional arts activities for children.",,25106,"Other, local or private",35106,,"Brenda Guitreau, Susan Franken, John Morgan, Lynne Oldre-Mortenson, Tammy Smith",,"Hambone Music Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"Hambone Music Festival 2015",2015-06-01,2015-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lynne,Oldre-Mortenson,"Hambone Music Festival","426 2nd St SW",Eyota,MN,55934,"(507) 545-2809 ",askme@hambonemusicfestival.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Anoka, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Steele, Wabasha, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-64,"Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: musician; Kathleen Peterson, playwright; Kathy Rush: thespian; Mary Ruth: dancer; Joan Sween: author; Sandy Thompson: arts administrator; Gary Tollers: musician; Tom Willis: potter","Kjel Alkire: performance artist; John Becker: Business Owner; Hal Cropp: Executive Director, Commonweal; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director, Words Players; Julie Fakler: operations manager, Paradise Center; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Paula Michel: secretary, Harmony Arts Board; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Scott Roberts: visual artist; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.",,
30835,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2015,7000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","Provide access to participation in the arts for more Minnesotans through a number of public, accessible outreach activities with residency artists. Raise the quality, types and numbers in our region by facilitating opportunities for artists to create work while offering unprecedented arts experiences to southeast Minnesota. To measure the above outcomes, Lanesboro Arts will solicit verbal and written feedback from the artists involved in the residency as well as participants in the community outreach events. Data collection will also be used to record the number of participants and events.","Widespread publicity of the residencies and their different outreach components, and the unique nature of the outreach activities, drew in new audiences and arts participants. Each artist held several educational experiences for the public while they were in Lanesboro.",,1800,"Other, local or private",8800,,"Ronald Amdahl, Stephanie Davidson, Erin Dorbin, Richard Haight, Bonnie Handmacher, Steve Harris, Kathy Kasten, Leisa Luis-Grill, Eric Miehlison, Al Nettles, Joe O'Connor, Andy Wood",,"Lanesboro Arts Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"Lanesboro Artist Residency Program",2015-01-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kara,Maloney,"Lanesboro Arts Center","103 Parkway Ave N",Lanesboro,MN,55949,"(507) 467-2446 ",kara@lanesboroarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-66,"Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: musician; Kathy Rush: thespian; Mary Ruth: dancer; Jon Swanson: curator; Joan Sween: author; Philip Taylor: artist; Sandy Thompson: arts administrator; Gary Tollers: musician; Tom Willis: potter","John Becker: Business Owner; Hal Cropp: Executive Director, Commonweal; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director, Words Players; Julie Fakler: education coordinator, Paradise Center; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Scott Roberts: arts administrator; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.","Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Robin Pearson (507) 281-4848 ",
30838,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2015,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","Our goal of 750 visitors per day has been set for the 2015 Stagecoach Days celebration. Art show participants, costumer competitors, musicians and living history presenters should increase 20 percent. Visitor surveys will be available for comments and suggestions from tourists. Comment cards will be distributed to all exhibitors and participants. These surveys will emphasize the changes in events that are new in 2015, the effectiveness of the signage and advertising, and the overall success of the event and their part in it.","We successfully increased the music experience by contracting with local and regional groups to improve the quality of music as well as encourage those groups with a loyal following to come to Mantorville. The addition of the sound, light and staging enhanced the whole experience and rendered a festive atmosphere.",,1662,"Other, local or private",11662,,"Henry Blair, Chuck Bradford, Karl Hupper, Jane Olive, Bob Soland",,"Mantorville Economic Development Authority","Local/Regional Government","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"Stagecoach Days ­ a Celebration of Arts, Culture, and History",2014-12-12,2015-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Karl,Huppler,"Mantorville Economic Development Authority","21 5th St E PO Box 188",Mantorville,MN,55955,"(866) 313-8687 ",mantorvilletourism@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Mower, Olmsted, Steele, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-68,"Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: musician; Kathy Rush: thespian; Mary Ruth: dancer; Jon Swanson: curator; Joan Sween: author; Philip Taylor: artist; Sandy Thompson: arts administrator; Gary Tollers: musician; Tom Willis: potter","John Becker: Business Owner; Hal Cropp: Executive Director, Commonweal; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director, Words Players; Julie Fakler: education coordinator, Paradise Center; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Scott Roberts: arts administrator; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.","Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Robin Pearson (507) 281-4848 ",
30845,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2015,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Meet or exceed the participation levels of previous contests. Increase kick-off and capstone event participation. Imprint 8-10 more new poems in Northfield sidewalks where they are accessible to all. Try to ascertain degree of increased interest (if any) in other arts due to this project. Count the number of poets participating, the number of poems submitted, and kick-off and capstone participants. Document in print and online the installation of the new poems in our city sidewalks. Gauge degree of transferred interest through survey questions.","The number of submissions improved and the quality remained high. Some poem boxes were completely empty by the end of the event. Attendance increased. More poems were installed than originally anticipated.",,2894,"Other, local or private",12894,,"Danny Allin, Dan Dressen, Jimm Ewald, Bonnie Jean Flom, Renee Giza, Mark Gleason, Karna Hauck, Rose Mibus, Ruthie Nelson, Philip Spensley, Tim Vick",,"City of Northfield AKA Northfield Arts and Culture Commission","Local/Regional Government","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"Northfield Sidewalk Public Poetry Project 2015",2015-01-01,2015-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Philip,Spensley,"City of Northfield AKA Northfield Arts and Culture Commission","801 Washington St",Northfield,MN,,"(507) 645-1801 ",pspensley@me.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Steele, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-72,"Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: musician; Kathy Rush: thespian; Mary Ruth: dancer; Jon Swanson: curator; Joan Sween: author; Philip Taylor: artist; Sandy Thompson: arts administrator; Gary Tollers: musician; Tom Willis: potter","John Becker: Business Owner; Hal Cropp: Executive Director, Commonweal; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director, Words Players; Julie Fakler: education coordinator, Paradise Center; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Scott Roberts: arts administrator; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.","Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Robin Pearson (507) 281-4848 ",
30859,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2015,3500,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","We endeavor to increase interest in chamber music by using the finest musicians. Our concerts are free, and our venue is handicapped accessible. The artists offer their insights into the music to audience members. Our jazz concerts attract people who feel they don't enjoy classical music. A survey given out to audience members at the April concert. Recordings made for each of the concerts. Concert analysis by the Rochester Chamber Music Society board. Feedback from the artists themselves. Informal discussions with audience members. Data collection regarding attendance and donations.","We met our goal of increasing interest in chamber music by offering our concert with no admission charge in an accessible venue. We used the finest musicians, the concert producer gave commentary on the pieces, and the all-jazz program attracted new audience members.",,1045,"Other, local or private",4545,,"Grace Cheng, Jane Cooper, Stephaie Deng, Robert Gardner, Grace Greason, Judy Hickey, Bella Lichen, Horacio Nuguid, Mark Scheitel, Helga Smars, Joan Smith, Theo Thayib, David Townsend, Paul Walker, Tomo Yamada",,"Rochester Chamber Music Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"Rochester Chamber Music Society Jazz Concert",2016-01-01,2016-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Horacio,Nuguid,"Rochester Chamber Music Society","PO Box 834",Rochester,MN,55903,"(507) 287-9765 ",rcmsociety@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Cass, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Steele, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-78,"Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: musician; Kathleen Peterson, playwright; Kathy Rush: thespian; Mary Ruth: dancer; Joan Sween: author; Sandy Thompson: arts administrator; Gary Tollers: musician; Tom Willis: potter","Kjel Alkire: performance artist; John Becker: Business Owner; Hal Cropp: Executive Director, Commonweal; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director, Words Players; Julie Fakler: operations manager, Paradise Center; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Paula Michel: secretary, Harmony Arts Board; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Scott Roberts: visual artist; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.","Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Robin Pearson (507) 281-4848 ",
30861,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2015,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","At least 90% of program participants will state that the project broadened their state cultural heritage knowledge. This project will be an affordable option for all community members. The class will be free for folks unable to pay the fee. Each presentation will have a course evaluation associated with it. At least 90% of program participants and instructors will rate presentations as having high or very high quality.","Class evaluation questions included ""Has this class broadened your knowledge of Minnesota's cultural Heritage?"" The response was 94%, better than predicted. Classes were offered for free to folks who couldn't afford to pay. Goals were met.",,5218,"Other, local or private",15218,,"Bill Bakken, Corene Bernatz, Don Borcherding, Tom Brinkman, Jane Callahan, Carolyn Chaapel, Brenda Dicken, Ramona Digre, Pat Farrell, Kay Fockler, Steve Frylak, Tom Gaffey, Pamela Haase, Marita Heller, Chad Israelson, Carol Kamper, Pixy Russell, Ione Schl",,"Rochester Community and Technical College AKA RCTC Life Program","State Government","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"North-Star State Historical Non-Fiction Project",2015-02-01,2015-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Chrisanne,Pieper,"Rochester Community and Technical College AKA RCTC Life Program","851 30th Ave SE",Rochester,MN,,"(507) 285-7453 ",Chrisanne.Pieper@rctc.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dodge, Fillmore, Goodhue, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-80,"Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: musician; Kathy Rush: thespian; Mary Ruth: dancer; Jon Swanson: curator; Joan Sween: author; Philip Taylor: artist; Sandy Thompson: arts administrator; Gary Tollers: musician; Tom Willis: potter","John Becker: Business Owner; Hal Cropp: Executive Director, Commonweal; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director, Words Players; Julie Fakler: education coordinator, Paradise Center; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Scott Roberts: arts administrator; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.",,
30862,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2015,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","Provide access to participation in the arts for more Minnesotans. Build new relationships with groups traditionally underserved by the arts. Questionnaires will be used to track attendees and quality of events in the Cultural Area. Zip codes on the questionnaires will indicate the geographic address of attendees and provide excellent data as to our audience base.","We were fortunate to have both the Irish Fair of Minnesota and the Irish Fest of Oshkosh share their numerous cultural items with us. This allowed us to expand quality of this event dramatically. When the weather cooperated, our attendees were greater than the previous year.",,2000,"Other, local or private",12000,,"Padraig Davitt, Beth Ely, Alison Scott, Daniel VanHook",,"Rochester Irish Fest","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"Irish Fest 2015",2015-06-01,2015-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Daniel,VanHook,"Rochester Irish Fest","204 25th St SW c/o Daniel VanHook",Rochester,MN,55902,"(507) 951-0392 ",dan@spectrumaudio.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dodge, Olmsted, Goodhue, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-81,"Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: musician; Kathleen Peterson, playwright; Kathy Rush: thespian; Mary Ruth: dancer; Joan Sween: author; Sandy Thompson: arts administrator; Gary Tollers: musician; Tom Willis: potter","Kjel Alkire: performance artist; John Becker: Business Owner; Hal Cropp: Executive Director, Commonweal; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director, Words Players; Julie Fakler: operations manager, Paradise Center; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Paula Michel: secretary, Harmony Arts Board; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Scott Roberts: visual artist; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.",,
30865,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2015,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","All project services will be free events, thus removing ticket price as a barrier to participation. Outreach service participants will have the opportunity to meet artists in an ""up close and personal"" manner and to engage these artists in conversation through ""question and answer"" periods. Surveys to track demographic information and collect ""first person"" artistic impact statements measuring how services enhance the region, artistic quality, and if audience members develop knowledge/skills/understanding o","The project recognized and addressed real or perceived barriers to participation in the arts. All project services were free events. Outreach service participants also had the opportunity to meet artists and engage them in conversation through question and answer sessions.",,12228,"Other, local or private",22228,,"Marti Abts, Patricia Barner, Carol Berteotti, Mary Jo Briggs, Dennis Davey, Daniel Drubach, Levi Lundak, Shelley Mahannan, Marvin Mitchell, Karune Ojanen, Steve Orwoll, Sankesh Prabhakar",,"City of Rochester Music Department AKA Riverside Concerts","Local/Regional Government","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"2016 World Music Mini-Residencies",2016-09-09,2016-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Steven,Schmidt,"City of Rochester Music Department AKA Riverside Concerts","201 4th St SE Ste 170",Rochester,MN,,"(507) 328-2201 ",steve@riversideconcerts.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Steele, Wabasha, Waseca, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-83,"Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: musician; Kathleen Peterson, playwright; Kathy Rush: thespian; Mary Ruth: dancer; Joan Sween: author; Sandy Thompson: arts administrator; Gary Tollers: musician; Tom Willis: potter","Kjel Alkire: performance artist; John Becker: Business Owner; Hal Cropp: Executive Director, Commonweal; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director, Words Players; Julie Fakler: operations manager, Paradise Center; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Paula Michel: secretary, Harmony Arts Board; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Scott Roberts: visual artist; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.",,
30866,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2015,8670,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","Musicians in grades 7-12 living in a 50-mile driving distance of Rochester may participate in the scholarship competition. Winners recitals are free and provide an opportunity for Minnesotans to hear high-quality performances. The recitals may be viewed on YouTube. Some competitors will be interviewed about their experience after their performances. After the competition, participants and their parents will be surveyed to evaluate their experience. Recital attendance and YouTube views will help determine if we have reached our target audiences.","We had an increase of nearly 17% in competition entrants from last year. Our goal of providing a highly organized, professional competition was met as evidenced by the many positive comments on our surveys, including those from our adjudicators.",,9036,"Other, local or private",17706,,"Ginny Amundson, Barbara Chase, Barbara Eakins, Linda Edd, Julianne Hagan, Alan Hansen, Corey Henke, April Horne, Judy Kereakos, Rick Kiscaden, Katie Livingood, Marie Maher, Deedee Odell, Sharon Schmoll, Mary Schneekloth, Nancy Slocumb, DeAnn Spencer, Marg",,"Rochester Music Guild","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"51st Annual Rochester Music Guild Scholarship Competition",2015-01-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ella,VanLaningham,"Rochester Music Guild","PO Box 5802",Rochester,MN,55903,"(507) 289-2668 ",pres@rochestermusicguild.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dodge, Fillmore, Mower, Olmsted, Steele, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-84,"Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: musician; Kathy Rush: thespian; Mary Ruth: dancer; Jon Swanson: curator; Joan Sween: author; Philip Taylor: artist; Sandy Thompson: arts administrator; Gary Tollers: musician; Tom Willis: potter","John Becker: Business Owner; Hal Cropp: Executive Director, Commonweal; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director, Words Players; Julie Fakler: education coordinator, Paradise Center; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Scott Roberts: arts administrator; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.",,
30869,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2015,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Whether a script is new or familiar, the Rep strives to introduce new insights to challenge our artists, and engage audiences in our unique venue. Open invitations to area actors and directors to participate each season advance artistic opportunity. Discussion groups that follow performances of some of our plays lend insight into production strengths, weaknesses, and overall audience response. Attendance figures are maintained for all Rep productions and are used in planning the upcoming season.","This outcome will truly be realized in December 2015 in our call for directors for our 33rd season. Directors will be encouraged to submit shows with complex artistic and special sound effects.",,2000,"Other, local or private",12000,,"Stephen Carmichael, Cara Edwards, Cheryl Frarck, Kelly Hain, Sue Jenkins, Mark Masbruch, Larry Sinak, Jeanne Skattum, Joel Starks",,"Rochester Repertory Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"Enhancing the Total Theatre Experience",2015-05-01,2015-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lawrence,Sinak,"Rochester Repertory Theatre","103 7th St NE",Rochester,MN,55906,"(507) 280-1737 ",boxoffice@rochesterrep.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dodge, Fillmore, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-85,"Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: musician; Kathleen Peterson, playwright; Kathy Rush: thespian; Mary Ruth: dancer; Joan Sween: author; Sandy Thompson: arts administrator; Gary Tollers: musician; Tom Willis: potter","Kjel Alkire: performance artist; John Becker: Business Owner; Hal Cropp: Executive Director, Commonweal; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director, Words Players; Julie Fakler: operations manager, Paradise Center; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Paula Michel: secretary, Harmony Arts Board; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Scott Roberts: visual artist; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.",,
30885,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2015,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","Except for 2013, with a slight downturn in attendance, each year Winona Dakota Unity Alliance has seen an increase in attendance from both local Winonans, Dakota peoples and other tribal groups. We are now partnering with Winona elementary schools.","Attendance was about the same as last year, although we did have fewer dancers. We had more Ho-Chunk participating and attending this year. The children's attendance was even better than last year. Many of Friday's attendees once again brought their parents on Saturday.",,45725,"Other, local or private",55725,,"Aaron Comacho, Michael Bowler, William Flesch, Valerie Guiamares, Jean Hayes, Kristen Herrick, William McNeil, Bunny Weile, Maria Wolfe",0.25,"Winona Dakota Unity Alliance","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"Great Dakota Gathering",2015-06-01,2016-01-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Bill,McNeil,"Winona Dakota Unity Alliance","860 Parks Ave PO Box 393",Winona,MN,55987,"(507) 494-8849 ",info@winonadakotaunityalliance.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Steele, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-92,"Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: musician; Kathleen Peterson, playwright; Kathy Rush: thespian; Mary Ruth: dancer; Joan Sween: author; Sandy Thompson: arts administrator; Gary Tollers: musician; Tom Willis: potter","Kjel Alkire: performance artist; John Becker: Business Owner; Hal Cropp: Executive Director, Commonweal; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director, Words Players; Julie Fakler: operations manager, Paradise Center; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Paula Michel: secretary, Harmony Arts Board; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Scott Roberts: visual artist; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.",,
30312,"Arts Legacy Grant",2015,1700,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","Real or perceived barriers to arts participation and access are addressed through students learning hands on Folk art techniques and presenting an art show of their work. Evaluation will include audience, participant, and artist questionnaires; and personal observation of activities.","15 students were directly impacted and an audience in excess of 300 were passively impacted in the participation of an art show as a direct result of the art encampment with 3 artists over 2 days.",,1923,"Other, local or private",3623,,"Thomas Jerome, Stacey Warne, Kevin Randall, Jim Christianson, Connie Creviston, Cari Dostal, Carol Rhen, Jamie Isane",,"Badger Public Schools","K-12 Education","Arts Legacy Grant ",,"Badger Art Club Encampment at North House Folk School ",2015-03-01,2015-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sherri,Kruger,"Badger Public Schools","110 Carpenter Ave",Badger,MN,56714,"(218) 528-3201 ",skruger@badger.k12.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Northwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Roseau, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-legacy-grant-101,"Charles Erickson: librarian, theater artist; Bruce Reeves: university professor, arts advocate, visual artist; Faye Auchenpaugh: musician, arts advocate; Connie Nelson: theater artist; Kay Rosengren: retired visual art school teacher, visual artist, actor; Jennifer Bakken-Brees: computer tech instructor, videographer; Mary Ann Laxen: visual artist, photographer. ","Charles Erickson: librarian, theater artist; Bruce Reeves: university professor, arts advocate, visual artist;  Faye Auchenpaugh: musician, arts advocate; Aliza Novacek-Olson: textile artist, college professor; Deanna Swendseid: performing arts volunteer; Eryn Killough: jewelry artist;  Connie Nelson: theater artist; Barb Geer: theatrical director, actor, musician, textile artist; Kay Rosengren: retired visual art school teacher, visual artist, actor; Angie Peterson: librarian, arts advocate; Jennifer Bakken-Brees: computer tech instructor, videographer; Mary Ann Laxen: visual artist, photographer; Evonne Broten: writer, arts administrator. ",,
30240,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2015,45000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","More than 40% of audiences will be first-time community participants who attend performances and/or supplemental activities. Ticketing system will track participant numbers connected to community partners, participant numbers for project activities and free or discounted tickets (with first time participant status determined by attendance history and surveys). 2: Establish or deepen relationships with Twin Cities' cultural communities, with emphasis on community and educational partners, youth, women and girls. Survey selection committee, cultural communities and community partners’ leadership about their perception of experience and how partnerships were strengthened.","From ticketing data, 80% of total audiences for both residencies were first-time participants, twice our projected goal. The ticketing system tracked most of the data for the residencies. Ticket sales were tracked by category- adult, senior, student- as well as special discounts and coupon codes. Overall, 80% were first time participants, twice our goal. Student participation was at 10% for Kidjo, lower than planned and 45% for Wu Man, higher than anticipated. Stories and personal impressions of the residency impact was gathered from engagement participants and patrons at the shows. 2: Cultural community relationships started by drawing in new attendees, and deepened with select organizations interested in the artists or project. While the ticketing system captured important data regarding new attendees and participation at events throughout the residencies, this data to measure this proposed outcome was tracked primarily through emails, with further assistance via telephone calls and discussions. This effort stretched over several weeks. It was discovered that email isn't the best community method with cultural communities. Personal asks and phone calls work better and produce reliable results. ",,26879,"Other, local or private",71879,,"Karen Rauenhorst, Jean Wincek, Joanne Jirik Mullen, Kathleen O'Brien, Laura Bufano, Mark Chronister, Kathryn Clubb, Kevin Croston, Barbara Dreher, Margaret Arola Ford, Margaret Gillespie, Catherine McNamee, Joan Mitchell, Susan Schmid Morrison, Jean Delaney Nelson, Michael O'Brien, Colleen O’Malley, Lois Gross Rogers, Linda Thrasher, Sandra Vargas, Sunny Back Wicka, Debra Wilfong, Robert Wollan, Grandstrand Woodson, Bonnie LeDuca, Brigette Marty, Cecilia Konchar- Farr, Curt Galloway, Donna Hauer, Hannah Morgan, Kathleen Spehar, Kevin Jones, Robin Gillette, Scott Chamberlain, Susan Sexton",,"The O'Shaughnessy at Saint Catherine University AKA The O'Shaughnessy","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota ",,"The O'Shaughnessy's new series, Global SHEroes, will showcase two prominent global female performing artists from India and China in concert and residency activities. ",2015-03-02,2016-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kathleen,Spehar,"The O'Shaughnessy at Saint Catherine University AKA The O'Shaughnessy","2004 Randolph Ave Ste 4286","St Paul",MN,,"(651) 690-6921 ",klspehar@stkate.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Cook, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Olmsted, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, St. Louis, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-239,"Luanne Fondell: Performing arts director, Memorial Auditorium, Dawson-Boyd School District; Katherine Hill: Audience engagement specialist, Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Anna Johnson: Independent arts administrator and consultant, specializing in the area of development; Ronald Lattin: Development director, Youth Performance Company; Kathleen Ray: Former executive director, Central Square Cultural and Civic Center, theater artist and playwright; Pearl Rea: Production manager, lighting designer, stage manager, and tour coordinator; S Buffy Sedlachek: Producer of excellence in performance, CLIMB Theatre, educator peer coach and instructor, Bethel University ","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist ","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600 ",1
33881,"J.J. Astor Park Phase I Archaeological Survey",2015,8200,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.","Available upon request. Contact","The evaluation metrics called for completion of pre-field research; completion of site mapping, surface evaluation, and random shovel testing; submittal of the final report; recommendations for on-going site stabilization; and development of a preservation plan. These evaluation metrics were all met and are reflected in greater detail in the attached Phase I survey. The results were achieved through successful project management of the consulting conducting the work.",,,"Available upon request. Contact",8200,,"Jay Fosle, Sharla Gardner, Howie Hanson, Jennifer Julsrud, Linda Krug, Emily Larson, Barb Russ, Joel Sipress",0.00,"City of Duluth (Planning Division)","Local/Regional Government","To hire a qualified archaeologist to conduct a survey of J. J. Astor Park, Duluth.",,,2014-12-01,2015-12-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Charles,Froseth,"City of Duluth (Planning Division)","411 W. First Street, Room 208",Duluth,MN,55802,218-730-5325,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/jj-astor-park-phase-i-archaeological-survey,,"Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",,
33381,"Austin - Turtle Creek 1",2015,496931,"MS Section 446A.073","Point Source Implementation Grant Program","Meet TMDL wasteload allocation requirement","Meet TMDL wasteload allocation requirement",,496931,City,,,,,"Austin, City of","Local/Regional Government","Construct collection system for unsewered area and connect to Austin",,,2015-05-07,,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Jeff,Freeman,"Minnesota Public Facilities Authority","332 Minnesota Street, Suite W820","St. Paul",MN,55101,"(651) 259-7465",jeff.freeman@state.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Public Facilities Authority ",,Mower,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/austin-turtle-creek-1,,,,
28835,"Basic Archives Processing of Dorothy Molter's Personal Papers",2015,9980,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.",,,,,,9980,,"Blaine ""Butch"" Diesslin, President; Gil Knight, Vice President; Patti Crager, Secretary; Sherry Abts, Treasurer; Peg Rosett; Barb Cary Hall; Doug Hirdler; Bill Tefft; Bill Latady; Pam Brunfelt.",0.16,"Dorothy Molter Foundation and Museum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To gain intellectual and physical control of archival materials held in public trust.",,,2014-08-01,2015-08-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Sarah,Guy-Levar,"Dorothy Molter Foundation and Museum","PO Box 391",Ely,MN,55731,218-365-4451,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/basic-archives-processing-dorothy-molters-personal-papers,"Historic Resources Advisory Committee Mark Peterson, Winona (Chair) - Executive Director, Winona County Historical Society - Governor's appointee to Minnesota Sesquicentennial and Minnesota Humanities Commissions - Qualified in history, historic preservation and history museum administration Leanne Brown, Eden Prairie - Director of Development, Carver County Library/Library Foundation - Formerly, Executive Director, Carver County Historical Society - Qualified in history, project management and museum studies Jack Byers, Minneapolis - Manager, Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED) - Manages CPED's Preservation and Design Section - Qualified in historic preservation, architecture, urban geography and planning Tamara Edevold, Bagley - Executive Director, Clearwater County Historical Society - Active in Minnesota's Historic Northwest, regional historical organization - Qualified in history, archaeology, anthropology and history museum administration Ram Gada, Eden Prairie - Engineer - Active in the documentation of Minnesota's East Indian community - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), former member - Qualified in engineering, energy consulting and grants administration William Latady, Tower - Bois Forte Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer - Curator, Bois Forte Heritage Museum - Qualified in archaeology, anthropology, historic preservation and history museum administration Benjamin Vander Kooi, Luverne - Attorney practicing as Vander Kooi Law Offices, P.A., in Luverne, MN - Active in Vote Yes! Campaign - Past chair, MN State Arts Board - Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation - Qualified in historic preservation, nonprofit and grants administration Brenda Child, Minneapolis - Chair, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota - Enrolled member, Red Lake Nation - Qualified in history, American Studies and American Indian Studies Nicole Foss, Bemidji - Executive Director, Beltrami County Historical Society, Bemidji, MN - Qualified in anthropology, historical archaeology, library and museum fields Kris Kiesling, Roseville - Director of Archives and Special Collections at University of MN Libraries - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) member - Qualified in library and archives, digital services and history Jan Louwagie, Marshall - Coordinator, Southwest Minnesota Regional Research Center, Southwest Minnesota State University - Founding member of Society for the Study of Local and Regional History - Former member of State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) - Qualified in history and archival administration Ann Meline, Saint Cloud - Deputy Director, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud - Formerly Assistant Director/Public Programs managing Exhibits, Collections and Education Departments - Former grant reviewer for Institute of Museum and Library Services - Qualified in history, nonprofit and museum administration Peter Reis, White Bear Lake - President, White Bear Lake Area Historical Society - Chair, Minnesota Historical Society's Grants Review Committee - Qualified in history and nonprofit and grants administration William Stoeri, Minneapolis - Ex-officio member (president of the MHS Board) Missy Staples Thompson, Saint Paul - Ex-officio member (treasurer of the MHS Board)","Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",,
32163,"Bear Head Lake State Park trail center landscaping",2015,,"M.L. 2013 Ch. 137 Art. 3 Sec. 3(a)(2)","$16821000 the first year and $16953000 the second year are for state parks recreation areas and trails to: (1) connect people to the outdoors; (2) acquire land and create opportunities; (3) maintain existing holdings; and (4) improve cooperation by coordinating with partners to implement the 25-year long-range parks and trails legacy plan. ",,,,,,,,,,,,"This project installed the landscaping around the new trail center at Bear Head Lake State Park, which was completed in 2014.",,,2015-03-02,2016-06-30,"Parks & Trails Fund",Completed,,,Deb,Boyd,"MNDNR Division of Parks and Trails","500 Lafayette Rd","St Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 259-5595",deb.boyd@state.mn.us,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/bear-head-lake-state-park-trail-center-landscaping,,,,
23906,"Camp Ripley Partnership, Phase IV",2015,1200000,"ML 2014, Ch. 256, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 3(g)","$1,200,000 in the second year is to the Board of Water and Soil Resources in cooperation with the Morrison County Soil and Water Conservation District to acquire permanent conservation easements within the boundaries of the Minnesota National Guard Compatible Use Buffer to protect forest wildlife habitat. Up to $45,000 is for establishing a monitoring and enforcement fund as approved in the accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent conservation easements must be provided as part of the final report. ",,"Forestlands are protected from development and fragmentation - Establishing easements and buffering WMAs will sustain large tracts of green space/forested land. Easements are targeted towards high value forested lands.. Increased availability and improved condition of riparian forests and other habitat corridors - Currently we target parcels adjacent to one another to create habitat corridors consistent with natural resource management.. Healthy populations of endangered, threatened, and special concern species as well as more common species - Currently Camp Ripley has 65 species of greatest conservation need. This program helps protect 53,000 acre state game refuge. (Camp). Greater public access for wildlife and outdoors-related recreation - Two of the project areas are buffering WMAs on the Gull/ Nokasippi Rivers ensuring the WMAs continue to function allowing public access.. Water is kept on the land - Lands under easement do not allow additional drainage and allows us to enhance the properties with conservation practices to improve land management.. Protected, restored, and enhanced nesting and migratory habitat for waterfowl, upland birds, and species of greatest conservation need - Camp Ripley lies along 18 miles of the Mississippi, and 8 miles along the Crow Wing River which are critical habitat for waterfowl and SGCN.. A network of natural land and riparian habitats will connect corridors for wildlife and species in greatest conservation need. ",,1000000,"DoD ",1165100,,,0.67,"BWSR with Morrison County SWCD","State Government","This phase protected, under easement, 946 acres (130% of the goal of 720 acres)  of high quality habitat a for fish, game, and wildlife. ",,"The purpose of this initiative was to protect fish, migratory birds, big game, and oak habitat along the Crow Wing, Gull, Nokasippi, and Mississippi Rivers via conservation easements. These river corridors are very vulnerable to habitat degradation due to the potential for development. The Camp Ripley military training center is located immediately adjacent to the confluence of the Crow Wing and Mississippi Rivers. Camp Ripley contains 19 miles of Mississippi River frontage and 8 miles of Crow Wing River frontage that provide habitat for many species including 45 Species of Greatest Conservation Need. This project built upon past Camp Ripley partnership success with the Army Compatible Use Buffer program (ACUB). This federal program provided funds to protect adjacent lands from encroaching development and in the process protects the training center, water quality and wildlife habitat. Fifteen easements were secured totaling 946 acres which was 130% over our gaol of 720 acres. The largest easement was 278 acres with two others that were approximately 100 acres. The average easement size was 63 acres. These parcels are primarily forested with some wetlands. As of this writing the ACUB program has protected over 25,000 acres through conservation easements and fee title including 204 RIM easements totaling over 22,000 acres. In 2014 alone BWSR leveraged $1,000,000 in National Guard Bureau and Department of Army ACUB funds for easement acquisition. As of this writing, during the life of the ACUB program, over $33,000,000 from National Guard Bureau and Department of Army funds have been directed to BWSR for easement acquisition.  Camp Ripley is home to one of the southern-most wolf populations in Minnesota and 65 species of Greatest Conservation Need including the state’s highest population of red shouldered hawks. Red-shouldered Hawks are forest dependent species and the parcels protected in this grant help to ensure that a viable population remains in the Camp Ripley area. Likewise, wolves in Minnesota, are primarily forest species and need rather large areas to maintain pack integrity and reduce competition with neighboring packs and humans. Again, these parcels help to protect this species.       This project utilized Camp Ripley’s partnerships with the Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR), MN Department of Natural Resources (DNR),The Nature Conservancy (TNC), Morrison Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) to solicit applications and to score and rank applications. The partnership uses a variety of methods to generate landowner interest and solicit applications including; mailings, open houses, direct contact with landowners and special Camp Ripley events. Applications are sorted into agricultural easements (Non-OHF) and riparian and forested lands easements (OHF). They are then scored and ranked against a GIS based system that ranks parcels based upon a number of factors including habitat quality and proximity to Camp Ripley. Applications are then funded in priority order from appropriate funding sources until all funds are used up. The application process is continuous and there is generally a considerable backlog of interested landowners at any specific point in time. Once a funding decision has been made Morrison SWCD and BWSR work together to accomplish the standard RIM easement acquisition process and the easement becomes part of the RIM portfolio.  ",2014-07-01,2018-06-30,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Helen,McLennan,"Morrison SWCD","16776 Heron Rd ","Little Falls",MN,56345,"(320) 616-2479",helen.mclennan@mn.nacdnet.net,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Carlton, Cass, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Itasca, Morrison, St. Louis, Wadena","Forest Prairie Transition, Northern Forest",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/camp-ripley-partnership-phase-iv,,,,
30331,"Career Development Grant",2015,861,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Participation in John Gregor's The Fine Art Print workshop will help advance my photography to the next level. Creating the photograph in camera is only part of my creative process. Through proper processing and printing techniques, my photographic vision comes to life and helps to convey my artistic expression to others. While I believe my photography skills continue to grow each year, learning and improving my processing and printing skills will help convey the stories or messages in my photographs and help move them toward the level of stunning. I believe that this in-depth workshop will be invaluable in helping me continue to improve my skills in photography and creating final pieces of art to share publicly. This workshop simply feels like my best next step. It will be necessary to obtain a laptop computer in order to participate in this workshop (and future workshops). The laptop will also be used after the workshop to practice and utilize the new skills gained in class. The outcomes of the workshop will be reflected in the photographs I process and print after its completion. I anticipate that my photography will more fully convey the story, emotion, subject, and sense of place that I intend. It will also provide a greater sense of completion and accomplishment with individual photographs. The outcome of the acquisition of the laptop will more easily be measured by completing the purchase and utilizing the technology when processing and printing photographs.","1. Through proper processing and printing techniques, my photographic vision can come to life and better convey my artistic expression to others. 2. Learning and improving my processing and printing skills to help convey the stories or messages in my photographs and help move them toward the level of ""stunning."" 3. Help me continue to improve my skills in photography and creating final pieces of art. This workshop helped me learn new processing techniques to help achieve the goals I had listed. I have since",,2382,"Other, local or private",3243,,,,"Dawn M. LaPointe",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"Workshop participation for post-processing and printing digital photographs, with laptop equipment.",2015-07-01,2016-01-08,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dawn,LaPointe,"Dawn M. LaPointe",,,MN,,"(218) 491-3565 ",radiantspiritgallery@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Lake",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant,"John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952 ",
30360,"Career Development Grant",2015,1232,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","I will record a full-length album of original compositions for robotic instruments with audio engineer Steve Albini at Electrical Audio in Chicago. I will market and distribute this album digitally and physically. I will mark the occasion of this album's release with live performances in Duluth and likely other cities in the United States. By working with Albini on this project, I seek to further discover and reveal the voices of these machine instruments in a manner that will impact future work in musical robotics by myself and other practitioners. Outcomes will be concretely measured by the successful completion of this album and the presentation of the music in one or more album release performances in Duluth and perhaps other US cities. Upon project completion I will reflect upon the impact of this project on my work at this critical time in my artistic career.",,,4968,"Other, local or private",6200,,,,"Troy Rogers",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"Recording an album of music for robotic instruments",2015-07-01,2016-09-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Troy,Rogers,"Troy Rogers",,,MN,,"(218) 750-4518 ",troy@expressivemachines.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-0,"John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952 ",
30377,"Career Development Grant",2015,1232,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The goal is to make the biggest, most dynamic and most focused recordings of my career. I started the process by paying great attention to detail from the first steps in the songwriting process and am now in the process of carrying over that attention to recording, mixing, mastering and promotion. I believe I am on my way to making my best sounding album yet. I have been a full-time musician for over 7 years. I am continually trying to channel my experiences into a noticeable, continued development in my recordings. I am hoping this album will outperform all of my previous recordings in physical and digital sales. I am working towards more firmly establishing myself as a career musician in the form of CD and digital sales, increased attendance at performances and respect from my peers. This new recording will have the chance to succeed through my busy performance schedule and previously established relationships with press, radio and other forms of promotion and music business.","No measurable outcomes yet. The project will not be released to the public until 2016.",,1768,"Other, local or private",3000,,,,"Teague Alexy",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"Sacred Heart Recording Project. I am in the process of recording a new collection of original songs at Sacred Heart Studios in Duluth, Minnesota. These songs were composed with a big and potentially dynamic sound in mind. The big space of Sacred Heart Studios is proving to be the perfect place to bring these songs to life. Before heading back to the studio, I will take a four-day solo songwriting getaway to try and compose another song or two worthy of inclusion on the album.",2015-02-01,2015-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Teague,Alexy,"Teague Alexy",,,MN,,"(218) 390-5079 ",teaguealexy@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-1,"John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30380,"Career Development Grant",2015,1059,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The goal of the achieving Arrowhead Regional Arts Council grant funding is to have my images printed on high-quality photographic paper and have them professionally mounted and framed to ensure a professional appearance for my first solo exhibition at the MacRostie Art Center in Grand Rapids, Minnesota during April 2015. Next goal is to benefit the MacRostie by bringing in a diverse audience during the display period. Bring recognition to women skaters of roller derby teams across the Iron Range whom will be featured in my exhibition images. Dispel misconceptions about how roller derby used to be depicted on television from the 1970s and 1980s. My exhibit will contribute a more accurate understanding of this sport, and could increase support for our Grand Rapids roller derby team and potentially for teams across the Iron Range of Minnesota. The outcome of receiving Arrowhead Regional Arts Council funding will be high-quality professionally printed and framed images to display during my solo exhibition at the MacRostie Art Center.","I had the showing printed and framed by a professional organization. I brought recognition to the Iron Range and the teams found throughout (e.g., Iron Range Maidens, Babe City Rollers). The showing dispelled misconceptions about roller derby (e.g., the old 1970s roller derby was for show - today's derby is quite competitive). And finally, the showing contributed to an accurate understanding of roller derby.",,1521,"Other, local or private",2580,,,,"Wes Bailey",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"Documenting Roller Derby - Portraits/Action. For this exhibit, I will include unique, experiential images of action and candid portraits from roller derby bouts from across the Iron Range in Minnesota. Images included in the exhibition bear witness to the passion, strength, skill, and displays of roller derby. Roller derby produces a one-of-a-kind aesthetic, combining traditionally feminine elements (dramatic makeup and fishnet hose) with elements of a contact sport (protective gear, aggressive maneuvering, and visibly painful falls). The sport empowers women, creates a sense of sisterhood among teammates, and rallies the community around these women who are themselves part of the community.",2015-03-01,2015-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Wes,Bailey,"Wes Bailey",,,MN,,"(573) 823-5117 ",jwesley.bailey@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Cass, Itasca, St. Louis, Carlton, Lake, Cook, Aitkin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-3,"John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30382,"Career Development Grant",2015,1047,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","1. Four large finished batiks at end of six months from start of grant. 2. Proposals out to appropriate venues for an exhibition. Batik is a slow art. It is a negative image process, somewhat related to woodblock printing. The complicated process keeps the image under wax and fugitive dyes until the end, when the batik is boiled several minutes. Boiling does two things. The image is revealed, and the boiling temperature alters the color of the natural dyes. Sometimes that's so nice. Not always though. I do stay intrigued with batik just because I cannot fully control the outcome. Either the alchemy works with full note or it does not. Like music that goes into the mind nicely, or sometimes just hits a wrong chord. Each finished piece has to be evaluated after the finishing boil. About 60% are successful. I will complete four large batiks by end of February 2016. Each will be at least 10 square feet in size.","Will create 6 to 10 batiks for the proposed new art museum in Grand Forks, North Dakota.",,3293,"Other, local or private",4340,1047,,,"Vernal M. Bogren Swift AKA Vernal Bogren Swift",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"Dorothy Was Right",2015-07-01,2015-01-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Vernal,"Bogren Swift","Vernal M. Bogren Swift AKA Vernal Bogren Swift",,,MN,,"(218) 247-7887 ",bogswift@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Itasca, St. Louis, Aitkin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-4,"John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30404,"Career Development Grant",2015,430,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","I want to expand my skills and expression in stoneware clay. I will be spending a week with Guillermo Cuellar in a practical ceramics workshop making functional pots and experimenting with new techniques and ideas. Following the completion of the workshop, I will spend two weeks in the studio, practicing what I've learned and developing a new body of work. Measurable outcomes: I will complete the workshop. I will learn 4 new techniques and practice them for two weeks. I will make at least 20 finished stoneware pots, using the techniques learned in the workshop. I will enter some of the pieces in the Grand Marais Art Colony's Members' Show in October, 2015.","I completed the workshop. I learned six new techniques which I practiced for two weeks after the workshop was completed. I made 25 finished stoneware pots, using the techniques I learned from Guillermo Cuellar's workshop. I entered some of them in the Grand Marais Art Colony Members Show this fall.",,618,"Other, local or private",1048,,,,"Joan Farnam",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"Opening Doors",2015-08-01,2015-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joan,Farnam,"Joan Farnam",,,MN,,"(218) 287-3101 ",joan.farnam@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Cook, Lake, St. Louis, Koochiching, Itasca, Aitkin, Carlton",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-5,"John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30410,"Career Development Grant",2015,1232,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Goal: 1. To develop expertise in rosemaling design and color placement buy focusing on the Rogaland style of rosemaling. 2. To improve my lettering and fine linework skills. 3. To use these skills to begin teaching rosemaling and share my knowledge with various interested groups. 4. To create 24 original designs for plates in the first 6 months (1 per week) of the grant period. Then, paint 3-4 of the designs on Masonite board before each of the remaining tutoring sessions for evaluation and constructive criticism with my mentor. After discussion and adjustments to the designs I will then alter the design to fit the chosen piece of woodenware and paint the final piece. 1. I will develop a scorecard with the help of my mentor and have other award winning rosemalers evaluate 6 of my tagboard designs and each piece of woodenware I paint using that score card. The scorecard will judge how well the design fits the woodenware, color choice and placement, quality of the design and quality of the painting, including linework and lettering. My mentor will also use this tool to evaluate my work progress throughout the year. 2. I will have an exhibit of my pieces and hold an informational session on the styles of rosemaling and use an evaluation form for feedback either in Ely or at the North House in Grand Marais. 3. I will teach a class at North House at the end of my grant year and use their class evaluation tool to gage my success as an instructor. 4. I will enter one of my pieces in the Minnesota State Fair and have it judged anonymously for quality of work.","1. Using the rogaland style of rosemaling as a starting out point I have learned to look at different aspects of design and have used these tools to develop my own rosemaling designs in several different regional styles of rosemaling. 2. Frequent practice has made me much more proficient at lettering and linework placement. 3. I have created 6 original designs in the rogaland style for several different types of woodenware and have painted 4 of them on masonite board. I am continuing to work with my mentor on color refinement. 4. I have held 3 classes at the Ely Folk school in various styles of rosemaling, I have done several demonstrations on rosemaling styles at the Ely folk Schol and have had my rosemaling on display there. I also spoke to the Tower Women's Group about the Regional styles of rosemaling and held a beginning rosemaling class there in the Valdres style. I also exhibited my work for them. I also held a class in Os rosemaling at the Northhouse Folk School last August and am going to teach the class again this August. I have 2 more classes scheduled this summer at the Ely Folk School in the Telemark style.",,1768,"Other, local or private",3000,,,,"Kim N. Garrett",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"Rosemaling Design Development. My proposed project is to work with an expert rosemaler over a period of one year to develop my skill at creating my own rosemaling designs. As a student, I was taught basic painting technique using my instructors' designs. Now that I have been painting for several years I wish to teach and have been asked to paint pieces for several individuals and businesses. In order to progress in my career and become a profitable artist or proficient instructor I need to be able to create my own designs. This grant will allow me the ability to work with an expert mentor who will teach and critique me as I develop design sense and color placement expertise on several different pieces of woodenware.",2015-03-01,2016-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kim,Garrett,"Kim N. Garrett",,,MN,,"(218) 365-3437 ",tgarit@frontiernet.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Lake, Cook",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-6,"John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30439,"Career Development Grant",2015,1232,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","When I receive the revised texts I will start recomposing and orchestrating the music. Also, a rehearsal score will be created. Ideally all of this will be completed in the early Spring of 2016 to allow for rehearsal time and continued editing of the music as needed. The production of the score ready to be rehearsed will measure its success.","I have put in about 400 hours of work on rewriting the score to create a new rehearsal score and am about 3/4 done. After that I need to re-orchestrate this rehearsal score into an orchestral score. I anticipate a minimum of another 400 hours of work and more likely twice that for the orchestral score. The rehearsal score should be complete within the next couple of weeks so the Lyric Opera of the North opera crew can get to work on rehearsing when they are done with their latest production. The size of the chorus is an unknown factor at this point but, the number of musicians and others involved in the end will exceed my initial estimate of 40.",,1768,"Other, local or private",3000,,,,"Tyler W. Kaiser",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"""Les Uncomftables"" rewrite",2015-07-01,2015-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tyler,Kaiser,"Tyler W. Kaiser",,,MN,,"(218) 341-3528 ",tyk1451@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Lake, Koochiching",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-9,"John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30440,"Career Development Grant",2015,1232,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","My goal is to successfully complete the Documentary Photography course at the Rocky Mountain School of Photography in Missoula, Montana. This is a week long, professional level program taught by a highly acclaimed photojournalist. Completion of the course will expand my knowledge of this style of photography. I intend to continue publicly showing my work, publishing and building my portfolio. Objectives in the class include studying historically important documentary work, formulating and completing our own class project, critiquing work and discussing the challenges of building a successful career in this style of photography. The Panasonic LX100 compact camera is a top level photography tool. I will use this camera during races, back-country trips and other times when I need to make professional level images, but do not have the space to carry my larger camera kit. My work in this program will be evaluated by the lead instructor, other faculty, by peers in the class, and of course by me. This is a rigorous program and I look forward to the challenge of meeting the goals of the course work. My goal is to take what I have learned from this course and apply it to my projects that I am currently working on.","I successfully completed the Documentary Professional Studies course at The Rocky Mountain School of Photography.",,1768,"Other, local or private",3000,,,,"Jeremy Kershaw",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"Rocky Mountain School of Photography: Documentary Photography Workshop",2015-08-01,2015-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeremy,Kershaw,"Jeremy Kershaw",,,MN,,"(952) 303-2101 ",jeremybkershaw@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-10,"John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30442,"Career Development Grant",2015,1109,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Goals: Put into motion a career plan, and specifically a plan to record, release and promote a new album, with the help of a manager (Kari Estrin). Travel to the East Coast in September - first to play an important concert opening for Cheryl Wheeler and then to either record or make plans for recording in Boston, depending on how the time frame works out. Outcomes: Goal 1: Develop career/album release plan. a. Hire Kari Estrin for management. Goal 2: Make the most out of performance opportunity. a. Prepare for concert to give the best performance possible. b. Connect with the influential people involved in the concert including the hosts, the artist I am opening for (Cheryl Wheeler) and the audience members. c. Plan a mini tour around it. Goal 3: Meet with Catie Curtis and explore recording/producing opportunities. a. Finalize arrangements. b. Find a studio and backup musicians to hire. c. If I am prepared by that point in time, record the album. If not, schedule time for recording. When I have completed these projects, I hope to have a clear plan for recording (date, studio, musicians, arrangements), releasing and promoting my next album, as well as a number of new connections on the East Coast. If everything comes together smoothly and quickly, there is a chance I will actually complete the recording within this time frame.","Completed recording album. Have a plan in place to pitch album to record labels. Attracted the interest of many major industry players in the North East folk scene. Booked 12 New England shows including 4 pretty major ones. Returned to Minnesota for an extended stay and shared my new work and quite a lot of exciting news with folks in the area during my performances - including a free holiday concert.",,1891,"Other, local or private",3000,,,,"Rachael Kilgour",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"Performance opportunity and preparation for album release",2015-07-01,2016-01-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rachael,Kilgour,"Rachael Kilgour",,,MN,,"(218) 349-6494 ",rachaelkilgour@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Lake, Hennepin, Isanti, Anoka, Sherburne, Ramsey, Chisago, Washington, Aitkin, Itasca, Crow Wing, Olmsted, Blue Earth",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-11,"John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952 ",
30444,"Career Development Grant",2015,1232,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","I hope to study with a renowned basket artist so that I may learn the process of designing and creating baskets, from harvesting wood material to weaving wooden splints. I would like to be able to build on the skills I already have in the world of fiber arts by using a new fiber -wood- and making new designs. I will then be able to advance both careers, while beginning basketry weaving. This mentorship would allow me significant growth in both fields. The measurable outcome of this apprenticeship will be the baskets I create with April Stone Dahl, and then those I create on my own continued time of study in the 5 month period. I will take the traditional forms and create basketry for the time we currently live in. I will create those using a variety of techniques, such as plaiting, interlacing, hexagons and strand and strings. I will have some baskets with lids, handles, and rims, and some baskets will be made into backpacks, purses, and other types of containers. This project has a measurable outcome in the basket designs that I will produce. I will provide a detailed written account of the learned processes of procuring materials to make baskets, as well as that of creating baskets. Once I acquire these basic skills, I will work to create unique forms and designs. I will be able to weave according to different weaving styles and shapes. My goals of making modern and distinctive forms and designs is evaluable in the objects themselves.","I completed a number of baskets, pictured in the images attached, from start to finish. I cut down a few trees, pounded the logs until the growth rings separated, then scraped and split these strips to make satin-like strips for weaving, and wove a variety of baskets.",,1768,"Other, local or private",3000,,,,"Brittany L. Kubes",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"Art of Black Ash Basketry Apprenticeship",2015-07-01,2015-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Brittany,Kubes,"Brittany L. Kubes",,,MN,,"(773) 213-7545 ",brittany.kubes@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-12,"John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30446,"Career Development Grant",2015,1232,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","With this Career Development grant, I will be able to purchase a run of shoe lasts needed to complete a full line of original, handmade shoes and explore more possibilities of design and shoe construction, advancing my career as a leather artist. In addition to the lasts, I wish to use part of the funding to hire a website designer to help me create a website that will be used to showcase my work and highlight my unique craft. My goal is to create a full line of original shoe patterns, to complete original, one-of-a-kind shoes, and then work with a website designer to design a website that highlights my unique skills and craft, broadening my audience to a more national level.","With this career development grant, I was able to hire a web designer and photographer to develop a website as well as purchase shoe lasts and materials to make full sizes of handmade shoes.",,1768,"Other, local or private",3000,,,,"Candace M. LaCosse",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"Completion of ready-to-wear handmade shoes and artist website. With this Career Development grant, I wish to obtain a run of shoe lasts needed to complete a run of ready-to-wear, original handmade shoes and complete a website to better showcase my work and broaden my audience.",2015-03-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Candace,LaCosse,"Candace M. LaCosse",,,MN,,"(906) 362-7104 ",candace@hemlocksleather.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-13,"John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30452,"Career Development Grant",2015,1191,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","This project will reinforce my reverence for Historic looms and for me to learn more about how they were made and how they work. This broadens my artistic achievements to make a weaving studio with a combination of looms. Handmade looms are especially intriguing as each one is different because immigrants made them the way they knew how “in the old country.” The Factory Made looms used in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s were built because of the need for cloth. The outcomes of this project will be 3-4 (or more) renovated looms that all have working parts. They will be ready for weavers to prepare for weaving by warping (putting on yarns). These looms will be ready for use in the Art Studio in Old School Lives in Cotton, Minnesota. An additional outcome is that an assistant will be working and learning alongside me. This provides me feedback that my skill and learning is being passed on to another weaver, who can then become a Weaving Studio manager herself. Three main things will be achieved. One is that there will be 3-4 restored looms. Secondly, an Assistant will have learned a great deal about the looms, and the functioning of those looms. Thirdly, I will have achieved learning about the many looms that are there, and very much about the ones we do restore. 1. Three to four (or more) looms must be assembled with all parts. 2. They must work correctly. To make them workable one must understand how a loom works, and know what parts are necessary to make it work. Furthermore, one must know how to balance the parts to make them work with the right tension on the warp threads so that weaving can proceed. 3. We might have to warp a loom to demonstrate tension issues, as well as how to balance pulleys and harnesses. 4. The Trainer (me) will have to choose which looms to restore. I will also have to visualize and determine how they can fit in to the space available. 5. The Trainee (Ginger) will have successfully begun to understand a loom and how it works. 6. Repaired parts and replacement parts are functional and provide the correct mechanics that are necessary to make them work. The woodworkers will know that their work was of high value. 7. An eclectic looking group of parts of looms now are working as a loom should. 8. My new skills are evidenced in the final product of old looms turned into “NEW” old looms.","1. Reinforce my reverence for Historic Looms: I am honored that I could rapidly interpret the needed repairs and adjustments for each loom. I am so excited that I was able to do this and feel so much more competent. 2. Learn more about how they were made: each loom had different types of brakes, harnesses were different from loom to loom, attached or unattached seats were different on each loom, one loom had so many bolts on it, it was just astonishing, and one loom used springs instead of pulley systems (wow!). 3. 3-4 looms will be restored; we overachieved this goal by restoring 8 looms! 4. They will be ready for use in the Textile Studio at Old School Lives: one needs to put the threads on the looms before they can actually be balanced with the right tension to weave. This will happen as warping techniques,"" a class to be scheduled. 5. Assistant will be working and learning alongside me: hand-made characteristics of each loom was reviewed and discussed with Ginger as we worked on them. 6. Provides me with feedback that skills are being learned and passed on to another weaver: we warped one loom to do a test run to get the thread tension right so weaving can happen. One rag rug is started on it as of this writing, and Ginger is just thrilled that this is working! Discussions with Ginger about the looms, loom parts, and how they work to make the loom function correctly gave me the feedback that she has learned a great deal about the looms and how to take care of them.""",,1709,"Other, local or private",2900,,,,"Barbara Leuelling",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"Learn about and Restore Historic Looms for Weaving, Learning and Teaching Center in Cotton, Minnesota.",2015-07-01,2015-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Barbara,Leuelling,"Barbara Leuelling",,,MN,,"(218) 741-5299 ",barb2550@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-14,"John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30465,"Career Development Grant",2015,1232,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","I will publish my first book-length poetry manuscript with a well-respected, non-vanity press. The four measurable outcomes, which will occur in order, are as follows: 1. Attend Colrain Manuscript Conference. 2. Revise manuscript. 3. Submit manuscript to 20 presses. 4. Have book published by a non-vanity press. Measurement will occur by noting the completion of outcomes in this order: Conference attended by March 16, 2015. Manuscript revision completed within two months of conference completion or by May 31, 2015. Submission of manuscript to twenty presses by December 31, 2015. Book publication (given contest reading times, it is likely that this status of this outcome will not be known by the end of project calendar).","I will publish my first book-length poetry manuscript with a well-respected, non-vanity press. The four measurable outcomes, which will occur in order, are as follows: 1. Attend Colrain Manuscript Conference. 2. Revise manuscript. 3. Submit manuscript to 20 presses. 4. Have book published by a non-vanity press.",,1768,"Other, local or private",3000,,,,"Michelle M. Matthees",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"Book Manuscript Conference and Publication. I will use Arrowhead Regional Arts Council grant funds to attend The Colrain Poetry Manuscript Conference on March 13-16, 2015 In Greenfield, Massachusetts. While at the conference I will receive feedback on my book-length manuscript Careful House, consider revisions, and collect suggestions for presses that would be likely to publish this particular manuscript. Upon returning home, I will further revise my book-length manuscript and submit it to twenty book contests.",2015-02-01,2016-02-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michelle,Matthees,"Michelle M. Matthees",,,MN,,"(218) 341-9307 ",michellematthees@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-15,"John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30468,"Career Development Grant",2015,1232,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Goal: To create new media work that further explores audience interactivity / engagement by applying metaphors and methods from the world of gaming and interactive fiction to my interactive web environments and installations. Outcomes: 1. A series of 10 short works accessible through a web gallery that demonstrate: - the beauty and expressive power of creative data visualization; - the rich, cross-platform interactivity possible using current web technologies; - the immersive storytelling possibilities of user-directed online environments. 2. Open-source code available on GitHub (a code repository widely used in the open-source community). 3. An informal show and tell session in early May 2015 at the Prøve Gallery in Duluth. 4. A collection of coding tools I can use for a project called the Railway Prophecies"" to be released the Fall of 2015. 5. A portfolio of my creative work in this area that I can use to apply for future exhibition opportunities. I will: 1. Complete and release 10 prototypes by early May 2015. 2. Share and gather feedback from the local Technology MeetUp Group that I attend. 3. Use the session at the Prøve to encourage experimentation and foster discussion about the artistic strengths and weaknesses of the work. 4. Submit at least one of these short works to at least 3 juried online journals, galleries or exhibition opportunities. 5. Spark further interest in the Arrowhead for pursuing Arts / Technology experimentation and discussion.""","The project resulted in: a geolocative mobile application, a composed soundscape, a Twitterbot chorus + several other social media ""performances,"" live rendered sound/moving image installation for Northern Spark 2015 on June 13 (with 53,000 people in attendance), an online gallery, interviews with press and several informal presentations about the project, and future exhibition opportunities.",,1768,"Other, local or private",3000,,,,"Kathleen A. McTavish AKA Kathy McTavish",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"The Railway Prophecies: Phase 1. I will create 10 short new media prototypes that explore audience interactivity and engagement by applying metaphors and methods from the world of gaming and interactive fiction to my current work building interactive web environments and installations. These will be released online and through an installation and discussion at the Prøve Gallery (Duluth) in early May 2015. These prototypes will then be used to create a longer work called The Railway Prophecies to be released in late 2015.",2015-02-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kathleen,McTavish,"Kathleen A. McTavish AKA Kathy McTavish",,,MN,,"(218) 343-7998 ",kathy@cellodreams.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-16,"John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952 ",
30477,"Career Development Grant",2015,1232,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","To expose Native Modern Art together with modern jazz guitar to the general public by performing a series of slideshow concerts in Grand Marais and Duluth. To offer a rare opportunity to see works of George Morrison. Success shall be measured by attendance and participation in discussion after performance together with a questionnaire.","This project was a great success. The audience response was overwhelming. Attendance was poor in the first performance and very good in the second. The audience (in both performances) was enthusiastic and attentive and stayed for the discussion after the performance. I believe I successfully blended modern jazz with Indian art and brought this unique art form to the general public.",,1768,"Other, local or private",3000,,,,"Briand M. Morrison",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"George Morrison Slideshow. The performance of a 35 to 50 minute slideshow of the works of artist George Morrison with original soundtrack performed live by Briand Morrison. To be performed at the Arrowhead Center for the Arts and Duluth Art Institute. A brief discussion on both the art of George Morrison and music of Briand Morrison will follow. Live soundtrack consists of up to 12 jazz tunes composed and performed on guitar by Briand. Images used are of George Morrison artwork spanning from the 1940s through the 1990s. All copyrights to images are owned by Briand Morrison.",2015-02-01,2015-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Briand,Morrison,"Briand M. Morrison",,,MN,,"(218) 475-2777 ",guitar@briandmorrison.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Cook, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-17,"John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30487,"Career Development Grant",2015,1224,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","I have been offered a one-person exhibition in the Zeitgeist Arts Cafe', in the Zeitgeist Arts Center for Arts and Community building located in downtown Duluth, Winter of 2016. I want to exhibit drawings and painted stories from my community and personal life. Figures will continue to be distorted, enhancing the model’s attitude and intentions. Color and line will continue to determine strong composition. Zeitgeist Arts Café’ is known to be a popular meeting place and will provide a comfortable place to meet a much larger audience currently unfamiliar with my work. Perry Framing will manage the exhibition and provide promotional information to the public about the exhibition and provide media coverage. Perry Framing and I will work together to provide opportunities for the public to talk with me about the work at the café. 1. Over the 3 months while exhibiting I will spend time at the Zeitgeist Cafe during the exhibition to observe the public looking at the work - are they engaged?, do they have questions?, what images are they drawn to and why? 2. I will leave business cards with Perry Framing and the Zeitgeist Arts Cafe providing the public to contact me. 3. Perry Framing will ask all inquiries/buyers if they were familiar with my work before they saw the work at Zeitgeist Cafe Arts.","The art work was on display from February 1 - April 17. I was able to talk with many new people about the work at the opening primarily. Four works sold totaling $2,240 by folks that knew me but I think they have been waiting for an opportunity to purchase work, based on what they told me. Perry Framing was available to the public and we kept in contact throughout the exhibition. Many new inquiries interested in the work but no new sales.",,1756,"Other, local or private",2980,,,,"Carolyn S. Olson",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"One-Person Art Exhibition in the Zeitgeist Arts Cafe - Winter 2016",2015-07-01,2015-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carolyn,Olson,"Carolyn S. Olson",,,MN,,"(218) 269-6299 ",carolynsueolson@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-18,"John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30488,"Career Development Grant",2015,1232,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","To complete Three Rivers, my new creative work in a community of established writers and artists and use the manuscript to create a live performance/installation by June 1, 2016. To explore my artistic heritage and cultural themes and further develop intermedia skills with presentation of poetry. To leverage the recent publications and exhibitions to gain more opportunities, find new ways to advance my work, and to increase my network of international artistic connections. To advance my writing career by publication and presentation. Outcomes: 1. Attend the Enter Text Arteles Residency in Hameenkyro, Finland to exchange ideas, collaborate, and present work. 2. Expand my network of artistic connections. 3. Explore Finnish culture, history, and migration. 4. Complete Three Rivers, a manuscript of narrative poems and strengthen my presentation in live performance and installation. 5. Present Three Rivers in a performance/installation by June 1, 2016. 1. Complete work on a new writing project, Three Rivers, that draws from Minnesota history and Finnish culture. 2. Participate in the 30 day residency Enter Text at Arteles in Finland in November 2015 to exchange ideas regarding new work. Collaborate with artists regarding performance and presentation. 3. Write weekly blog entries during November to document the residency experience. 4. Meet in person with my current writing connections in Helsinki, composer Ollie Kortekangas and writer Tiina Pystynen, to discuss projects underway. 5. Complete a full poetry manuscript (about 75 pages). 6. Present Three Rivers in a performance/installation by June 1, 2016.","1. I developed the poetry manuscript, Three Rivers, that draws from Minnesota history and Finnish culture. 2. I traveled to Finland and participated in the 30 day residency Enter Text at Arteles November 2015. While there, I participated in weekly dialogues with the resident artists and also presented poems at a poetry reading in Hameenkyro. 3. I set up the Three Rivers blog to gather my observations and encounters with Finnish culture, writing, and art. 4. I met with composer Ollie Kortekangas and writer Tiina Pystynen, to discuss projects underway. 6. I presented poetry from the Three Rivers manuscript in a five readings.",,3862,"Other, local or private",5094,,,,"Sheila J. Packa",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"Three Rivers",2015-10-01,2016-06-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sheila,Packa,"Sheila J. Packa",,,MN,,"(218) 393-4218 ",sheilapacka@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-19,"John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30497,"Career Development Grant",2015,1223,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The goal of the project is to put on a production that will expose people to the struggles of the civil rights movement of the 1960s. We hope for 300-450 people to attend and for another 800 people to see social media and you-tube posts before and after the event. Additionally, we hope for thousands to see the media coverage of the event. The artistic goal of the project is to gauge the effectiveness of the dialogue, pacing and flow, and other dramatic elements that may need adjustment. Dramatic readings are necessary to inform the screenplay writer about the changes necessary to improve the script. The success of the project will be measured by how many hits we get from the video clip, how many people try out for the actors roles, how much media attention the projects gets, and how many people attend the performances. Additionally, all of the sponsors, artistic personnel, and the audience will be asked to fill out an evaluation about the impact of the performance. The feedback provided is necessary in order for improvements to be made on the screenplay. Ultimately, the success of the Readers Theater project will be judged by the acceptance of the script by a movie production studio.","17 cast members and 5 staff/crew members received an incredible artistic experience. We had nearly a full house both nights, with an estimated 105 people each night for a total of 210. Thousands of people saw the news story, the advertisement, the Facebook page posts and the web page.",,1883,"Other, local or private",3106,,,,"Cheryl R. Reitan",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"Thunder of Freedom Readers Theater. This grant is to help fund a Readers Theater production of the screenplay, Thunder of Freedom. The Clayton, Jackson, McGhie Memorial Committee has invited me to present Thunder of Freedom to commemorate the 95th anniversary of the lynching of Elias Clayton, Elmer Jackson and Isaac McGhie in Duluth. The screenplay is based on another story about civil rights, as told in the book ""Thunder of Freedom: Black Leadership and the Transformation of 1960s Mississippi"" by Sue [Lorenzi] Sojourner with Cheryl Reitan. The script tells the story of a group of Holmes County, Mississippi, black farmers who helped elect the first African American to the Mississippi legislature in the 20th century.",2015-05-01,2015-07-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cheryl,Reitan,"Cheryl R. Reitan",,,MN,,"(218) 213-0902 ",cherylreitan@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-21,"John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952 ",
30503,"Career Development Grant",2015,1232,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","My goal is to have a solo exhibit at the Duluth Art Institute. I will exhibit 150 pieces of art in the Morrison Gallery at the Duluth Art Institute. I anticipate a large number of visitors to the gallery and expect positive reviews of the exhibit. Number of pieces exhibited. Number of visitors to the gallery. Number of Painting exhibited. Reviews of the show.","Number of pieces exhibited (75-135).",,1768,"Other, local or private",3000,,,,"Karen E. Savage-Blue",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"Duluth Art Institute Solo Exhibit. I am scheduled for a solo exhibit at the Duluth Art Institute during the months of September and October 2015. I need funding assistance with framing, packaging and transportation of the art.",2015-08-01,2015-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Karen,Savage-Blue,"Karen E. Savage-Blue",,,MN,,"(218) 591-2069 ",ksbluearts@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Carlton",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-22,"John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952 ",
30505,"Career Development Grant",2015,1232,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","To promote the October 13, 2015 launch of my memoir NEWLYWEDS AFLOAT: Married Bliss and Mechanical Breakdowns While Living on a Trawler. To achieve this goal, three major launch events will be held in October 2015 in Duluth Minnesota, Chicago, Illinois, and the Quad Cities of Illinois and Iowa. At least six smaller events will be held at harbors in Spring/Summer 2016. Promotional materials will be sent to key media outlets in event areas. Electronic invitations will be sent to individuals and organizations, and social media will be used to promote the book and events. Posters will be displayed in relevant locations. Promotional materials will be sent to bookstores and specialty stores (such as marina stores) in areas featured in the memoir. The Evaluation Plan is both Quantitative and Qualitative. Quantitative: Number of books sold at three launch events and smaller readings (tabulated per event). Total number of books sold in the first year. Number of audience members at three launch events and smaller readings (tabulated per event). Number of people added to my mailing list. Number of mailings to media outlets in each area. Media response in each area (number of book reviews, blurbs, articles, interviews, etc.). Number of mailings of promotional materials to bookstores and specialty stores. Number of bookstores and specialty stores that feature the book in targeted areas. Qualitative: The overall success of the launch events and smaller readings. Who was there? What kind of energy was present? What kinds of conversations did I have with people? What did I learn about the audience? About literary events? About book promotion? Overall success of marketing campaign. What kinds of connections did I make with editors, news directors, managers? What did I learn about promoting to media outlets? What did I learn about reviews, about interviewing?","Promotional Events: Duluth release party; Chicago release party; Moline, Illinois release party; featured reader at Beaner's in Duluth; signing at Fitger's Bookstore in Duluth; featured reader at The Spot in Ashland, Wisconsin; featured reader at ""Wild Women"" reading in Ashland, Wisconsin; featured reader at ""Writers Read"" event at Northland College, Ashland, Wisconsin; reading and memoir workshop at Two Harbors, Minnesota Library; appearances at three book clubs in Duluth. Mailed review copies and/or promo",,1768,"Other, local or private",3000,,,,"Felicia Schneiderhan",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"NEWLYWEDS AFLOAT: Launch and promotion of a memoir",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Felicia,Schneiderhan,"Felicia Schneiderhan",,,MN,,"(218) 722-2373 ",felicia.schneiderhan@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Lake, Cook",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-23,"John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30506,"Career Development Grant",2015,1067,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The goal of this project is to create a body of work for an upcoming solo exhibit at The University of Wisconsin-Superior in April of 2016, and use the work to create a quality digital portfolio by professionally photographing and documenting it. Methods of measurements will be qualitative; yes or no. I will have a show in April 2016, which is defined as being comprised of cohesive body of related wood-fired clay sculptures. The work will be successfully documented for a portfolio if it is professionally photographed, meaning I have obtained high quality digital images that have been taken by a professional photographer. The portfolio outcome will also be expressed in a digital inventory, containing information that will include the corresponding titles, date, size, and medium. Each outcome will be evaluated by addressing if it did or did not occur and meet the definition given.","The goal of this project was to create a body of work for a solo exhibit at The University of Wisconsin-Superior in April of 2016, and use the work to create a quality digital portfolio by professionally photographing and documenting it. I proceeded to have a show in April 2016 comprised of a cohesive body of related wood-fired clay sculptures at University of Wisconsin-Superior. Works in the show were successfully documented for a portfolio by being professionally photographed. I have not obtained the copies of the high quality digital images taken by a professional photographer, as she has not completed the editing process. I have been informed that I will receive my edited photographs by the end of September 2016.",,2306,"Other, local or private",3373,,,,"Maria Sippola",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"Wood Kiln Fired Sculptures",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Maria,Sippola,"Maria Sippola",,,MN,,"(970) 274-9960 ",maria_circles@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-24,"John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30513,"Career Development Grant",2015,1200,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The goal of Listen Local: Audio Storytelling is to share the stories recorded in oral history interviews through 1 Reader's Theater performance and at least 6 podcasts. The project will enable me to develop as scriptwriter (for reader's theater) and a radio/podcast producer by attending a detailed training about radio documentaries. Evaluation will be possible through the production of and tracking attendance at the Reader's Theater event, and through the posting and availability of 6 quality local history podcasts. Feedback from listeners and audience members will be solicited and collected. New skills developed will be demonstrated and evaluated through the quality of the productions.",,,1730,"Other, local or private",2930,,,,"Gina  . Temple-Rhodes",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"Listen Local: Audio Storytelling in Duluth. Listen Local will draw on the tradition of oral history interviews of elders and significant local residents and will provide ways to share those voices and stories more widely through audio storytelling. This storytelling will be done through an ""Archives Alive"" Reader's Theater production and by creating podcasts that will be available on local websites or possibly broadcast on local radio. ",2015-02-01,2015-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Gina,Temple-Rhodes,"Gina  . Temple-Rhodes",,,MN,,"(218) 390-8343 ",gina.temple@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-27,"John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952 ",
30518,"Career Development Grant",2015,799,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","1. Meet up to 3 prominent portrait artists, whose work I admire, and whom I can study from. 2. Attend classes that address skills I wish to improve upon. 3. Experience viewing paintings by some of the best living artists in the portraiture genre. 4. Receive constructive criticism from established portraiture artists that will improve my portfolio/website, which is how the public frequently first views my work. 5. Discover and meet other portrait artists working in Minnesota. 6. Discover other painters who use pastel for portraits. The success of attending the conference will become clearer as I continue in my work. There are some things that I will begin to use right away. Based on my goals, I will: 1. Identifying an artist whose work will benefit my career by advancing my painting skills, my marketing skills, and my presentation skills. I will set up a system to continue that learning. 2. Identify skills that I learned. As my work progresses, I will incorporate those skills. 3. Seeing a live painting is much different than seeing a photo of it. By seeing the actual painting, and sometimes watching its creation, I can better discover what makes it successful and compare that with what I am currently doing. 4. Make immediate changes to my portfolio/website. In the long run, I expect an increase in sales and commissions, acceptance into more regional and national portrait competitions, and improved recognition of my work.","1. Meet up to 3 prominent portrait artists, whose work I admire, and whom I can study from. 2. Attend classes that address skills I wish to improve upon. 3. Experience viewing paintings by some of the best living artists in the portraiture genre. 4. Receive constructive criticism from established portraiture artists that will improve my portfolio/website, which is how the public frequently first views my work. 5. Discover and meet other portrait artists working in Minnesota. 6. Discover other painters who use pastel for portraits.",,1321,"Other, local or private",2120,,,,"Michelle Wegler",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"2015 Portrait Society Conference. Attendance and participation in classes and workshops, technical discussions and lectures, and network with artists and agents at the conference. In addition, I may receive one-on-one critiques from faculty and agents and view paintings by the finalists in the International Portrait Competition.",2015-02-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michelle,Wegler,"Michelle Wegler",,,MN,,"(218) 724-8010 ",michelle.wegler@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Itasca, Carlton, Lake, Cook, Olmsted, Ramsey, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-29,"John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30520,"Career Development Grant",2015,1232,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","My goal is to produce 25 preliminary copies of a modest, black cloth hardcover book, 10"" x 10"" in dust jacket, of an estimated 50 pages. These I could make available to regional museum directors, curators, academic institutions, and past patrons of my work. I will secure the authorship of a foreword by Ann Klefstad, an eminent regional voice in the arts. The work itself will feature Kathleen Roberts' poetry alongside 20 of my duotone processed photographs. Measurable outcomes will include a detailed contact list of the book's recipients, and any ancillary materials garnered such as supplementary communications (i.e. thank yous, notice of receipt, etc.). Our project carries a rather evident measure of outcome: the planning and completion of the book as described. I will also collate various measures of evaluation such as press releases announcing the work's publication via the Duluth News Tribune, Minneapolis' City Pages, Star-Tribune, MNartists.org, and other media outlets. Record will be kept of invitations to broader distribution, as well as reviews, notices and the like.","While the Career Development grant was approved on June 29th, our project's change request was not approved until July 29th. Still, 21 authors were secured, Ann Klefstad authored a foreword, the book has been designed, proofs approved, pages printed, and now in the hands of its binder. The Duluth Art Institute has announced a launch with readings from the book on January 21st in conjunction with its annual member exhibition. Annie Dugan and I have also confirmed a broader exhibition in June 2016 of my images and contributor's texts in either the Steffl or Morrison galleries. I've arranged for the book's acceptance into the Duluth Public Library's Duluth Collection, created a website with links to each participant's websites, and have been cross-promoting their local appearances on a linked Facebook page.",,1768,"Other, local or private",3000,,,,"Tim P. White",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"Tim White, Collaborative Book Project",2015-07-01,2015-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tim,White,"Tim P. White",,,MN,,"(612) 306-2277 ",whitedog35@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-30,"John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30438,"Career Development Grant",2015,1232,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The goal of this project is to record, produce, mix and master The Social Disaster’s first LP, The Dark Side of the Rolling Rink to be released physically and digitally to the general population. This will create a quality product that can represent our band as we continue to grow in a professional environment. We have recorded demos and created a concise framework for the songs that we want to record and release; working with studio professionals and a producer will provide us the basis for honing these songs and making them the best complete work they can be. We want an outside source to engage critically in the work and provide us with feedback and direction to explore the potential of the final album. Alan Sparhawk gave us a verbal confirmation that he will produce the album. Studios we’ve been considering include The Terrarium and The Sound Gallery in Minneapolis, Pacyderm in Cannon Falls, Minnesota and Sacred Heart in Duluth, Minnesota. The first goals are successfully hiring a producer, booking studio time, and tracking the recording. Next, we will select methods of duplication and will also curate release shows to showcase the completed album. The release shows both in Duluth and Minneapolis will be a great way gauge the success of our work and make the album physically available to the public. Outcomes will be measured in our ability to successfully complete all tasks and disseminate our work through physical duplication of recordings, a digital download method and booking and completion of release shows.","Funds from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council Career Development grant specifically paid for the sound engineering, production, mixing and mastering for the debut album of my band, The Social Disaster, entitled ôDark Side of the Roller Rinkö which we released on compact disc and digitally on November 13th, 2015. We were able to hire Nick Tveitbakk at Pachyderm Studio in Cannon Falls, Minnesota to engineer the album and Alan Sparhawk of Low served as the producer of the album. It was mixed and mastered by Jakob Larson at Sacred Heart Music Center in Duluth, Minnesota.",,3918,"Other, local or private",5150,,,,"Rachel E. Johnson",Individual,"Career Development Grant ",,"The Social Disaster - The Dark Side of the Roller Rink. The Dark Side of the Roller Rink (working title) is the first LP from my band, The Social Disaster, of which I am the lead singer, lyricist and co-composer. We would use the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council funds, our own band savings and Kickstarter funds if necessary to pay for a producer, studio time, the mixing and mastering of the album. Funding would provide a platform to further enhance, develop and mature the complete sound and artistic collaboration of band members. ",2015-02-01,2015-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rachel,Johnson,"Rachel E. Johnson",,,MN,,"(218) 213-2256 ",raeljo89@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Hennepin, Lake, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-8,"John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist. ","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior. ",,
28910,"Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception Stabilization: Conditions Assessment",2015,13000,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.","Available upon request. Contact",,,,,13000,,"Kay Hegge, Board Chair/Secretary, Brian Carlson, Treasurer, Glen Torkelson, Vice-Chair",0.00,"Prairie Skyline Foundation, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To hire a qualified architect to prepare a conditions assessment and planning documents for the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, proposed to be used as a community center, and listed in the National Register of Historic Places.",,,2014-10-01,2016-04-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Kay,Hegge,"Prairie Skyline Foundation, Inc.","27048 310th Street SW",Crookston,MN,56716,218-289-1246,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Hubbard, Kittson, Koochiching, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake, Roseau",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/cathedral-immaculate-conception-stabilization-conditions-assessment,"Historic Resources Advisory Committee Mark Peterson, Winona (Chair) - Executive Director, Winona County Historical Society - Governor's appointee to Minnesota Sesquicentennial and Minnesota Humanities Commissions - Qualified in history, historic preservation and history museum administration Leanne Brown, Eden Prairie - Director of Development, Carver County Library/Library Foundation - Formerly, Executive Director, Carver County Historical Society - Qualified in history, project management and museum studies Jack Byers, Minneapolis - Manager, Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED) - Manages CPED's Preservation and Design Section - Qualified in historic preservation, architecture, urban geography and planning Tamara Edevold, Bagley - Executive Director, Clearwater County Historical Society - Active in Minnesota's Historic Northwest, regional historical organization - Qualified in history, archaeology, anthropology and history museum administration Ram Gada, Eden Prairie - Engineer - Active in the documentation of Minnesota's East Indian community - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), former member - Qualified in engineering, energy consulting and grants administration William Latady, Tower - Bois Forte Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer - Curator, Bois Forte Heritage Museum - Qualified in archaeology, anthropology, historic preservation and history museum administration Benjamin Vander Kooi, Luverne - Attorney practicing as Vander Kooi Law Offices, P.A., in Luverne, MN - Active in Vote Yes! Campaign - Past chair, MN State Arts Board - Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation - Qualified in historic preservation, nonprofit and grants administration Brenda Child, Minneapolis - Chair, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota - Enrolled member, Red Lake Nation - Qualified in history, American Studies and American Indian Studies Nicole Foss, Bemidji - Executive Director, Beltrami County Historical Society, Bemidji, MN - Qualified in anthropology, historical archaeology, library and museum fields Kris Kiesling, Roseville - Director of Archives and Special Collections at University of MN Libraries - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) member - Qualified in library and archives, digital services and history Jan Louwagie, Marshall - Coordinator, Southwest Minnesota Regional Research Center, Southwest Minnesota State University - Founding member of Society for the Study of Local and Regional History - Former member of State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) - Qualified in history and archival administration Ann Meline, Saint Cloud - Deputy Director, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud - Formerly Assistant Director/Public Programs managing Exhibits, Collections and Education Departments - Former grant reviewer for Institute of Museum and Library Services - Qualified in history, nonprofit and museum administration Peter Reis, White Bear Lake - President, White Bear Lake Area Historical Society - Chair, Minnesota Historical Society's Grants Review Committee - Qualified in history and nonprofit and grants administration William Stoeri, Minneapolis - Ex-officio member (president of the MHS Board) Missy Staples Thompson, Saint Paul - Ex-officio member (treasurer of the MHS Board)","Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",,
29769,"Chippewa River Watershed Protection - Clean Water Partnership (CWP)",2015,296965,,,,,,,,,,,2.97,"Chippewa River Watershed Project","Local/Regional Government","The goal of the Chippewa River Watershed Protection project is to protect unimpaired areas of the watershed. This will be accomplished through education and outreach with landowners and through implementation of best management practices. ",,"Chippewa River Watershed ",2015-06-08,2018-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Kylene,Olson,"Chippewa River Watershed Project","629 N. 11th Street Suite 17",Montevideo,MN,56265,"(320) 269-2139",,"Education/Outreach/Engagement, Restoration/Enhancement","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Chippewa, Douglas, Grant, Kandiyohi, Pope, Stevens, Swift",,"Chippewa River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/chippewa-river-watershed-protection-clean-water-partnership-cwp,,,,
25916,"Community Arts Schools and Conservatories",2015,11627,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","The Center for Irish Music proposes to expand its arts learning opportunities for students in the areas of early childhood education, music ensembles, camps, and non-music learning opportunities. Success will be evaluated by measuring the number of new classes created and the number of students who enroll in these courses. 2: Through the expansion of learning opportunities for students, Center for Irish Music proposes to hire new professional artists or increase the teaching hours of existing staff. Success will be measured by evaluating increases in the number of instructors teaching at the Center for Irish Music, including visiting artists, and the number of teaching hours provided.","Arts learning opportunities for young children grew with the addition of a new class called Gaelic Songs for Young Singers. CIM's ensemble program grew by 27%. Each term, data from an online class management program was exported, sorted and compared to that from previous years. For this outcome in FY15, we tracked new class and camp offerings, and student enrollment. 2: CIM’s weekly teaching staff grew from 18 to 20 in FY15 due to a 25% increase in private lessons. There was an increase in visiting artists from FY14. Evaluation method was comparing the annual workload of current active teaching staff and number of visiting artists to the previous fiscal year. Private lessons, group class enrollment were tracked.",,193621,"Other, local or private",205248,2325,"Michael O'Connor, Patrick Cole, Greg Padden, Teisha Magee, Dave McKenna, Mike Lynch, Patrick Krekelberg, Chris Eliasen, Ruth McGlynn",,"The Center for Irish Music","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Schools and Conservatories",,,2015-01-01,2015-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Norah,Rendell,"The Center for Irish Music","836 Prior Ave N","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 815-0083 ",nrendell@centerforirishmusic.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Chisago, Cook, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Ramsey, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-schools-and-conservatories-16,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
25948,"Community Arts Schools and Conservatories",2015,15909,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","The number of classes offered at MacRostie Art Center increases by at least 30%. The number of classes offered will be compared to an average of the number of classes offered for the three years prior to receiving the grant (2011-2013) to determine the percentage increase. 2: 50% more students enroll in classes at or organized through MacRostie Art Center. Enrollment numbers will be recorded and compared to an average of enrollment numbers for the three years prior to receiving the grant (2011-2013) to determine the percentage increase. ","The number of classes offered at MacRostie Art Center increased 75%. The number of classes offered in 2015 was 89 -- a 75% increase over the 2011-2013 average of 51. 2: The increase in enrollment in classes at MacRostie Art Center was 49%. The total enrollment in 2015 was 470 students -- a 49% increase over the 2011-2013 average of 315 students. ",,224359,"Other, local or private",240268,794,"Bruce Bartos, Charles Driscoll, Angela Dynkavitch, Kathy Gebhart, Carmen Haugen, Amanda Lamppa, Nicole Lehtinen, Steven Loney, John O'Leary, Aaron Squadroni, Katie Tierney",0.37,"MacRostie Art Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Schools and Conservatories",,,2015-01-01,2015-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Katie,Marshall,"MacRostie Art Center","405 1st Ave NW","Grand Rapids",MN,55744-2617,"(218) 326-2697 ",katie@macrostieartcenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Cass, Itasca, Koochiching, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-schools-and-conservatories-18,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
29761,"Des Moines River Hydrological Simulation Program FORTRAN (HSPF) Model - Phase I",2015,125000,,,,,,,,,,,0.36,"Tetra Tech","For-Profit Business/Entity","The goal of this project is to construct, calibrate, and validate a Hydrological Simulation Program FORTRAN (HSPF) model for Minnesota portions of the Des Moines River watershed. ",,"Lower Des Moines River WatershedEast Fork Des Moines River WatershedDes Moines River - Headwaters Watershed",2015-05-18,2016-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Katherine,Pekarek-Scott,"MPCA ST. Paul Office","520 Lafayette Road N.","St. Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 757-2418",,Modeling,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Cottonwood, Jackson, Lyon, Martin, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone",,"Des Moines River - Headwaters, East Fork Des Moines River, Lower Des Moines River ",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/des-moines-river-hydrological-simulation-program-fortran-hspf-model-phase-i,,,,
28900,"Development and Design of Children's Exhibits on Dakota Culture and History",2015,33664,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.","Available upon request. Contact",,,,,33664,,"Brian Benshoof, Dr. Brenda Flannery, Linda Frost, Kaaren Grabianowski, Mary Jo Hensel, Nick Hinz, Lyle Jacobson, Eric Lennartson, Naomi Mortensen, Jean Peterson, Christine Powers, Tom Riley, Beth Serrill, Dr. Katie Smentek, Sara Steinbach, Laura Stevens, Karen Wahlstrom, Pam Willard, Anna Thill",0.11,"Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To hire consultants to develop an exhibit on Dakota culture and history.",,,2014-10-01,2016-01-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Deb,Johnson,"Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota","PO Box 3103",Mankato,MN,56002,507-995-9551,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chisago, Cottonwood, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Freeborn, Hennepin, Houston, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Martin, McLeod, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pennington, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, St. Louis, Scott, Sibley, Steele, Todd, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/development-and-design-childrens-exhibits-dakota-culture-and-history,"Historic Resources Advisory Committee Mark Peterson, Winona (Chair) - Executive Director, Winona County Historical Society - Governor's appointee to Minnesota Sesquicentennial and Minnesota Humanities Commissions - Qualified in history, historic preservation and history museum administration Leanne Brown, Eden Prairie - Director of Development, Carver County Library/Library Foundation - Formerly, Executive Director, Carver County Historical Society - Qualified in history, project management and museum studies Jack Byers, Minneapolis - Manager, Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED) - Manages CPED's Preservation and Design Section - Qualified in historic preservation, architecture, urban geography and planning Tamara Edevold, Bagley - Executive Director, Clearwater County Historical Society - Active in Minnesota's Historic Northwest, regional historical organization - Qualified in history, archaeology, anthropology and history museum administration Ram Gada, Eden Prairie - Engineer - Active in the documentation of Minnesota's East Indian community - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), former member - Qualified in engineering, energy consulting and grants administration William Latady, Tower - Bois Forte Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer - Curator, Bois Forte Heritage Museum - Qualified in archaeology, anthropology, historic preservation and history museum administration Benjamin Vander Kooi, Luverne - Attorney practicing as Vander Kooi Law Offices, P.A., in Luverne, MN - Active in Vote Yes! Campaign - Past chair, MN State Arts Board - Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation - Qualified in historic preservation, nonprofit and grants administration Brenda Child, Minneapolis - Chair, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota - Enrolled member, Red Lake Nation - Qualified in history, American Studies and American Indian Studies Nicole Foss, Bemidji - Executive Director, Beltrami County Historical Society, Bemidji, MN - Qualified in anthropology, historical archaeology, library and museum fields Kris Kiesling, Roseville - Director of Archives and Special Collections at University of MN Libraries - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) member - Qualified in library and archives, digital services and history Jan Louwagie, Marshall - Coordinator, Southwest Minnesota Regional Research Center, Southwest Minnesota State University - Founding member of Society for the Study of Local and Regional History - Former member of State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) - Qualified in history and archival administration Ann Meline, Saint Cloud - Deputy Director, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud - Formerly Assistant Director/Public Programs managing Exhibits, Collections and Education Departments - Former grant reviewer for Institute of Museum and Library Services - Qualified in history, nonprofit and museum administration Peter Reis, White Bear Lake - President, White Bear Lake Area Historical Society - Chair, Minnesota Historical Society's Grants Review Committee - Qualified in history and nonprofit and grants administration William Stoeri, Minneapolis - Ex-officio member (president of the MHS Board) Missy Staples Thompson, Saint Paul - Ex-officio member (treasurer of the MHS Board)","Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",,
23917,"DNR Grassland Phase VI",2015,1458800,"ML 2014, Ch. 256, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 2(h)","$1,530,000 in the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources to accelerate the restoration and enhancement of prairie communities in wildlife management areas, scientific and natural areas, aquatic management areas, state forest land, and land under native prairie bank easements. A list of proposed land restorations and enhancements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan. ",,"Restored 113 acres and enhanced 11,594 acres for a total of 11,707 acres. ",,,,1380000,126400,,1.5,DNR,"State Government","With this appropriation, the DNR enhanced and restored over 11,700 acres of public lands or permanently protected private lands under easement.  Projects under this appropriation included prescribed fire, prescribed or conservation grazing, woody removal, and enhancing plant diversity.  With this appropriation we were able to exceed our target acreage by 38 percent.   ",,"This project was a little different from the typical DNR grassland enhancement appropriations in that it did not include a Roving Crew and it was a little more focused on the south east part of the state than other DNR grassland enhancement appropriations have been.  That said, the types of projects are similar to what we've done in the past.  What makes this appropriation different, perhaps, is not the few large showcase projects we do, but the collective impact and benefits of many smaller projects on the landscape.   With this funds we were able to conduct prescribed fires on over 6000 acres and remove woody vegetation from almost 2000 acres of grassland.  Both of these types of projects are critical to grassland wildlife, especially birds.  Multiple studies have shown that nesting success of both game birds and songbirds is significantly impacted by woody vegetation.  Some species won't nest near tall trees and these trees also provide habitat for several types of nest predators.   There were several efforts to increase grassland diversity in brome or bluestem monocultures totaling 250 acres as well as restoration of over 100 acres.  This should increase habitat quality for pollinating insects as well as increase the abundance of insects that serve as a critical high protein food resource, especially for egg-laying birds and fast-growing young chicks.   We also completed invasive species control on over 2700 acres of grassland. This should in turn increase native plant diversity and increase pollinator habitat.   One area new for this appropriation is conservation grazing, although in this case much of it could be referred to as conservation browsing.  Goats were used in some cases for grazing prairie, especially on steep slopes.  These areas are often dangerous for equipment and the goats reduce reliance on chemicals.  Below is one description from DNR staff of this type of project.   ""At Mound Prairie SNA, west of Hokah, MN, goats have spent multiple seasons grazing two bluff prairies cleared of eastern red cedar trees and invasive brush, such as buckthorn and honeysuckle.  The goats were able to reduce the vigor of the woody vegetation, allowing native grasses and forbs an opportunity to grow.  Using goats reduced the amount of chemical needed to control the invasive woody brush! There is now a sufficient grass component to facilitate prescribed burning.""       A similar project in central Minnesota shows the benefits of cedar removal to prairie plants and wildlife.    ""Starting in 2016 and continuing into 2019 invading trees and brush were removed from about 25 acres of rock outcrop and wet prairie at Cedar Rock SNA in Redwood County.  The work was done in two phases; first large trees (mostly cedar) were cut, treated, piled and burned.  Two years later a follow-up pass was made to control buckthorn which had grown after the removal of the taller trees.  Although formal post-treatment surveys have not been conducted; previously undocumented rare plants are apparent and the area appears to harbor a broad array of both plant and animal species."" One area that gets little attention in habitat work is the ecosystem benefits of that work.  Again, numerous studies have shown that grassland restoration is a very good way to remove carbon from the air, helping to mitigate climate change.  Even prescribed burning, because it stimulates root growth will help remove carbon from the air and store the carbon in the soil.   As always, monitoring continues to be an issue with all these projects, both at the individual site and the larger landscape.  The conservation partners in the state, including DNR, FWS, TNC, and others, continue to work to develop statistically rigorous ways of addressing these questions.   Attached are a series of images from Mound Prairie SNA (word doc) and Cedar Rock SNA (indiv jpgs).  The Mound Prairie images show the impacts of cedar removal in the SE.  The Cedar Rock aerial images show how cedars were only scattered over the site in the 1930s, covered the site before this project, and how these funds help open up a large area to prairie.   For this final report, dollars for each project are pro-rated based on the acre percentage for each project relative to the budget.   ",2014-07-01,2019-10-31,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,"Greg ",Hoch,"DNR Wildlife","500 Lafayette Rd ","St. Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 259-5230",greg.hoch@state.mn.us,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Clay, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Goodhue, Grant, Houston, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, McLeod, Meeker, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Pope, Red Lake, Redwood, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Washington, Wilkin, Winona, Yellow Medicine","Forest Prairie Transition, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Prairie Region, Southeast Forest",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/dnr-grassland-phase-vi,,,,
23924,"DNR Wildlife Management Area and Scientific & Natural Area Acquisition",2015,8145000,"ML 2014, Ch. 256, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 2(a)","$8,145,000 in the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources to acquire land in fee for wildlife management area purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8, and to acquire land in fee for scientific and natural area purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 5. Of this amount, $4,250,000 is for the Vermillion River Wildlife Management Area addition in Dakota County. Money appropriated in this paragraph may not be used to acquire any portion of the Vermillion River Wildlife Management Area Addition that is or will be subject to the removal of gravel or other mining activities. Any funds not spent on the Vermillion River Wildlife Management Area addition must be used for acquisition of land in the seven-county metropolitan area. Lands acquired with this appropriation may not be used for emergency haying and grazing in response to federal or state disaster declarations. Conservation grazing under a management plan that is already being implemented may continue. Subject to the evaluation criteria under Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be given to acquisition of lands that are eligible for the native prairie bank under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of proposed land and permanent conservation easement acquisitions must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan. ",,"Protected 1,733 acres in fee with State PILT Liability. ","achieved proposed outcomes",2884600,"RIM ",8014600,38000,,0.74,DNR,"State Government","Work resulting from this appropriation resulted in the acquisition, development, and inclusion of 1,733 acres into the state Wildlife Management Area (WMA) system.  We exceeded the projected acres by 56% and exceeded leverage by nearly 20%. ",,"Through this appropriation the MN DNR protected lands in the prairie, and metro ecological sections. The MN DNR prioritized our acquisitions to focus on parcels with an existing habitat base, acquisition opportunities that provided connectivity and worked toward building habitat complexes, and opportunities that allowed us to maximize habitat benefits. All acquisitions were a result of a relationship with a willing seller. We scored them using a GIS based tool that assigns points based on the natural resource attributes along with other ecological and management criteria. We then ranked them in importance based on their score and input from local DNR land managers. All acquisitions where then subject to County Board review and approval. Ten WMA parcels totaling 1,733 acres are now permanently protected as a result of acquisitions funded by this program. This eclipsed our Accomplishment Plan goal for acquisition by 620 acres! ",2014-07-01,2021-10-29,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Patrick,Rivers,"MN Dept. of Natural Resources","500 Lafayette Road ","St. Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 259-5209",pat.rivers@state.mn.us,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Anoka, Chisago, Clay, Cottonwood, Dakota, Lyon, Murray, Norman, Rice, Stearns, Swift, Wright","Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Prairie Region",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/dnr-wildlife-management-area-and-scientific-natural-area-acquisition,,,,
23935,"MN DNR Aquatic Habitat Program - Phase VI",2015,2483200,"ML 2014, Ch.256, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 5(a)","$2,560,000 in the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources to acquire interests in land in fee for aquatic management purposes under Minnesota Statutes, sections 86A.05, subdivision 14, and 97C.02, and to restore and enhance aquatic habitat. A list of proposed land acquisitions and restorations and enhancements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan. ","I ","Restored 131 acres, protected in fee with state PILT liability 62 acres, protected in easement 132 acres, and enhanced 2,182 acres for a total of 2,507 acres. ",,660000,"US Forest Service, Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Upper Mississippi Headwater Restoration Fund, Chippewa Stewardship Fund, Otter Tail Wetland Mitigation, and Otter Tail Transmission Line Tribal Gathering Mitigation ",2425600,111000,,3.4,DNR,"State Government","DNR modified six dams to allow fish passage and enhanced in stream habitat on two rivers with this appropriation. Also, habitat enhancement project were completed on 28 Aquatic Management Areas and three metro parks, totaling 1,002 acres. Stream habitat work for this appropriation and LSOHC-funded projects from other appropriations was aided by funding for a stream restoration coordinator and interns. These positions aided in public outreach, survey work, design, permitting, contracting, and coordination with project partners on these complex projects. The coordinator moved seven additional projects forward and assessed ten potential projects for future LSOHC proposals. ",,"Stream projects were prioritized based on the DNR's Stream habitat Priority List, where projects are ranked based on a number of criteria surrounding support and outcomes. This appropriation funded five stream projects, several of which involved external partners. Individual project details are outlined below. - Sand Hill River Fish Passage Project: This project partnered with the Sand Hill River Watershed District and Army Corps of Engineers to restore fish passage on the Sand Hill River. The in channel portion of the project was essentially completed in 2017. Initial fish surveys have already documented restored fish passage upstream of the modified dams. Both this grant and an ML 2015 grant to the Sand Hill River Watershed District contributed to the local share of this project and were matched 3:1 by federal funds. Credits for habitat benefits were divided up between the two grants based on overall contribution to the project. - Knutson Dam fish passage- Construction of the project was finished in the spring of 2016. The dam, at the outlet of Cass Lake in Beltrami County, was modified into a rapids to allow fish movement upstream from the Mississippi River. This will allow free movement between habitats in the lakes upstream and the river downstream, facilitating access for fish to key habitats such those used for spawning. The project was done in conjunction with the US Forest Service, who owns the dam. The initial LSOHC grant spurred multiple other parties to invest in the project, totaling $660,000 in match. Partners included the US Forest Service, Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Upper Mississippi Headwater Restoration Fund, Chippewa Stewardship Fund, Otter Tail Wetland Mitigation, and Otter Tail Transmission Line Tribal Gathering Mitigation. - Long Lake fish passage- We worked with Itasca County to modify a small dam at the outlet to Long Lake into a rapids in January, 2016 in order to facilitate fish passage. - Straight River habitat enhancement: Several DNR divisions teamed up to improve aquatic habitat by installing 32 new tree structures on the Straight River, one of Minnesota’s premier trophy brown trout streams. DNR fisheries staff selected three sections of the river to place the structures to address an over-wide stream channel with little cover for fish. Due to the inaccessibility of this reach of stream for heavy equipment due to surrounding wetlands, a helicopter was used to lower about 150 trees into position to create the structures. A total of 4,180 feet of stream was enhanced by this project. - South Branch Root River: This project was funded by the ML2013 and ML2014 DNR Aquatic Habitat appropriation. A 450 foot reach of the river was experiencing severe erosion, with the streambank losing over 10 feet per year. A riffle was constructed at the upstream end of the reach to direct flow, and a bankfull bench was constructed along the eroding bank using toe wood to enhance stability and fish habitat. The bench was vegetated with a native seed mix and willow live stakes. Construction was completed in August of 2018. - AMA Enhancement: This appropriation includes funding for personnel tasked with assessing habitat needs on Aquatic Management Areas (AMAs), writing management guidance documents that outline projects, and overseeing project implementation. AMA Specialists completed nine new site assessments, bringing the total number of AMAs assessed since June 2014 to 138. To date, 109 Management Guidance Documents have been completed. An additional 29 Management Guidance Documents are in various stages of review. Staff also planned or oversaw enhancement project on 48 AMAs. These accomplished acres are reflected in the status updates for individual OHF appropriations that funded contracts and/or materials for the project. Site visits for specific habitat project planning purposes or habitat enhancement work completed: •    Jennie Lake AMA (Prairie) •    Minniebelle Lake AMA (Prairie) •    Hutchinson FMA (Prairie) •    Miller Creek AMA (SE Forest) •    Gemini AMA (Prairie) •    Eagle Creek AMA (Metro) •    Lotus Lake AMA (Metro) •    Silver Creek AMA (Metro) •    Elizabeth Lake AMA (Prairie) •    Games Lake AMA (Prairie) •    Norway Lake AMA (Prairie) •    Francis Lake AMA (Prairie) •    St Peter AMA (Prairie) •    Cannon River (Morristown) AMA (Prairie) •    Middle Lake AMA (Prairie) •    Kasota Lake AMA (Prairie) •    Cedar River AMA (Prairie) •    Sanborn AMA (Prairie) •    Whispering Ridge AMA (Prairie)  •    Etna Creek AMA (SE Forest)  •    Sakatah Lake AMA (Prairie)  •    St. Catherine Lake AMA (Metro) •    Glacier Lake AMA- Northern Forest •    Pierz Fish Lake AMA- Forest/Prairie Transition •    Quamba Lake AMA- Northern Forest •    Cross Lake AMA- Northern Forest •    Bertha Moody Lake AMA- Northern Forest •    Hubert Lake AMA- Northern Forest •    Agate Rearing Pond AMA- Northern Forest •    Sunrise Lake AMA- Northern Forest •    Cedar Creek AMA- Northern Forest •    Larson Lake AMA- Northern Forest •    North Long Lake AMA- Northern Forest •    Buetow AMA- Northern Forest •    Island Lake AMA- Northern Forest •    Roosevelt Lake AMA- Northern Forest •    Little Knife AMA- Northern Forest •    Barnes Springs AMA- Northern Forest •    Frank Rose AMA- Prairie •    Glacier Lake AMA (N. Forest) •    Little Otter Creek AMA (N. Forest) •    North Long Lake AMA (N. Forest) •    Little Knife AMA (N. Forest) •    Barnes Springs AMA (N. Forest) •    Bertha Moody AMA (N. Forest) AMA staff worked with R3 and R4 Roving Crews to write burn plans for: •    Stephen AMA (Prairie) •    Minniebelle Lake AMA (Prairie) •    Miller Creek AMA (SE Forest) - Stream habitat work for this appropriation and other LSOHC-funded projects from other appropriations was aided by funding for a stream restoration coordinator and interns. These positions aided in public outreach, survey work, design, permitting, contracting, and coordination with project partners on these complex projects.  Five projects were completed during this appropriation. The coordinator was also responsible for moving 7 additional projects forward and assessing 10 potential projects for future LSOHC proposals.  The coordinator has collected monitoring data on two completed LSOHC projects.   The coordinator (with interns) collected culvert data on 4 watersheds, identified barriers and determined which barriers are among the highest priority. ",2014-07-01,2019-10-22,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jamison,Wendel,"MN DNR","500 Lafayette Rd. Box 20","St. Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 259-5205",jamison.wendel@state.mn.us,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Becker, Beltrami, Carlton, Carver, Crow Wing, Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Lake, Lincoln, Mower, Otter Tail, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Scott, St. Louis, Wabasha, Winona, Wright","Forest Prairie Transition, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Northern Forest, Prairie Region, Southeast Forest",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mn-dnr-aquatic-habitat-program-phase-vi,,,,
10003517,"Dredged Sediment for Forest Restoration on Unproductive Minelands",2015,300000,"M.L. 2014, Chp. 226, Sec. 2, Subd. 06k","$300,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota–Duluth for the Natural Resources Research Institute to restore up to 136 acres of unproductive mine stockpile while improving the treatment of municipal sewage and biosolids near Virginia using clean Erie Pier dredged sediment and managed forestry techniques. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2018, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.",,,,300000,,,3.86,"U of MN - Duluth NRRI","Public College/University","Mine stockpiles are unproductive due to soil deficiencies of organic matter, nutrients, and soil organisms, which are essential to supporting healthy plant growth, diversity, and succession. Waste products, including biosolids, composts, and dredged materials, have the potential to be used to address some of these deficiencies and make the lands productive again. Researchers at the Natural Resources Research Institute at the University of Minnesota in Duluth are using this appropriation to demonstrate and evaluate methods for using dredged sediment and treated biosolids as a substrate for restoring up to 136 acres of unproductive minelands to productive forestland. If effective this technique could be applied more broadly to minelands in Minnesota and elsewhere with potential benefits including production of materials for the biofuels and forest products industries, increased wildlife habitat, restoration of unproductive lands, and re-utilization of waste products.",,http://www.lccmr.leg.mn/projects/2014/work_plans/2014_06j.pdf,2014-07-01,2018-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Craig,Maly,"U of MN - Duluth NRRI","5013 Miller Trunk Hwy",Duluth,MN,55811,"(218) 788-2627",ccmaly@umn.edu,,"University of Minnesota ",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/dredged-sediment-forest-restoration-unproductive-minelands-0,,,,
29781,"Duluth Urban Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy (WRAPS) Support",2015,51875,,,,,,,,,,,.48,"South Saint Louis County Soil and Water Conservation District","Local/Regional Government","The purpose of the project is to fill critical data gaps - this data will provide a foundation for future development of watershed models, Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) reports and the creation of a Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy (WRAPS) report. ",,"Lake Superior - South Watershed ",2015-06-15,2017-09-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,R.C.,Boheim,"South Saint Louis County Soil and Water Conservation District","215 North 1st Avenue East",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 723-4867",,"Assessment/Evaluation, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Planning","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"St. Louis",,"Lake Superior - South",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/duluth-urban-watershed-restoration-and-protection-strategy-wraps-0,,,,
33941,"Duluth Bethel Society National Register Evaluation",2015,7000,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.","Available upon request. Contact",,,,"Available upon request. Contact",7000,,"Dave Lothner, Voula Heffernan, David Nyquist, John Vigen, James Balmer, William Beasley, Tanya Nichols, Steve McLachlan, Dr. John Wainio, Jim Schwartz, Judith Bonovetz, Steve LaFlamme, Sharon Johnson, Robin Tellor, Ken Stafford, Paul Brandstaetter, Linda Grover, Dennis Cummings.",0.00,"Duluth Bethel Society, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To hire qualified consultants to evaluate the Duluth Bethel Society building for possible inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places.",,,2015-06-01,2016-06-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Karen,Wagner,"Duluth Bethel Society, Inc.","23 Mesaba Avenue",Duluth,MN,55806,7152348737,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/duluth-bethel-society-national-register-evaluation,,"Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",,
25357,"Early Discoveries in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math!",2015,197000,"Minnesota Law 2013, Chp. 137, Art. 4, Sec. 2, Subd. 7","$1,100,000 the first year and $900,000 the second year are for arts and cultural heritage grants to children's museums. Of this amount, $600,000 the first year and $400,000 the second year are for the Minnesota Children's Museum, $200,000 each year is for the Duluth Children's Museum, $100,000 each year is for the Grand Rapids Children's Museum, and $200,000 each year is for the Southern Minnesota Children's Museum.","1. The exhibit hall changes allow the Museum to bring new learning experiences to the regular visitor to the Museum. Dinosaurs Unearthed will close on September 1, 2014 and Mysteries of the Mayan Medallion will open in Mid-September and will close in mid-December 2014. 2. The local youth radio club will continue to engage the young people who participate through providing the resources necessary to keep the program vital and relevant. The program meets weekly at the Museum and will do so throughout the entire year. 3. Duluth Children’s Museum will serve as lead in the coordination of programming activates through the SSEP programming for the region.","1. The Dinosaurs Unearthed (through September 1, 2014), Mysteries of the Mayan Medallion (mid-September 2014 through mid-December 2014), Nano Technology (mid-January 2015 through mid-May 2015), and From Here to There (mid-May 2015 to September 15, 2015) expanded STEM programming for the museum through their unique focuses on different aspects of STEM and the draw of changing the exhibit hall on a regular basis with new and exciting experiences.2. The 2015 Summer Exhibit, From Here to There, provided visitors with a unique opportunity to explore STEM through the concept of how we transport ourselves and items from one place to another. The exhibit included a ridable hovercraft, hot air balloon, wing in the wind simulation, and many other interactive components. 4,324 individuals visited the exhibit during the grant period.3. The local youth ham radio club continues to meet regularly at the Museum site and continues to extend their club to other youth in our area. The club started with 6 members and we currently have 9 in regular attendance, a 50% increase. We frequently have youth visiting the club to see what it is about and we expect through continued recruitment to reach our goal. The intergenerational interactions between the members and their adult mentors has strengthened the experience for everyone associated as demonstrated by their regular attendance and continued expansion of youth experiences.4. The SSEP program was successful in engaging the required 300 youth from our region in participating in a rigorous student experiment process. The number of design experiments required by the external partner were achieved and the review process is currently underway to determine which experiments will be sent to the next level of review. Local STEM professionals were successfully engaged in the program and have become actively engaged in an evaluation process established by the national SSEP program that replicates the scientific rigor required for NASA approved experiments.",,,,167257,29743,"Patty Cartier, Retired Kelly Davidson. Area Manager, Viking Automatic Sprinkler Co. John E. Erickson, Partner, DSGW Architects (Past Chair of the Board) Kyle K. Johnson, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™, Johnson Insurance Consultants Dana Kazel, Communications Manager, St. Louis County JoAnn Mattson, Director of HR and Risk Management, ZMC Hotels Troy Peterson, Application Developer, University of Minnesota Duluth Sandra Robinson, Retired Stephen Sydow, Operations Manager, Daniel’s Shipping Services (Secretary of the Board) Kyle Terrio-Johnson, Financial Associate, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans (Chair of the Board) ",2.75,"Duluth Children's Museum, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Support from the Minnesota Cultural Legacy funds will allow the Duluth Children’s Museum to address needs in three critical program initiatives. The museum will: 1. Strengthen the AIRSS (amateur radio on the international space station) club and provide critical materials, supplies, and staff leadership; 2. Engage 300 area students in a national program entitled Student Spaceflight Experiments Program (SSEP); and 3. Offer a new exhibit entitled Mysteries of the Mayan Medallion from mid-September to mid-December 2014.",,,2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cameron,"Bloom Kruger","Duluth Children's Museum, Inc.","115 South 29th Avenue West",Duluth,MN,55806,"(218) 733-7546",cbloomkruger@duluthchildrensmuseum.org,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/early-discoveries-science-technology-engineering-and-math,,,,
33903,"Ely Community Center National Register Nomination",2015,7000,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.","Available upon request. Contact",,,,"Available upon request. Contact",7000,,"The City of Ely Heritage Preservation Commission members including Angela Campbell, Celia Domich, John Huisman, Phil Hyde, Kara Polyner",0.00,"City of Ely","Local/Regional Government","To hire a qualified historian to complete the nomination to the National Register of Historic Places for the Ely Community Center.",,,2015-03-01,2016-03-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Celia,Domich,"City of Ely","209 E Chapman Street",Ely,MN,55731,218-226-5449,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/ely-community-center-national-register-nomination,,"Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",,
25356,"Experience Development and Fabrication 2",2015,198000,"Minnesota Law 2013, Chp. 137, Art. 4, Sec. 2, Subd. 7 ","$1,100,000 the first year and $900,000 the second year are for arts and cultural heritage grants to children's museums. Of this amount, $600,000 the first year and $400,000 the second year are for the Minnesota Children's Museum, $200,000 each year is for the Duluth Children's Museum, $100,000 each year is for the Grand Rapids Children's Museum, and $200,000 each year is for the Southern Minnesota Children's Museum.","1. Children and families, along with school, early learning and other group visitors from across Southern Minnesota will benefit from easy access to learning opportunities that include interaction with art, culture, and heritage; at an informal learning center located in their region. 2. All Minnesotans visiting the Children’s Museum will benefit from a greater understanding of our state-wide identity through explorations with the distinct art, culture and heritage of southern Minnesota.3. 11,000 square feet of museum gallery space will be filled with major exhibit components designed to provide educational and interactive experiences. 4. MN-based designers, contractors and builders will experience new opportunities to engage their businesses and share their expertise through the exhibit fabrication and installation process. 5. CMSM will experience increased capacity to serve new, increasing and diverse audiences from across southern and all of Minnesota as a resource that offers educational and interactive experiences centered around MN art, culture and heritage. 6. Children and families, along with school, early learning and other group visitors from across Southern and all of Minnesota will experience enhanced awareness, as well as increased knowledge and skills related to Minnesota arts, culture and heritage. ","1. Upon opening its new, permanent facility in April/May 2015; children, families and group visitors from across Minnesota were provided with increased access and new opportunities to participate in hands-on learning related to Minnesota arts, culture and heritage through engagement in fulfilled exhibit components at the new Children’s Museum of Southern Minnesota.2. 11,000 square feet of museum gallery space was filled with major exhibit components designed to provide educational and interactive experiences in exhibit areas3. CMSM exhibit fabrication and installation processes primarily engaged Minnesota-based professionals with the majority of services provided by local contractors, including: Kidzibits, Old Fashioned Carpentry, D&K Powder coating, Linder Enterprises, Pro-Fabrication, Jones Metal, North Mankato Public Works, Lloyd Greve, Kathy Michaelson, and CAB Construction.4. New, diverse and increased numbers of children, families and groups visited the Children’s Museum during its first three months of opening activity to participate in educational and interactive experiences related to MN art, culture and heritage.5. Museum visitors participated in the Museum co-development process by providing feedback and recommendations related to exhibits and overall museum experience through responding to onsite and on-line survey questionnaires as well as through ongoing opportunities to provide feedback by way of engaging staff members through conversation or sharing written remarks at the Museum’s font desk’s suggestion basket.6. Parents/teachers of children/students representing diverse ages and stages of development reported increased awareness, knowledge or skill related to MN arts, culture and heritage on the part of their children/students.",,,,198000,,"BRIAN BENSHOOF - CEO, MRCI Worksource; LAURA BOWMAN – Director of Community Relations and Development, Mayo Clinic Health System; DR. BRENDA FLANNERY - Dean, College of Business, MNSU; KAAREN GRABIANOWSKI Country Inn & Suites; NICK HINZ Financial Services, Frandsen Bank and Trust; BARB KAUS – Executive Director, Greater Mankato Area United Way; LINDA KILANDER – Retired Elementary School Principal, Mankato Area Public Schools; KIM KLEVEN – Director, Lake Crystal Early Childhood Family Education; NAOMI MORTENSEN Marketing Director, Environmental Tillage Systems; TIM NEWELL – Director of Solutions Business Management, Kato Engineering/Emerson; CHRISTINE POWERS Partner, Abdo Eick & Meyers; TOM RILEY Retired Executive, Midwest Wireless; BETH SERRILL Partner, Blethen Gage & Krause; CHRISTIE SKILBRED – Project Manager, Capstone Literacy Center/Coughlan Companies; DR. KATIE SMENTEK Pediatrician, Mankato Clinic; SARA STEINBACH Regional Manager, Public Affairs & Marketing; KEITH STOVER – Retired President, South Central College; ANNA THILL President, Visit Mankato; VANCE STUEHRENBERG – County Commissioner, Blue Earth County; DR. GINGER ZIERDT – Interim Assistant Vice President for Undergraduate Education, MSU Mankato",1.03,"Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Building on the exhibit development community engagement process carried out through four successive Legacy grants, the Children’s Museum of Southern Minnesota will use the 2014-15 direct appropriation to complete fabrication and installation of several exhibit components for its permanent facility. Local resources, volunteers, and community involvement will be combined with museum expertise to complete this process.",,,2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Peter,Olson,"Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota","PO Box 3103",Mankato,MN,56002,"(507) 995-2242",peter.olson@cmsouthernmn.org,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chisago, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Steele, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/experience-development-and-fabrication-2,,,,
25943,"Folk and Traditional Arts",2015,64000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","To increase the teachers and learners of traditional A storytelling as a way preserving the craft and stories through an apprenticeship and media documentation. We will use Process Evaluation to monitor implementation of the Apprenticeship, Summative Evaluation to assess overall effectiveness, and Outcome Evaluation to measure the impact of the project. 2: To increase the diverse activities highlighting traditional A storytelling through storytelling circles, performances, and documentary film screenings and broadcast to attract a wider audience. We will use Process Evaluation to monitor the activities, Summative Evaluation to assess overall effectiveness, and Outcome Evaluation to measure the impact of the activities.","There are six new teachers and apprentices of traditional Asian storytelling in Minnesota. As well as a forty-minute documentary of stories. The Lao Assistance Center of Minnesota used the following evaluation methods: results and audience attendance numbers, observation, audience feedback, documentation of apprenticeships process and interviews. 2: Lao Assistance Center of Minnesota held seven story circles and attracted more than 10,000 plus audience members who heard traditional Asian storytelling in Minnesota. Lao Assistance Center of Minnesota used the following evaluation methods: results and audience attendance numbers, observation, audience feedback, documentation of apprenticeships process and interviews.",,17780,"Other, local or private",81780,,"Viphone Thammarak, Vixay Doangvixay, Phitsavath Nantharath, Jeffrey Sisomnuk, Andrea Phothisanh, Khamsene Vongsoth, Name Noradeth, Tom Thongsirisack, Mai Nguyen",,"Lao Assistance Center of Minnesota AKA Lao Assistance Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Folk and Traditional Arts",,"Lao Assistance Center will preserve and perpetuate traditional storytelling and stories by convening a one-year apprenticeship with master classes, presented through performances, documentary film, and anthology.",2014-11-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,David,Kang,"Lao Assistance Center of Minnesota AKA Lao Assistance Center","503 Irving Ave N Ste 100 A",Minneapolis,MN,55405,"(612) 374-4967 ",davidkang.hmd@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Nobles, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/folk-and-traditional-arts-55,"John Berquist: Director, Saint Paul Swedish Male Chorus; former director, Rochester International Association; Rebecca Dallinger: Special projects coordinator at the White Earth Tribal and Community College; Rhonda Dass: Associate professor of anthropology, and director of museum studies, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Debra Korluka: Byzantine iconography artist and instructor; Phyllis May-Machunda: Cofounder and director of Training Our Campuses Against Racism. Facilitator, Seeking Educational Equity and Diversity. Folklorist, scholar, and educator.; Scott Pollock: Director of exhibitions, collections and programs, American Swedish Institute; Perry Price: Director of education, American Craft Council; Chris Schuelke: Executive director, Otter Tail County Historical Society","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25975,"Folk and Traditional Arts",2015,18450,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3"," ACHF Cultural Heritage","Ross will teach and record Swedish song games with six collaborators. Video of participants performing song games reviewed with cultural specialist. 2: Ross will share song games on internet. Swedish organizations, participants and teachers will fill out assessment regarding use of the video and audio recordings.","The artist taught and recorded Swedish song games with seven collaborators. He added one collaborator. Prior to creating the resources, feedback was solicited via written surveys from potential users including Swedish cultural groups, music educators, and performance groups. In September, 2015 a focus group was created from these constituents to review website content and format. In June, 2015 another request for feedback on the revised site was solicited via email. Site visitor counts and feedback from its companion Facebook page are being continuously collected. 2: Sutter created a website to share the song games that he collected and taught. Prior to creating the resources, feedback was solicited via written surveys from potential users including Swedish cultural groups, music educators, and performance groups. In September, 2015 a focus group was created from these constituents to review website content and format. In June, 2015 another request for feedback on the revised site was solicited via email. Site visitor counts and feedback from its companion Facebook page are being continuously collected.",,6333,"Other, local or private",24783,,,,"Ross M. Sutter",Individual,"Folk and Traditional Arts",,"Swedish folk musician Sutter will make audio and video recordings of his collection of song games made on trips to Sweden and collected from visiting Swedish singers and Minnesota musicians.",2014-11-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ross,Sutter,"Ross M. Sutter",,,MN,,"(612) 978-9942 ",rosssutter@mac.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Crow Wing, Hennepin, Lac qui Parle, Ramsey, Roseau, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/folk-and-traditional-arts-59,"John Berquist: Director, Saint Paul Swedish Male Chorus; former director, Rochester International Association; Rebecca Dallinger: Special projects coordinator at the White Earth Tribal and Community College; Rhonda Dass: Associate professor of anthropology, and director of museum studies, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Debra Korluka: Byzantine iconography artist and instructor; Phyllis May-Machunda: Cofounder and director of Training Our Campuses Against Racism. Facilitator, Seeking Educational Equity and Diversity. Folklorist, scholar, and educator.; Scott Pollock: Director of exhibitions, collections and programs, American Swedish Institute; Perry Price: Director of education, American Craft Council; Chris Schuelke: Executive director, Otter Tail County Historical Society","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1
25984,"Folk and Traditional Arts",2015,74723,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3"," ACHF Cultural Heritage","To provide an educational opportunity to preserve and revitalize cultural identity, through a shared appreciation for authentic Native American art. Measuring knowledge of Apprentices through National Standards for Visual Arts, and collection of audience questionnaire to measure their learning experience.","Of 705 people in attendance at five venues, 194 completed surveys measuring quality of art and historical education. Are they Artists and have they ever or do they plan to apply for arts grants? Questions were in a survey format including comments. Observations were made while assessing the creative process and quality of work emerged while providing direction, discussion, and thought. Apprentices read books, viewed photographs, and made inferences about lifestyle, environment, beliefs and values of the people studied. Trade among tribes, and importance of materials and why were discussed including the identification of images and symbols in designs, colors, and embellishments. 2: This project provided extra-ordinary, original work that inspires others to make art, especially the traditional skirt. The attendance at each venue was standing room only and more than what anyone had anticipated. Each venue did not have enough chairs and there was standing room only. Therefore the outreach of the show surpasses expectations. Surveys were favorable communicating that they received an excellent experience of cultural arts.",,23276,"Other, local or private",98000,4500,,,"Delina L. White",Individual,"Folk and Traditional Arts",,"Anishinaabe/Ojibwe tribal member and beadwork artist White will showcase a collection of traditional woodland style skirts representative of the Great Lakes tribes, in a show of cultural fashion throughout Minnesota.",2014-11-01,2015-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Delina,White,"Delina L. White",,,MN,,"(218) 256-3009 ",dlwhite@arvig.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Cass, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Hennepin, Hubbard, Itasca, Koochiching, Mahnomen, Marshall, Mille Lacs, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Red Lake, Roseau",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/folk-and-traditional-arts-62,"John Berquist: Director, Saint Paul Swedish Male Chorus; former director, Rochester International Association; Rebecca Dallinger: Special projects coordinator at the White Earth Tribal and Community College; Rhonda Dass: Associate professor of anthropology, and director of museum studies, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Debra Korluka: Byzantine iconography artist and instructor; Phyllis May-Machunda: Cofounder and director of Training Our Campuses Against Racism. Facilitator, Seeking Educational Equity and Diversity. Folklorist, scholar, and educator.; Scott Pollock: Director of exhibitions, collections and programs, American Swedish Institute; Perry Price: Director of education, American Craft Council; Chris Schuelke: Executive director, Otter Tail County Historical Society","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
25993,"Folk and Traditional Arts",2015,41175,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","The story of the Jingle Dress is documented and preserved for future generations, and shared through public presentations, broadcasts and classrooms. Number of attendance at community screenings; number of viewers: statewide broadcasts; online visitors; at the Mille Lacs Museum; and number of classrooms and students uses.","A video documentary on the origin of the jingle dress and music was created for broadcast. MLBO had four premiere showings of The Jingle Dress Tradition at the three districts of the Band and the Urban office of the Band. Band Members were invited to view this documentary of the jingle dress origin before it was broadcast state wide on public television. We received evaluations for the showings in exchange for a poster of The Jingle Dress Tradition, signed by the dancers and actors in the documentary. We received over 200 evaluations from adults and students grades K-6. 2: MLBO produced a documentary that we can use to share one of our most important cultural stories with all Minnesotans by way of public television. Paper and pencils were handed to viewers after the documentary was shown, in exchange for their time the persons doing the evaluations got a poster of The Jingle Dress Tradition, with signatures of the artists who were seen in the documentary.",,13725,"Other, local or private",54900,,"Lorena Cash, Carol Nickaboine, Alica Skinaway, Larry `Amik` Smallwood",1.00,"Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe","Tribal Government ","Folk and Traditional Arts",,"The Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe, in collaboration with Twin Cities Public Television, will produce a music-filled video documentary on the origin of the jingle dress, with its unique artistic, healing, and cultural significance.",2014-11-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carla,"Big Bear","Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe","43408 Oodena Dr",Onamia,MN,56359,"(320) 532-4181",carla.bigbear@millelacsband.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/folk-and-traditional-arts-64,"John Berquist: Director, Saint Paul Swedish Male Chorus; former director, Rochester International Association; Rebecca Dallinger: Special projects coordinator at the White Earth Tribal and Community College; Rhonda Dass: Associate professor of anthropology, and director of museum studies, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Debra Korluka: Byzantine iconography artist and instructor; Phyllis May-Machunda: Cofounder and director of Training Our Campuses Against Racism. Facilitator, Seeking Educational Equity and Diversity. Folklorist, scholar, and educator.; Scott Pollock: Director of exhibitions, collections and programs, American Swedish Institute; Perry Price: Director of education, American Craft Council; Chris Schuelke: Executive director, Otter Tail County Historical Society","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
20536,"Forestry Best Management Practices for Clean Water",2025,300000,"M.L. 2023, Ch. 40, Article 2, Section 5(g)","$650,000 the first year and $650,000 the second year are for applied research and tools, including maintaining and updating spatial data for watershed boundaries, streams, and water bodies and integrating high-resolution digital elevation data and for assessing the effectiveness of forestry best management practices for water quality. ","In FY25 DNR will complete intensive field monitoring on ~100 timber harvest sites in eleven targeted watersheds in central and northern Minnesota. Aerial image acquisition and landowner contact and efforts to acquire permissions for access are currently underway. Coordination with Minnesota Logger Education Program, Sustainable Forestry Education Cooperative, and agency foresters is also currently underway to deliver trainings and workshops focused on the Minnesota Forest Resources Council Forest Management Guidelines (FMGs). We plan to continue outreach to landowners, managers and loggers about monitoring results and opportunities to improve the implementation of guidelines and reduce water quality risks. We also plan to continue exploring ways in which statewide coverage of the canopy change analysis can feed into assessment of thresholds corresponding to varying levels of risk to water quality (WRAPS) and biodiversity (WHAF). A hydro-geomorphological risk model developed for the entire state will also be released along with appropriate guidance for its use in identifying and mitigating landscape risks through appropriate on-site BMP planning and implementation. The User’s Guide is currently near completion. Four full seasons of data collected using the new data entry system have been fully integrated with data collected since 2009 and will become available this year.   ",,,,,,,,,,,"The Minnesota DNR and the Minnesota Forest Resources Council work with forest landowners, managers and loggers to implement a set of voluntary sustainable forest management guidelines that include water quality best management practices (BMPs) to ensure sustainable habitat, clean water, and productive forest soils, all contributing to healthy watersheds. This project will monitor the implementation of these forest management guidelines and BMPs on forested watersheds in MN. Additionally, this project will identify timber harvest frequency and distribution as well as significant change to forest area including conversion of forests to other land uses, large fires, and blowdown events. An evaluation of the guideline implementation rates, watershed characteristics, and the frequency and distribution of forest change will be used to identify risks to water quality as well as strategies to reduce these risks, with the goal of maintaining high quality forested watersheds in MN. Outreach programs will be developed for forest landowners, managers and loggers throughout the target watersheds aimed at mitigating these risks such as improved implementation of specific BMPs. ","Forested watersheds in MN generally produce an abundance of high quality water. Much of our forested landscape is managed as productive forest land providing timber products as well recreational opportunities and abundant wildlife. Sustainable timber harvesting in combination with application of voluntary water quality BMP's has helped to maintain water quality in Minnesota's managed forest lands. However, risks to water quality in these landscapes still remain, with rates of BMP implementation, harvesting patterns, and watershed characteristics influencing the potential for impacts to occur at any given time or place. Also, recent trends in forestland development and loss in Minnesota has increased the risk of impacts to water quality in forested landscapes. Evaluation of BMP implementation and quantification of risk factors by watershed, combined with effective outreach programs, will allow for continued utilization of working forests while maintaining functioning, healthy watersheds that produce clean water. ",,2013-07-01,,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Lila,Westreich,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","500 Lafayette Road","St. Paul",MN,55155,,lila.westreich@state.mn.us,"Assessment/Evaluation, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Monitoring","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Carlton, Cass, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Fillmore, Goodhue, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Roseau, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Winona",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/forestry-best-management-practices-clean-water,,,,
20536,"Forestry Best Management Practices for Clean Water",2024,300000,"M.L. 2023, Ch. 40, Article 2, Section 5(g)","$650,000 the first year and $650,000 the second year are for applied research and tools, including maintaining and updating spatial data for watershed boundaries, streams, and water bodies and integrating high-resolution digital elevation data and for assessing the effectiveness of forestry best management practices for water quality. "," In FY24 DNR will complete intensive field monitoring on ~100 timber harvest sites in eleven targeted watersheds in central and northern Minnesota. Aerial image acquisition and landowner contact and efforts to acquire permissions for access are currently underway. Coordination with Minnesota Logger Education Program, Sustainable Forestry Education Cooperative, and agency foresters is also currently underway to deliver trainings and workshops focused on the Minnesota Forest Resources Council Forest Management Guidelines (FMGs). We plan to continue outreach to landowners, managers and loggers about monitoring results and opportunities to improve the implementation of guidelines and reduce water quality risks. We also plan to continue exploring ways in which statewide coverage of the canopy change analysis can feed into assessment of thresholds corresponding to varying levels of risk to water quality (WRAPS) and biodiversity (WHAF). A hydro-geomorphological risk model developed for the entire state will also be released along with appropriate guidance for its use in identifying and mitigating landscape risks through appropriate on-site BMP planning and implementation. The User’s Guide is currently near completion. Four full seasons of data collected using the new data entry system have been fully integrated with data collected since 2009 and will become available this year. ","In FY24, DNR completed intensive field monitoring on 79 timber harvest sites in three targeted watersheds in northern and central Minnesota. Sampling monitored water quality best management practices (BMPs) and other sustainable forest management guidelines. Low private landowner interest and increased contracting costs ($30K+ increase over previous year) led to lower number of monitoring sites across watersheds. Our monitoring identified certain areas where further education is recommended, such as RMZs, filter strips, erosion control, and road and landing placements. Due to issues with data quality, sites may be re-measured in winter 2024 and spring 2025 to ensure data quality is available to create a 1-year report on watershed data in early 2025. A regional report inclusive of all surveyed watersheds over the last 5 years will be published in late 2025. The Guideline Monitoring Program also assisted with four logger education trainings collaborated with UMN Extension, MFRC, MLEP, and DNR held in central and northern areas of the state during FY24, with plans to expand trainings to all other parts of Minnesota over the next 2 years. ",,,,275556,,,1,,,"The Minnesota DNR and the Minnesota Forest Resources Council work with forest landowners, managers and loggers to implement a set of voluntary sustainable forest management guidelines that include water quality best management practices (BMPs) to ensure sustainable habitat, clean water, and productive forest soils, all contributing to healthy watersheds. This project will monitor the implementation of these forest management guidelines and BMPs on forested watersheds in MN. Additionally, this project will identify timber harvest frequency and distribution as well as significant change to forest area including conversion of forests to other land uses, large fires, and blowdown events. An evaluation of the guideline implementation rates, watershed characteristics, and the frequency and distribution of forest change will be used to identify risks to water quality as well as strategies to reduce these risks, with the goal of maintaining high quality forested watersheds in MN. Outreach programs will be developed for forest landowners, managers and loggers throughout the target watersheds aimed at mitigating these risks such as improved implementation of specific BMPs. ","Forested watersheds in MN generally produce an abundance of high quality water. Much of our forested landscape is managed as productive forest land providing timber products as well recreational opportunities and abundant wildlife. Sustainable timber harvesting in combination with application of voluntary water quality BMP's has helped to maintain water quality in Minnesota's managed forest lands. However, risks to water quality in these landscapes still remain, with rates of BMP implementation, harvesting patterns, and watershed characteristics influencing the potential for impacts to occur at any given time or place. Also, recent trends in forestland development and loss in Minnesota has increased the risk of impacts to water quality in forested landscapes. Evaluation of BMP implementation and quantification of risk factors by watershed, combined with effective outreach programs, will allow for continued utilization of working forests while maintaining functioning, healthy watersheds that produce clean water. ",,2013-07-01,,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Lila,Westreich,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","500 Lafayette Road","St. Paul",MN,55155,,lila.westreich@state.mn.us,"Assessment/Evaluation, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Monitoring","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Carlton, Cass, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Fillmore, Goodhue, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Roseau, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Winona",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/forestry-best-management-practices-clean-water,,,,
20536,"Forestry Best Management Practices for Clean Water",2023,250000,"M.L. 2021 First Special Session Ch. 1 Art. 2 Sec. 5(g)","$535000 the first year and $530000 the second year are for applied research and tools including watershed hydrologic modeling; maintaining and updating spatial data for watershed boundaries streams and water bodies and integrating high-resolution digital elevation data; and assessing effectiveness of forestry best management practices for water quality. ","DNR will complete intensive field monitoring on ~100 timber harvest sites in eleven targeted watersheds in central and southeastern Minnesota. Aerial image acquisition and landowner contact and efforts to acquire permissions for access are currently underway. Coordination with Minnesota Logger Education Program, Sustainable Forestry Education Cooperative, and agency foresters is also currently underway to deliver trainings and workshops focused on the Minnesota Forest Resources Council Forest Management Guidelines (FMGs). We plan to continue outreach to landowners, managers and loggers about monitoring results and opportunities to improve the implementation of guidelines and reduce water quality risks. We also plan to continue exploring ways in which statewide coverage of the canopy change analysis can feed into assessment of thresholds corresponding to varying levels of risk to water quality (WRAPS) and biodiversity (WHAF). A hydro-geomorphological risk model developed for the entire state will also be released along with appropriate guidance for its use in identifying and mitigating landscape risks through appropriate on-site BMP planning and implementation. The User’s Guide is currently near completion. Three full seasons of data collected using the new data entry system have been fully integrated with data collected since 2009 and will become available this year. "," In FY23 DNR completed intensive field monitoring on 70 timber harvest sites in ten targeted watersheds in central and southeastern Minnesota. Sampling was conducted proportionately to the number of timber harvests in each ownership class (County, Federal, Industry, NIPF, State, Tribal). We monitored water quality best management practice (BMP) and other sustainable forest management implementation. Lower private landowner participation and increased contracting costs resulted in a smaller than anticipated sample this year. Analysis of data collected in recent years of monitoring has allowed us to begin looking for spatial trends in BMP implementation and to deliver outreach to improve those trends. Examples include identification of watersheds where placement of infrastructure on top of filter strips has been observed, use of erosion control practices, trends in riparian management zone use, leave tree and coarse woody debris retention, and rutting on roads skid trails and approaches. A two-year report on watershed sample unit FMG implementation will be released in February of 2024. We also completed our first Forest Management Guideline (FMG) training with representatives from BWSR, MFRC, UMN, and DNR at the Cloquet Forestry Center as part of a restart of the guideline training program’s in-person events. ",,,,210369,5890,,1,,,"The Minnesota DNR and the Minnesota Forest Resources Council work with forest landowners, managers and loggers to implement a set of voluntary sustainable forest management guidelines that include water quality best management practices (BMPs) to ensure sustainable habitat, clean water, and productive forest soils, all contributing to healthy watersheds. This project will monitor the implementation of these forest management guidelines and BMPs on forested watersheds in MN. Additionally, this project will identify timber harvest frequency and distribution as well as significant change to forest area including conversion of forests to other land uses, large fires, and blowdown events. An evaluation of the guideline implementation rates, watershed characteristics, and the frequency and distribution of forest change will be used to identify risks to water quality as well as strategies to reduce these risks, with the goal of maintaining high quality forested watersheds in MN. Outreach programs will be developed for forest landowners, managers and loggers throughout the target watersheds aimed at mitigating these risks such as improved implementation of specific BMPs. ","Forested watersheds in MN generally produce an abundance of high quality water. Much of our forested landscape is managed as productive forest land providing timber products as well recreational opportunities and abundant wildlife. Sustainable timber harvesting in combination with application of voluntary water quality BMP's has helped to maintain water quality in Minnesota's managed forest lands. However, risks to water quality in these landscapes still remain, with rates of BMP implementation, harvesting patterns, and watershed characteristics influencing the potential for impacts to occur at any given time or place. Also, recent trends in forestland development and loss in Minnesota has increased the risk of impacts to water quality in forested landscapes. Evaluation of BMP implementation and quantification of risk factors by watershed, combined with effective outreach programs, will allow for continued utilization of working forests while maintaining functioning, healthy watersheds that produce clean water. ",,2013-07-01,,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Lila,Westreich,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","500 Lafayette Road","St. Paul",MN,55155,,lila.westreich@state.mn.us,"Assessment/Evaluation, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Monitoring","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Carlton, Cass, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Fillmore, Goodhue, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Roseau, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Winona",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/forestry-best-management-practices-clean-water,,,,
20536,"Forestry Best Management Practices for Clean Water",2022,250000,"M.L. 2021 First Special Session Ch. 1 Art. 2 Sec. 5(g)","$535000 the first year and $530000 the second year are for applied research and tools including watershed hydrologic modeling; maintaining and updating spatial data for watershed boundaries streams and water bodies and integrating high-resolution digital elevation data; and assessing effectiveness of forestry best management practices for water quality. ","DNR will complete intensive field monitoring on ~100 timber harvest sites in ten targeted watersheds in northern and central Minnesota. Aerial image acquisition and landowner contact and efforts to acquire permissions for access are currently underway. Coordination with Minnesota Logger Education Program Sustainable Forestry Education Cooperative and agency foresters is also currently underway to plan trainings and workshops focused on the Minnesota Forest Resources Council Forest Management Guidelines (FMGs). We plan to continue outreach to landowners managers and loggers about monitoring results and opportunities to improve the implementation of guidelines and reduce water quality risks to the extent possible given COVID-19 mitigation guidelines and restrictions. We plan to continue exploring ways in which statewide coverage of the canopy change analysis can feed into assessment of thresholds corresponding to varying levels of risk to water quality (WRAPS) and biodiversity (WHAF). A hydro-geomorphological risk model developed for the entire state will also be released along with appropriate guidance for its use in identifying and mitigating landscape risks through appropriate on-site BMP planning and implementation. The User's Guide is currently near completion. Two full seasons of data collected using the new data entry system are now available. This will allow GMP staff to complete a two-year report on watershed sample unit FMG implementation in early February of 2022. ","DNR completed intensive field monitoring on 75 timber harvest sites in ten targeted watersheds in northern and central Minnesota. Sampling was conducted proportionately to the number of timber harvests in each ownership class (County, Federal, Industry, NIPF, State, Tribal). We monitored water quality best management practice (BMP) and other sustainable forest management implementation. Lower private landowner participation and increased contracting costs resulted in a smaller than anticipated sample this year. During FY22, we further refined our new data entry system for GMP, utilizing ArcGIS Portal, Collector, and Survey123 for collection and storage of spatial and survey data related to monitored harvest sites. We also developed scripted data compilation and reporting methods using this new system. Analysis of data collected in recent years of monitoring has allowed us to begin looking for spatial trends in BMP implementation and to deliver outreach to improve those trends. Examples include identification of watersheds where placement of infrastructure on top of filter strips has been observed, use of erosion control practices, trends in riparian management zone use, leave tree and coarse woody debris retention, and rutting on roads skid trails and approaches. A two-year report on watershed sample unit FMG implementation was released in February of 2022. ",,,,244317,4773,,1,,,"The Minnesota DNR and the Minnesota Forest Resources Council work with forest landowners, managers and loggers to implement a set of voluntary sustainable forest management guidelines that include water quality best management practices (BMPs) to ensure sustainable habitat, clean water, and productive forest soils, all contributing to healthy watersheds. This project will monitor the implementation of these forest management guidelines and BMPs on forested watersheds in MN. Additionally, this project will identify timber harvest frequency and distribution as well as significant change to forest area including conversion of forests to other land uses, large fires, and blowdown events. An evaluation of the guideline implementation rates, watershed characteristics, and the frequency and distribution of forest change will be used to identify risks to water quality as well as strategies to reduce these risks, with the goal of maintaining high quality forested watersheds in MN. Outreach programs will be developed for forest landowners, managers and loggers throughout the target watersheds aimed at mitigating these risks such as improved implementation of specific BMPs. ","Forested watersheds in MN generally produce an abundance of high quality water. Much of our forested landscape is managed as productive forest land providing timber products as well recreational opportunities and abundant wildlife. Sustainable timber harvesting in combination with application of voluntary water quality BMP's has helped to maintain water quality in Minnesota's managed forest lands. However, risks to water quality in these landscapes still remain, with rates of BMP implementation, harvesting patterns, and watershed characteristics influencing the potential for impacts to occur at any given time or place. Also, recent trends in forestland development and loss in Minnesota has increased the risk of impacts to water quality in forested landscapes. Evaluation of BMP implementation and quantification of risk factors by watershed, combined with effective outreach programs, will allow for continued utilization of working forests while maintaining functioning, healthy watersheds that produce clean water. ",,2013-07-01,,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Lila,Westreich,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","500 Lafayette Road","St. Paul",MN,55155,,lila.westreich@state.mn.us,"Assessment/Evaluation, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Monitoring","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Carlton, Cass, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Fillmore, Goodhue, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Roseau, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Winona",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/forestry-best-management-practices-clean-water,,,,
20536,"Forestry Best Management Practices for Clean Water",2021,250000,"M.L. 2019 First Special Session Ch. 2 Art. 2 Sec. 6(g)","$700000 the first year and $700000 the second year are for applied research and tools including watershed hydrologic modeling; maintaining and updating spatial data for watershed boundaries streams and water bodies and integrating high-resolution digital elevation data; and assessing effectiveness of forestry best management practices for water quality.","DNR will complete intensive field monitoring on ~100 timber harvest sites in seven targeted watersheds in northern and central Minnesota. Aerial image acquisition and landowner contact and efforts to acquire permissions for access are currently underway. Coordination with DNR Private Forest Management Foresters (PFM) to help us connect with private landowners and future workshops is in progress. We plan to continue outreach to landowners managers and loggers about monitoring results and opportunities to improve the implementation of guidelines and reduce water quality risks to the extent possible given COVID-19 mitigation guidelines and restrictions. We plan to continue exploring ways in which statewide coverage of the canopy change analysis can feed into assessment of thresholds corresponding to varying levels of risk to water quality (WRAPS) and biodiversity (WHAF). A hydrogeomorphological risk model developed for the entire state will also be released along with appropriate guidance for its use in identifying and mitigating landscape risks through appropriate on-site BMP planning and implementation. A full season of data collected using the new data entry system will become available allowing GMP staff to develop scripted methods to integrate new monitoring observations with historic data sets and begin providing site-level and watershed/ownership summary reports via the online reporting application described in FY20 Outcomes.","DNR completed intensive field monitoring on 92 timber harvest sites in seven targeted watersheds in northern and central Minnesota. Direct GMP contact with non-industrial private forest owners allowed us to achieve a good sample of this important demographic this year. We monitored water quality best management practice (BMP) and other sustainable forest management implementation. During FY21 we further refined our new data entry system for GMP utilizing ArcGIS Portal Collector and Survey123 for collection and storage of spatial and survey data related to monitored harvest sites. We also developed scripted data compilation and reporting methods using this new system. The Beta version of an online reporting application continues to contribute to summarization and reporting of monitoring results. Analysis of data collected in recent years of monitoring has allowed us to begin looking for spatial trends in BMP implementation and to deliver outreach to improve those trends. Examples include identification of watersheds where placement of infrastructure on top of filter strips has been observed use of erosion control practices trends in riparian management zone use leave tree and coarse woody debris retention and rutting on roads skid trails and approaches. We are currently working with MNIT to identify a hosting solution for the reporting application.",,,,260654,4540,,1.2,,,"The Minnesota DNR and the Minnesota Forest Resources Council work with forest landowners, managers and loggers to implement a set of voluntary sustainable forest management guidelines that include water quality best management practices (BMPs) to ensure sustainable habitat, clean water, and productive forest soils, all contributing to healthy watersheds. This project will monitor the implementation of these forest management guidelines and BMPs on forested watersheds in MN. Additionally, this project will identify timber harvest frequency and distribution as well as significant change to forest area including conversion of forests to other land uses, large fires, and blowdown events. An evaluation of the guideline implementation rates, watershed characteristics, and the frequency and distribution of forest change will be used to identify risks to water quality as well as strategies to reduce these risks, with the goal of maintaining high quality forested watersheds in MN. Outreach programs will be developed for forest landowners, managers and loggers throughout the target watersheds aimed at mitigating these risks such as improved implementation of specific BMPs. ","Forested watersheds in MN generally produce an abundance of high quality water. Much of our forested landscape is managed as productive forest land providing timber products as well recreational opportunities and abundant wildlife. Sustainable timber harvesting in combination with application of voluntary water quality BMP's has helped to maintain water quality in Minnesota's managed forest lands. However, risks to water quality in these landscapes still remain, with rates of BMP implementation, harvesting patterns, and watershed characteristics influencing the potential for impacts to occur at any given time or place. Also, recent trends in forestland development and loss in Minnesota has increased the risk of impacts to water quality in forested landscapes. Evaluation of BMP implementation and quantification of risk factors by watershed, combined with effective outreach programs, will allow for continued utilization of working forests while maintaining functioning, healthy watersheds that produce clean water. ",,2013-07-01,,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Lila,Westreich,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","500 Lafayette Road","St. Paul",MN,55155,,lila.westreich@state.mn.us,"Assessment/Evaluation, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Monitoring","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Carlton, Cass, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Fillmore, Goodhue, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Roseau, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Winona",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/forestry-best-management-practices-clean-water,,,,
20536,"Forestry Best Management Practices for Clean Water",2020,250000,"M.L. 2019 First Special Session Ch. 2 Art. 2 Sec. 6(g)","$700000 the first year and $700000 the second year are for applied research and tools including watershed hydrologic modeling; maintaining and updating spatial data for watershed boundaries streams and water bodies and integrating high-resolution digital elevation data; and assessing effectiveness of forestry best management practices for water quality.","DNR will complete intensive field monitoring on ~100 timber harvest sites in five targeted watersheds in northern and central Minnesota. Aerial image acquisition and landowner contact and efforts to acquire permissions for access are currently underway. Coordination with DNR Private Forest Management Foresters (PFM) to help us connect with private landowners and future workshops is in progress. We have also begun exploring ways in which statewide coverage of the canopy change analysis can feed into assessment of thresholds corresponding to varying levels of risk to water quality (WRAPS) and biodiversity (WHAF). Testing and final deployment of the new data entry system is currently underway and will be completed by May 2020. Reporting for monitoring data collected in FY18-19 will be completed in FY20 and synthesis of data from the past cycle of monitoring will be made available to stakeholders in the form of written reports watershed maps interactive summaries targeted outreach and BMP training events. Analysis of data collected over the past five years of monitoring across the entire forested landscape has allowed us to begin looking for spatial trends in BMP implementation and to deliver outreach and training in an attempt to improve those trends. Examples include identification of: watersheds where placement of infrastructure on top of filter strips has been observed trends in riparian management zone use leave tree and coarse woody debris retention rutting on roads skid trails and approaches and other issues pertinent to water quality and other forest resources and will be completed in February 2020.","In FY20 DNR completed intensive field monitoring on 89 timber harvest sites in five targeted watersheds in northern and central Minnesota. Coordination with DNR Private Forest Management Foresters (PFM) helped us to connect with private landowners. We managed monitoring of water quality best management practice (BMP) and other sustainable forest management implementation. During FY20 we also completed testing and final deployment of a new data entry system for GMP utilizing ArcGIS Portal Collector and Survey123 for collection and storage of spatial and survey data related to monitored harvest sites. The Beta version of an online reporting application contributed substantially to summarization and reporting of monitoring results. Tabular reports from the application have contributed substantially to development of both the 2018 Guideline Monitoring Report and the 2014-2018 Summary Report. Analysis of data collected in recent years of monitoring has allowed us to begin looking for spatial trends in BMP implementation and to deliver outreach and training in an attempt to improve those trends. Examples include identification of watersheds where placement of infrastructure on top of filter strips has been observed trends in riparian management zone use leave tree and coarse woody debris retention and rutting on roads skid trails and approaches. ",,,,237786,3054,,0.6,,,"The Minnesota DNR and the Minnesota Forest Resources Council work with forest landowners, managers and loggers to implement a set of voluntary sustainable forest management guidelines that include water quality best management practices (BMPs) to ensure sustainable habitat, clean water, and productive forest soils, all contributing to healthy watersheds. This project will monitor the implementation of these forest management guidelines and BMPs on forested watersheds in MN. Additionally, this project will identify timber harvest frequency and distribution as well as significant change to forest area including conversion of forests to other land uses, large fires, and blowdown events. An evaluation of the guideline implementation rates, watershed characteristics, and the frequency and distribution of forest change will be used to identify risks to water quality as well as strategies to reduce these risks, with the goal of maintaining high quality forested watersheds in MN. Outreach programs will be developed for forest landowners, managers and loggers throughout the target watersheds aimed at mitigating these risks such as improved implementation of specific BMPs. ","Forested watersheds in MN generally produce an abundance of high quality water. Much of our forested landscape is managed as productive forest land providing timber products as well recreational opportunities and abundant wildlife. Sustainable timber harvesting in combination with application of voluntary water quality BMP's has helped to maintain water quality in Minnesota's managed forest lands. However, risks to water quality in these landscapes still remain, with rates of BMP implementation, harvesting patterns, and watershed characteristics influencing the potential for impacts to occur at any given time or place. Also, recent trends in forestland development and loss in Minnesota has increased the risk of impacts to water quality in forested landscapes. Evaluation of BMP implementation and quantification of risk factors by watershed, combined with effective outreach programs, will allow for continued utilization of working forests while maintaining functioning, healthy watersheds that produce clean water. ",,2013-07-01,,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Lila,Westreich,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","500 Lafayette Road","St. Paul",MN,55155,,lila.westreich@state.mn.us,"Assessment/Evaluation, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Monitoring","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Carlton, Cass, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Fillmore, Goodhue, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Roseau, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Winona",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/forestry-best-management-practices-clean-water,,,,
20536,"Forestry Best Management Practices for Clean Water",2019,250000,"M.L. 2017 Regular Session Ch. 91 Art. 2 Sec. 6(g)","$675000 the first year and $675000 the second year are for applied research and tools including watershed hydrologic modeling; maintaining and updating spatial data for watershed boundaries streams and water bodies and integrating high-resolution digital elevation data; and assessing effectiveness of forestry best management practices for water quality.","In FY19 the DNR will complete intensive field monitoring of 93 timber harvest sites in eight targeted watersheds in northern Minnesota. For these eight watersheds during the summer we will oversee monitoring of water quality best management practice (BMP) implementation and implementation of other sustainable forest management guidelines on 93 timber harvest sites. We will continue outreach to landowners managers and loggers. This work will include: 1) site-specific feedback about monitoring results and opportunities to improve the implementation of guidelines and reduce water quality risks; 2) working with DNR Private Forest Management foresters and Soil & Water Conservation Districts to develop strategies for outreach to private landowners in monitored watersheds; and 3) contributing to watershed restoration and protection strategies (WRAPS) and watershed planning. Also in FY19 we will begin overhauling our Guideline Monitoring application. We will also review the past five years of monitoring which has covered the entire forested landscape looking for adverse trends and deliver outreach and training in an attempt to change those trends. ","DNR completed intensive field monitoring of 83 timber harvest sites in eight targeted watersheds in northern Minnesota. For these eight watersheds we managed monitoring of water quality best management practice (BMP) and other sustainable forest management implementation. We continued outreach to landowners managers and loggers including: 1) site-specific feedback about monitoring results and opportunities to improve the implementation of guidelines and reduce water quality risks; 2) working with DNR Private Forest Management foresters and Soil & Water Conservation Districts to develop strategies for outreach to private landowners in monitored watersheds; and 3) contributing to watershed restoration and protection strategies (WRAPS) and watershed planning. Additional work was coordinated with researchers at the University of Minnesota Department of Forest Resources to manage our field data compile historic trends and develop a Beta version of an online reporting application capable of summarizing data collected by the Program since 2009. The reporting application uses a selected set of thematic filters including watershed sample units MFRC landscape regions counties and land ownership to summarize monitoring results. Reporting is provided in tabular form consistent with recent written reports. Additional spatial analyses relating land use forest cover and hydrologic features on a watershed sample unit basis are also made available.",,,,232858,,,,,,"The Minnesota DNR and the Minnesota Forest Resources Council work with forest landowners, managers and loggers to implement a set of voluntary sustainable forest management guidelines that include water quality best management practices (BMPs) to ensure sustainable habitat, clean water, and productive forest soils, all contributing to healthy watersheds. This project will monitor the implementation of these forest management guidelines and BMPs on forested watersheds in MN. Additionally, this project will identify timber harvest frequency and distribution as well as significant change to forest area including conversion of forests to other land uses, large fires, and blowdown events. An evaluation of the guideline implementation rates, watershed characteristics, and the frequency and distribution of forest change will be used to identify risks to water quality as well as strategies to reduce these risks, with the goal of maintaining high quality forested watersheds in MN. Outreach programs will be developed for forest landowners, managers and loggers throughout the target watersheds aimed at mitigating these risks such as improved implementation of specific BMPs. ","Forested watersheds in MN generally produce an abundance of high quality water. Much of our forested landscape is managed as productive forest land providing timber products as well recreational opportunities and abundant wildlife. Sustainable timber harvesting in combination with application of voluntary water quality BMP's has helped to maintain water quality in Minnesota's managed forest lands. However, risks to water quality in these landscapes still remain, with rates of BMP implementation, harvesting patterns, and watershed characteristics influencing the potential for impacts to occur at any given time or place. Also, recent trends in forestland development and loss in Minnesota has increased the risk of impacts to water quality in forested landscapes. Evaluation of BMP implementation and quantification of risk factors by watershed, combined with effective outreach programs, will allow for continued utilization of working forests while maintaining functioning, healthy watersheds that produce clean water. ",,2013-07-01,,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Lila,Westreich,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","500 Lafayette Road","St. Paul",MN,55155,,lila.westreich@state.mn.us,"Assessment/Evaluation, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Monitoring","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Carlton, Cass, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Fillmore, Goodhue, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Roseau, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Winona",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/forestry-best-management-practices-clean-water,,,,
20536,"Forestry Best Management Practices for Clean Water",2018,250000,"M.L. 2017 Regular Session Ch. 91 Art. 2 Sec. 6(g)","$675000 the first year and $675000 the second year are for applied research and tools including watershed hydrologic modeling; maintaining and updating spatial data for watershed boundaries streams and water bodies and integrating high-resolution digital elevation data; and assessing effectiveness of forestry best management practices for water quality.","In FY18 the DNR will complete intensive field monitoring of 98 timber harvest sites in nine targeted watersheds in northern Minnesota. We will also analyze the distribution of timber harvest and forest change on forest land in eight northern Minnesota watersheds. For these eight watersheds during the summer we will oversee monitoring of water quality best management practice (BMP) implementation and implementation of other sustainable forest management guideline on 80 to 100 timber harvest sites. We will continue activities to reach out to forest landowners managers and loggers including: - Site-specific feedback about monitoring results and opportunities to improve the implementation of guidelines and reduce water quality risks. - Working with DNR Private Forest Management foresters and Soil & Water Conservation Districts to develop strategies for outreach to small private landowners in monitored watersheds. - Contributing to developing strategies for the Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategies process in forested watersheds. In February we will submit our biennial Guideline Implementation Monitoring Report to the MN Forest Resource Council (MFRC). The report will summarize results from implementation monitoring on 169 sites in 19 watersheds during the summer and fall of FY16 and FY17. DNR and MFRC staff will use this information to continue identifying water quality risk factors and developing strategies to reduce risks in targeted watersheds.","In FY18 the DNR completed intensive field monitoring of 98 timber harvest sites in nine targeted watersheds in northern Minnesota and began monitoring water quality best management practice (BMP) implementation and implementation of other sustainable forest management guidelines on 93 timber harvest sites in northern Minnesota. In February 2018 we submitted our biennial Guideline Implementation Monitoring Report to the MN Forest Resource Council (MFRC). The report summarized results from implementation monitoring of 169 sites in 19 watersheds during the summer and fall of FY16 and FY17. DNR and MFRC staff use this information to continue identifying water quality risk factors and developing strategies to reduce risks in targeted watersheds and presented this information at several venues in FY18. They also shared results with landowners and land managers whose sites were monitored and helped them identify opportunities to better implement guidelines and reduce water quality risks. DNR Private Forest Management Foresters helped us connect with private land owners to improve access for monitoring private forest lands and pave the way for future workshops to improve the implementation of guidelines and water quality BMPs.",,,,170093,,,0.1,,,"The Minnesota DNR and the Minnesota Forest Resources Council work with forest landowners, managers and loggers to implement a set of voluntary sustainable forest management guidelines that include water quality best management practices (BMPs) to ensure sustainable habitat, clean water, and productive forest soils, all contributing to healthy watersheds. This project will monitor the implementation of these forest management guidelines and BMPs on forested watersheds in MN. Additionally, this project will identify timber harvest frequency and distribution as well as significant change to forest area including conversion of forests to other land uses, large fires, and blowdown events. An evaluation of the guideline implementation rates, watershed characteristics, and the frequency and distribution of forest change will be used to identify risks to water quality as well as strategies to reduce these risks, with the goal of maintaining high quality forested watersheds in MN. Outreach programs will be developed for forest landowners, managers and loggers throughout the target watersheds aimed at mitigating these risks such as improved implementation of specific BMPs. ","Forested watersheds in MN generally produce an abundance of high quality water. Much of our forested landscape is managed as productive forest land providing timber products as well recreational opportunities and abundant wildlife. Sustainable timber harvesting in combination with application of voluntary water quality BMP's has helped to maintain water quality in Minnesota's managed forest lands. However, risks to water quality in these landscapes still remain, with rates of BMP implementation, harvesting patterns, and watershed characteristics influencing the potential for impacts to occur at any given time or place. Also, recent trends in forestland development and loss in Minnesota has increased the risk of impacts to water quality in forested landscapes. Evaluation of BMP implementation and quantification of risk factors by watershed, combined with effective outreach programs, will allow for continued utilization of working forests while maintaining functioning, healthy watersheds that produce clean water. ",,2013-07-01,,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Lila,Westreich,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","500 Lafayette Road","St. Paul",MN,55155,,lila.westreich@state.mn.us,"Assessment/Evaluation, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Monitoring","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Carlton, Cass, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Fillmore, Goodhue, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Roseau, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Winona",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/forestry-best-management-practices-clean-water,,,,
20536,"Forestry Best Management Practices for Clean Water",2017,250000,"M.L. 2015 First Special Session Ch. 2 Art. 2 Sec. 6(g)","(g) $675000 the first year and $675000the second year are for applied research and tools including watershed hydrologic modeling; maintaining and updating spatial data for watershed boundaries streams and water bodies and integrating high-resolution digital elevation data; assessing effectiveness of forestry best management practices for water quality; and developing a biomonitoring database.","In FY17 the DNR will complete intensive field monitoring of 80 timber harvest sites in 12 targeted watersheds in central and southeastern Minnesota. We will analyze the distribution of timber harvest and forest change on forestland in 38 forested watersheds across the state in order to select 10 watersheds for additional intensive monitoring of timber harvest sites. For these 10 watersheds we will execute a contract to begin monitoring the implementation of water quality best management practices (BMPs) and other sustainable forest management guidelines on 80 to 100 timber harvest sites.","In FY17 the DNR completed intensive field monitoring of 80 timber harvest sites in 12 targeted watersheds in central and southeastern Minnesota and identified 100 additional timber harvest sites in nine forested watersheds for intensive monitoring to be completed in FY18. We also analyzed the distribution of timber harvest and forest change on 38 selected major watersheds in northern Minnesota while developing focused information on nine target watersheds. The resulting information documents how well water quality best management practices (BMPs) and other sustainable forest management guidelines have been implemented. Staff also continued using this information to identify water quality risk factors and develop strategies to reduce risks in targeted watersheds. They presented this information at several venues. They also shared results with landowners and land managers whose sites were monitored and helped them identify opportunities to better implement guidelines and reduce water quality risks. Staff utilized the DNR’s Private Forest Management Foresters to better connect with small private land owners to improve access to monitoring private forest lands and to pave the way for future workshops addressing ways to improve the implementation of guidelines and water quality BMPs.",,,,186321,,,0.9,,,"The Minnesota DNR and the Minnesota Forest Resources Council work with forest landowners, managers and loggers to implement a set of voluntary sustainable forest management guidelines that include water quality best management practices (BMPs) to ensure sustainable habitat, clean water, and productive forest soils, all contributing to healthy watersheds. This project will monitor the implementation of these forest management guidelines and BMPs on forested watersheds in MN. Additionally, this project will identify timber harvest frequency and distribution as well as significant change to forest area including conversion of forests to other land uses, large fires, and blowdown events. An evaluation of the guideline implementation rates, watershed characteristics, and the frequency and distribution of forest change will be used to identify risks to water quality as well as strategies to reduce these risks, with the goal of maintaining high quality forested watersheds in MN. Outreach programs will be developed for forest landowners, managers and loggers throughout the target watersheds aimed at mitigating these risks such as improved implementation of specific BMPs. ","Forested watersheds in MN generally produce an abundance of high quality water. Much of our forested landscape is managed as productive forest land providing timber products as well recreational opportunities and abundant wildlife. Sustainable timber harvesting in combination with application of voluntary water quality BMP's has helped to maintain water quality in Minnesota's managed forest lands. However, risks to water quality in these landscapes still remain, with rates of BMP implementation, harvesting patterns, and watershed characteristics influencing the potential for impacts to occur at any given time or place. Also, recent trends in forestland development and loss in Minnesota has increased the risk of impacts to water quality in forested landscapes. Evaluation of BMP implementation and quantification of risk factors by watershed, combined with effective outreach programs, will allow for continued utilization of working forests while maintaining functioning, healthy watersheds that produce clean water. ",,2013-07-01,,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Lila,Westreich,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","500 Lafayette Road","St. Paul",MN,55155,,lila.westreich@state.mn.us,"Assessment/Evaluation, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Monitoring","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Carlton, Cass, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Fillmore, Goodhue, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Roseau, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Winona",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/forestry-best-management-practices-clean-water,,,,
20536,"Forestry Best Management Practices for Clean Water",2016,250000,"M.L. 2015 First Special Session Ch. 2 Art. 2 Sec. 6(g)","(g) $675000 the first year and $675000the second year are for applied research and tools including watershed hydrologic modeling; maintaining and updating spatial data for watershed boundaries streams and water bodies and integrating high-resolution digital elevation data; assessing effectiveness of forestry best management practices for water quality; and developing a biomonitoring database.","In FY16 the DNR will identify the distribution of timber harvest and forest change on 12 selected HUC8 watershed units (see below). The DNR will check logging sites to make sure sustainable forest management guidelines and water quality BMPs are properly carried out. We will look at specific watershed characteristics to identify water quality risk factors on the selected areas and we will develop strategies to reduce risks in the targeted watersheds. We will continue and further develop outreach to forest landowners managers and loggers to implement strategies including: -A comprehensive report on sustainable forest management guideline implementation -Continued site-specific feedback to land owners/managers and loggers of sites monitored during summer of 2014 and 2015. Feedback will address results of site monitoring and identification of opportunities for improvement of guideline implementation and water quality risk reduction -Work with the recently rebuilt Cooperative Forest Management Program to better connect with small private forest land owners -Continued interaction and contribution to Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategies Work with the Minnesota Forest Recourses Council (MFRC) Region Landscape Planning program to address the risk factors that were identified in the watershed analyses and to improve how BMPs are carried out.","In FY16 the DNR completed intensive field monitoring on 79 timber harvest sites in seven northern Minnesota watersheds and identified 80 additional timber harvest sites in 12 central and southeastern Minnesota watersheds for intensive monitoring to be done in FY17. The resulting information documents how well water quality best management practices (BMPs) and other sustainable forest management guidelines have been implemented. Staff completed a comprehensive report on sites monitored in calendar years 2014 and 2015 available at http://mn.gov/frc/site-level-forest-management-reports.html. Staff continued to use information from these reports to identify water quality risk factors and develop strategies to reduce risks in targeted watersheds. They presented this information at several venues. They shared results with landowners and land managers whose sites were monitored and helped them identify opportunities to better implement guidelines and reduce water quality risks. DNR Cooperative Forest Management foresters collaborated with Soil & Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs) to better connect with small private landowners in targeted watersheds improving access to monitoring sites and paving the way for workshops on improved implementation of guidelines. Staff worked with the Minnesota Logger Education Program to develop this type of workshop for logging professionals. Staff collaborated with the Minnesota Forest Resources Council on strategies for outreach and education to improve implementation of guidelines and aid the development of regional landscape plans. Finally staff continued to contribute information from reports to the development of Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategies (WRAPS).",,,,217597,,,0.9,,,"The Minnesota DNR and the Minnesota Forest Resources Council work with forest landowners, managers and loggers to implement a set of voluntary sustainable forest management guidelines that include water quality best management practices (BMPs) to ensure sustainable habitat, clean water, and productive forest soils, all contributing to healthy watersheds. This project will monitor the implementation of these forest management guidelines and BMPs on forested watersheds in MN. Additionally, this project will identify timber harvest frequency and distribution as well as significant change to forest area including conversion of forests to other land uses, large fires, and blowdown events. An evaluation of the guideline implementation rates, watershed characteristics, and the frequency and distribution of forest change will be used to identify risks to water quality as well as strategies to reduce these risks, with the goal of maintaining high quality forested watersheds in MN. Outreach programs will be developed for forest landowners, managers and loggers throughout the target watersheds aimed at mitigating these risks such as improved implementation of specific BMPs. ","Forested watersheds in MN generally produce an abundance of high quality water. Much of our forested landscape is managed as productive forest land providing timber products as well recreational opportunities and abundant wildlife. Sustainable timber harvesting in combination with application of voluntary water quality BMP's has helped to maintain water quality in Minnesota's managed forest lands. However, risks to water quality in these landscapes still remain, with rates of BMP implementation, harvesting patterns, and watershed characteristics influencing the potential for impacts to occur at any given time or place. Also, recent trends in forestland development and loss in Minnesota has increased the risk of impacts to water quality in forested landscapes. Evaluation of BMP implementation and quantification of risk factors by watershed, combined with effective outreach programs, will allow for continued utilization of working forests while maintaining functioning, healthy watersheds that produce clean water. ",,2013-07-01,,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Lila,Westreich,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","500 Lafayette Road","St. Paul",MN,55155,,lila.westreich@state.mn.us,"Assessment/Evaluation, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Monitoring","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Carlton, Cass, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Fillmore, Goodhue, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Roseau, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Winona",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/forestry-best-management-practices-clean-water,,,,
20536,"Forestry Best Management Practices for Clean Water",2015,250000,"M.L. 2013 Ch. 137 Art. 2 Sec. 6(g)","$675000 the first year and $675000 the second year are for applied research and tools including watershed hydrologic modeling; maintaining and updating spatial data for watershed boundaries streams and water bodies and integrating high-resolution digital elevation data; assessing effectiveness of forestry best management practices for water quality; and developing an ecological monitoring database. ","In FY 15 the DNR will detect where timber harvest and other forest changes took place on all forested watersheds statewide. We will monitor the implementation of sustainable forest management guidelines and water quality BMPs on timber harvest sites across the four watersheds selected in FY14 and an additional seven selected in FY15. The combined information along with specific watershed characteristics will be used to identify water quality risk factors (based on timber harvesting frequency and distribution level of BMP implementation and additional watershed characteristics) within target watersheds for FY14 &15. We will develop strategies to reduce risks in the targeted watersheds. We will develop outreach programs geared toward implementing those strategies for forest landowners managers and loggers. These programs will include: 1) workshops addressing erosion control on forest access roads and timber harvesting sites; 2) feedback to land managers and loggers of sites monitored in FY14 (results of site monitoring and identifying opportunities for improvement) 3) a BMP field manual for loggers and land managers.","In FY 15 the DNR identified that forests were disturbed in a total of 38 watersheds (HUC 8) and 27 counties in Minnesota. We selected 80 harvest sites in a subset of seven watersheds for monitoring the implementation of sustainable forest management guidelines and water quality BMPs.* We hired contractors to collect monitoring data which we will analyze in FY16. We also completed field monitoring at an additional 59 sites that were started in FY2014 sites in the Mississippi Headwaters Rum River Lake Superior South and Lake Superior North watersheds. We synthesized data for these sites and evaluated them for guideline compliance. We presented the information to various groups (see below). The final report will be done in February of 2016. In collaboration with the University of Minnesota and the Minnesota Logger Education Program we conducted two workshops addressing erosion control on forest access roads and timber harvesting sites in fall/winter of 2014. We also made several presentations to disseminate Guideline Monitoring results including talking to land managers at the monitoring sites in an ongoing process providing feedback. We also helped develop a BMP field manual for loggers and land managers. We evaluated forest disturbance/change between the years 2000 to 2015 on all forested watersheds in Minnesota. We looked at specific watershed characteristics to identify water quality risk factors including: proximity of forest disturbances to water features roads and road crossings; soil drainage type texture and erodibility; current and past land cover and land use change; and topographic characteristics (slope flow direction and accumulation). We used these data layers along with several from the DNR’s Watershed Health Assessment Framework to create a preliminary risk index.",,,,171589,,,1.0,,,"The Minnesota DNR and the Minnesota Forest Resources Council work with forest landowners, managers and loggers to implement a set of voluntary sustainable forest management guidelines that include water quality best management practices (BMPs) to ensure sustainable habitat, clean water, and productive forest soils, all contributing to healthy watersheds. This project will monitor the implementation of these forest management guidelines and BMPs on forested watersheds in MN. Additionally, this project will identify timber harvest frequency and distribution as well as significant change to forest area including conversion of forests to other land uses, large fires, and blowdown events. An evaluation of the guideline implementation rates, watershed characteristics, and the frequency and distribution of forest change will be used to identify risks to water quality as well as strategies to reduce these risks, with the goal of maintaining high quality forested watersheds in MN. Outreach programs will be developed for forest landowners, managers and loggers throughout the target watersheds aimed at mitigating these risks such as improved implementation of specific BMPs. ","Forested watersheds in MN generally produce an abundance of high quality water. Much of our forested landscape is managed as productive forest land providing timber products as well recreational opportunities and abundant wildlife. Sustainable timber harvesting in combination with application of voluntary water quality BMP's has helped to maintain water quality in Minnesota's managed forest lands. However, risks to water quality in these landscapes still remain, with rates of BMP implementation, harvesting patterns, and watershed characteristics influencing the potential for impacts to occur at any given time or place. Also, recent trends in forestland development and loss in Minnesota has increased the risk of impacts to water quality in forested landscapes. Evaluation of BMP implementation and quantification of risk factors by watershed, combined with effective outreach programs, will allow for continued utilization of working forests while maintaining functioning, healthy watersheds that produce clean water. ",,2013-07-01,,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Lila,Westreich,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","500 Lafayette Road","St. Paul",MN,55155,,lila.westreich@state.mn.us,"Assessment/Evaluation, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Monitoring","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Carlton, Cass, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Fillmore, Goodhue, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Roseau, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Winona",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/forestry-best-management-practices-clean-water,,,,
20536,"Forestry Best Management Practices for Clean Water",2014,250000,"M.L. 2013 Ch. 137 Art. 2 Sec. 6(g)","$675000 the first year and $675000 the second year are for applied research and tools including watershed hydrologic modeling; maintaining and updating spatial data for watershed boundaries streams and water bodies and integrating high-resolution digital elevation data; assessing effectiveness of forestry best management practices for water quality; and developing an ecological monitoring database. ","In FY 14 DNR will monitor the implementation of sustainable forest management guidelines and water quality BMPs on 80 – 100 timber harvest sites across 4 forested watersheds. Distribution of timber harvest and other forest changes will also be identified in these watersheds. The combined information along with specific watershed characteristics will be used to identify water quality risk factors within target watersheds and strategies to reduce those risks. Outreach programs will then be developed to work with forest landowners managers and loggers to implement strategies. Specific outcomes include: -Establishment of a protocol for identifying forest change at the watershed level that can also be applied statewide. -Identify the distribution of timber harvest and forest change in four watersheds including Mississippi Headwaters Rum River North Lake Superior and South Lake Superior. -Monitor the implementation of forest management guidelines and water quality BMPs through on-site investigation on a total of 80-100 sites across these 4 watersheds. -Progress in development of a protocol for identifying level of risk to water quality due to timber harvesting frequency and distribution level of BMP implementation and additional watershed characteristics Outreach programs based on above data will be developed in FY15.","In FY14 DNR foresters identified the distribution of timber harvest and forest change in four watersheds: Mississippi Headwaters Rum River Lake Superior South and Lake Superior North. DNR established a protocol for identifying forest change at the watershed level; this protocol will be refined to better differentiate among various forest change types. For example some partial harvesting is difficult to distinguish from wind damage. Also time sequence is required to detect difference between forest harvesting and some land conversions such as pasturing. In the four target watersheds foresters monitored 34 sites for implementation of forest management guidelines and water quality best management practices. About 1/3 of the sites planned for monitoring in FY14 were completed; the remainder will be completed by Sept 31 2014. Contract work was delayed due to length of time required to get contract approvals. DNR is also developing a protocol for identifying level of risk to water quality due to timber harvesting frequency and distribution level of BMP implementation and additional watershed characteristics. The primary progress on this task was hiring a Research Analysis Specialist whose responsibilities will be focused development of this protocol. The hiring process was completed in early FY15 and significant progress will be made on this protocol in the coming year. Outreach development in FY14 included curriculum and video development for erosion control workshops to be held in the fall of 2014 and help creating a user-friendly field guide focused on forestry water quality BMPs which will be completed in FY15.",,,,41296,,,0.1,,,"The Minnesota DNR and the Minnesota Forest Resources Council work with forest landowners, managers and loggers to implement a set of voluntary sustainable forest management guidelines that include water quality best management practices (BMPs) to ensure sustainable habitat, clean water, and productive forest soils, all contributing to healthy watersheds. This project will monitor the implementation of these forest management guidelines and BMPs on forested watersheds in MN. Additionally, this project will identify timber harvest frequency and distribution as well as significant change to forest area including conversion of forests to other land uses, large fires, and blowdown events. An evaluation of the guideline implementation rates, watershed characteristics, and the frequency and distribution of forest change will be used to identify risks to water quality as well as strategies to reduce these risks, with the goal of maintaining high quality forested watersheds in MN. Outreach programs will be developed for forest landowners, managers and loggers throughout the target watersheds aimed at mitigating these risks such as improved implementation of specific BMPs. ","Forested watersheds in MN generally produce an abundance of high quality water. Much of our forested landscape is managed as productive forest land providing timber products as well recreational opportunities and abundant wildlife. Sustainable timber harvesting in combination with application of voluntary water quality BMP's has helped to maintain water quality in Minnesota's managed forest lands. However, risks to water quality in these landscapes still remain, with rates of BMP implementation, harvesting patterns, and watershed characteristics influencing the potential for impacts to occur at any given time or place. Also, recent trends in forestland development and loss in Minnesota has increased the risk of impacts to water quality in forested landscapes. Evaluation of BMP implementation and quantification of risk factors by watershed, combined with effective outreach programs, will allow for continued utilization of working forests while maintaining functioning, healthy watersheds that produce clean water. ",,2013-07-01,,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Lila,Westreich,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","500 Lafayette Road","St. Paul",MN,55155,,lila.westreich@state.mn.us,"Assessment/Evaluation, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Monitoring","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Carlton, Cass, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Fillmore, Goodhue, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Roseau, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Winona",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/forestry-best-management-practices-clean-water,,,,
25662,"General Operating Support",2015,2000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","By being able to use these funds to assist in paying for the utilities and everyday operating experiences, it will assure that Mantorville Art Guild will be able to keep the gallery doors open six days a week, with all needed amenities.The method that will be used is tracking of expenses, number of days open, and a physical count of visitors on a daily basis, versus number of days closed for issues other than weather.","Data collection. Number of visitors to the gallery during the events, number of projects completed during the events, number of volunteers/instructors, and class data.",,24927,"Other, local or private",26927,2000,"Cheryl Anderson, Theresa Hoaglund, Gretchen Lohrbach, Loretta Verbout",,"Mantorville Art Guild Gallery and Studio","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"Building Maintenance",2015-01-01,2015-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cheryl,Frarck,"Mantorville Art Guild Gallery and Studio","PO Box 224",Mantorville,MN,55955,"(507) 318-9622 ",mantorvilleartguild@kmtel.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dodge, Goodhue, Mower, Olmsted",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-98,"Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: musician; Mary Ruth: Kathy Rush: thespian; Jon Swanson: curator; Philip Taylor: artist; Sandy Thompson: arts administrator; Emily Urness: writer; Tom Willis: potter.","Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Winona State University; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Words Players; Julie Fakler: education coordinator at Paradise Center for the Arts; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Larry Gorrell: former dean of Saint Mary's University; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Paula Michel: Harmony Arts Board member; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Scott Roberts: arts administrator; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.","Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Robin Pearson (507) 281-4848 ",Yes
25663,"General Operating Support",2015,2000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Attempt to attract participants from more communities than last year. Increase attendance through digital and social media.Use of surveys, both online and onsite.","Due to putting on Church Basement Ladies and Nutcracker's and Love Six and the IRS we reached a huge audience. This also allowed us to collect email and other social media contacts that gave us future contact through social media. Our publicity also used more TV and newspaper ads for these productions.",,7198,"Other, local or private",9198,2000,"Tom Flaherty, Khera Houston, Karl Huppler, Bob Soland, Priscilla Ruemping, Lynnette Nash",,"The Mantorville Theatre Company, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"Staffing and Salaries",2014-10-01,2015-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Karl,Huppler,"The Mantorville Theatre Company, Inc.","PO Box 197",Mantorville,MN,55955,"(507) 635-5420 ",mantorvilletheatre@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Blue Earth, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Le Sueur, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Steele, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-99,"Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: musician; Mary Ruth: Kathy Rush: thespian; Jon Swanson: curator; Philip Taylor: artist; Sandy Thompson: arts administrator; Emily Urness: writer; Tom Willis: potter.","Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Winona State University; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Words Players; Julie Fakler: education coordinator at Paradise Center for the Arts; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Larry Gorrell: former dean of Saint Mary's University; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Paula Michel: Harmony Arts Board member; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Scott Roberts: arts administrator; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.","Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Robin Pearson (507) 281-4848 ",Yes
25668,"General Operating Support",2015,2000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","This program will positively broaden the arts experience of both patrons and participants. Through solid ticket sales, this production will financially aid the organization ill being able to provide a quality, original spring dance production as well.Adult attendees of the special school performances will be asked to complete an online survey of student experiences at the performances. Success will also be evaluated through audience reaction and attendance data collection.","Through the hard work and dedication of the member dancers and staff the goal to positively broaden the arts experience of both patrons and participants was accomplished.",,33156,"Other, local or private",35156,,"Melissa Connell, Melissa Downs, Kari Kastner, Kyle Lake, Wendy Peterson",,"Rochester Dance Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"Other - guest artist, marketing and venue expenses for The Nutcracker",2014-12-08,2014-12-14,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Melissa,Connell,"Rochester Dance Company","30 Civic Center Dr SE PO Box 7262",Rochester,MN,55903,"(507) 722-1036 ",rochdanceco@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Steele, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-101,"Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: musician; Mary Ruth: Kathy Rush: thespian; Jon Swanson: curator; Philip Taylor: artist; Sandy Thompson: arts administrator; Emily Urness: writer; Tom Willis: potter.","Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Winona State University; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Words Players; Julie Fakler: education coordinator at Paradise Center for the Arts; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Larry Gorrell: former dean of Saint Mary's University; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Paula Michel: Harmony Arts Board member; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Scott Roberts: arts administrator; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.",,No
25672,"General Operating Support",2015,2000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Southeast Minnesota Bluegrass Association is the only provider of this music art form in the Southeastern area where enhancement of the arts is desirable. Bluegrass is one of few music at forms originating in the United States and our goal is it not be loCampground 85% booked May and 99% in August supports quality programming increased attendance on average. Admission within the budget of families. Review of comments concerning programming. Bands request to return. Workshops and open stages well attended. Additional revenue to area businesses.","Comment/Suggestions and board observation noted positive feedback about programming. Goal of providing a quality music art form was accomplished. All bands expressed desire for future return. Event support demonstrated by attendance, volunteer support and campground registration.",,44181,"Other, local or private",46181,,"Roberta Anderson, Bob Brommerich, John Campbell, Rebecca Gors, John Magnuson, Barbara Ottman, Darrell Ottman, Daryl Thompson",,"Southeast Minnesota Bluegrass Association AKA SEMBA","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"Administrative Expenses",2015-01-01,2015-12-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Darrell,Ottman,"Southeast Minnesota Bluegrass Association AKA SEMBA","18696 Hwy 16",Houston,MN,55943,"(651) 388-3397 ",darrbarr@q.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Blue Earth, Dakota, Faribault, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Stearns, Steele, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-102,"Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: musician; Mary Ruth: Kathy Rush: thespian; Jon Swanson: curator; Philip Taylor: artist; Sandy Thompson: arts administrator; Emily Urness: writer; Tom Willis: potter.","Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Winona State University; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Words Players; Julie Fakler: education coordinator at Paradise Center for the Arts; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Larry Gorrell: former dean of Saint Mary's University; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Paula Michel: Harmony Arts Board member; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Scott Roberts: arts administrator; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.",,No
30797,"General Operating Support",2015,3000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Our events attract people of all ages and ethnicities, greatly expanding arts participation. Recording attendance numbers, photos taken of various activities, positive interview reactions, ""next year"" inquiries, good profits, final review and offers to participate by people not connected to us.","Our goals are always to increase the number of participants in our programming. Because of space limitations, we are doing more out in the community, and the positive response testifies to its success. Our small staff work hard to make our efforts successful.",,31000,"Other, local or private",34000,,"Carole Bower, Lu Callstrom, Bev Jackson Cotter, Tom Ferleman, Kirk Foley, Tom Mullen, Darlyne Paulson, Sue Rechtzigel, Grace Skaar, Marty Shepard, Terri Van Erkel, Donna Widenhoefer",,"Albert Lea Art Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"Staffing and Salaries",2015-04-01,2015-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joyce,Purdy,"Albert Lea Art Center","226 Clark St W PO Box 313","Albert Lea",MN,56007,"(507) 373-5665 ",alartcenter@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Faribault, Freeborn, Mower, Olmsted, Steele",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-130,"Scott Anderson: musician; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: musician; Mary Ruth: dancer; Jon Swanson: curator; Joan Sween: author; Philip Taylor: artist; Sandy Thompson: arts administrator; Gary Tollers: musician; Tom Willis: potter","Kjel Alkire: performance artist; John Becker: Business Owner;Julie Fakler: education coordinator, Paradise Center; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Paula Michel: Harmony Arts Board; Connie Nelson: music educator; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator","Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Robin Pearson (507) 281-4848 ",
30804,"General Operating Support",2015,3000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We have as goals this year to increase our audience numbers and to offer programming that would appeal to broader audiences, which both go along with providing access and building new relationships with groups traditionally underserved. We will collect and track data for ticket sales, donations, audience attendance and costs for each concert. We will coordinate with and advertise through the Welcome Center, an institution that helps new residents and especially recent immigrants.","Our outcome was to compensate our part-time manager for planning, organizing, and following through with all the small tasks and logistics required to keep our organization going through seven concerts and 43 rehearsals per year. This was accomplished, since all were successful.",,4140,"Other, local or private",7140,,"Linda Baumann, Debbie Binder, Margo Bissen, Fred Bogott, Ann Bundy, Martha Chancellor, Terry Dorsey, Marge Dunlap, Janet Gilbertson, Sue Grove, Danielle Heiny, Laura Larson, Sonia Larson, Richard Lemons, Janet Oman Luick, Mille Masse, Susan Radloff, Steve",,"Austin Symphony Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"Staffing and Salaries",2015-04-01,2016-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Terry,Dorsey,"Austin Symphony Orchestra","125 4th Ave NE PO Box 465",Austin,MN,55912,"(507) 433-5647 ",austinmnsymphony@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Hennepin, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Steele, Waseca",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-131,"Scott Anderson: musician; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: musician; Mary Ruth: dancer; Jon Swanson: curator; Joan Sween: author; Philip Taylor: artist; Sandy Thompson: arts administrator; Gary Tollers: musician; Tom Willis: potter","Kjel Alkire: performance artist; John Becker: Business Owner;Julie Fakler: education coordinator, Paradise Center; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Paula Michel: Harmony Arts Board; Connie Nelson: music educator; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator",,
30829,"General Operating Support",2015,3000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The festival strives to provide a dynamic multi-media experience, with many opportunities for interaction between audience and filmmakers in a welcoming and uplifting atmosphere by providing the best and most timely films on the environment, other cultures and adventure. We track ticket sales. We also track how many students from each school attend the Festival. For 2016 we will again work with university sociology students, using the tool they developed to determine where attendees come from and their critique of the festival.","Audiences had access to films and speakers that would otherwise not come to Winona. We heard comments from many people about being moved to action by Jim Brandenburg and the documentary called ""Medicine of the Wolf.""",,104175,"Other, local or private",107175,,"Lyle Blanchard, Erin Clark, John Durfey, Mike Flaherty, Cherie Harkenrider, Mike Kennedy, Eric Nelson, Andrew Neumann",,"Frozen River Film Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"Staffing and Salaries",2015-04-01,2016-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Crystal,Hegge,"Frozen River Film Festival","PO Box 647",Winona,MN,55987,"(480) 522-7940 ",crystal@frff.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Steele, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-135,"Scott Anderson: musician; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: musician; Mary Ruth: dancer; Jon Swanson: curator; Joan Sween: author; Philip Taylor: artist; Sandy Thompson: arts administrator; Gary Tollers: musician; Tom Willis: potter","Kjel Alkire: performance artist; John Becker: Business Owner;Julie Fakler: education coordinator, Paradise Center; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Paula Michel: Harmony Arts Board; Connie Nelson: music educator; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator","Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Robin Pearson (507) 281-4848 ",
30832,"General Operating Support",2015,3000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Hambone provides a diverse music and arts education experience to the public in an area of Minnesota that does not currently offer this style of music and type of outdoor arts event. Our target demographic is people of all ages residing in the region and beyond. We will measure the aforementioned outcomes by utilizing an updated process for quantifying ticket, merchandise and average sales. We will survey attendees via email, social media, and printed surveys to gather additional demographic information.","Provided a diverse music and arts experience to audiences within the ages of 8 to 87 years. Attracted a larger audience of young families with children than in past years. Improved record keeping process. Younger families reached by targeted advertisin",,32106,"Other, local or private",35106,,"Brenda Guitreau, Susan Franken, John Morgan, Lynne Oldre-Mortenson, Tammy Smith",,"Hambone Music Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"Administrative Expenses",2015-04-01,2016-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lynne,Oldre-Mortenson,"Hambone Music Festival","426 2nd St SW",Eyota,MN,55934,"(507) 545-2809 ",askme@hambonemusicfestival.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Anoka, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Steele, Wabasha, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-136,"Scott Anderson: musician; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: musician; Mary Ruth: dancer; Jon Swanson: curator; Joan Sween: author; Philip Taylor: artist; Sandy Thompson: arts administrator; Gary Tollers: musician; Tom Willis: potter","Kjel Alkire: performance artist; John Becker: Business Owner;Julie Fakler: education coordinator, Paradise Center; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Paula Michel: Harmony Arts Board; Connie Nelson: music educator; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator",,
30875,"General Operating Support",2015,3000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Gather at least 100 singers from southeast Minnesota for weekly rehearsals from September 2015 to May 2016 in a safe and sharing environment. Present at least 4 formal public performances gathering audiences totaling at least 2,000 and providing an artistically meaningful event. Data collection of choir rosters, singer demographics, and rehearsal schedules. Stories and interviews of participants. Data collection of attendance numbers/ticketing. Stories from attendees and participants.","We noted that audience members felt very engaged by the performances. They enjoyed the variety of music, and seeing the bounding energy of so many girls singing their hearts out. Through the music, many felt a strong emotional connection not only to the singers, but to each other and the community gathered by Sing Out Loud.",,108314,"Other, local or private",111314,,"Laurie Archbold, Tracy Austin, Ann Elliott, Heidi Finck, Ellington Miller, Betsy Singer, Mark Winemiller, Shelly Winemiller",,"Sing Out Loud AKA The Bella Choirs","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"Staffing and Salaries",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Shelly,Winemiller,"Sing Out Loud AKA The Bella Choirs","PO Box 6205",Rochester,MN,55903,"(507) 269-7114 ",shelly@singoutloud.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-140,"Scott Anderson: musician; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: musician; Mary Ruth: dancer; Jon Swanson: curator; Joan Sween: author; Philip Taylor: artist; Sandy Thompson: arts administrator; Gary Tollers: musician; Tom Willis: potter","Kjel Alkire: performance artist; John Becker: Business Owner;Julie Fakler: education coordinator, Paradise Center; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Paula Michel: Harmony Arts Board; Connie Nelson: music educator; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator",,
33387,"Grand Lake Twp - Caribou Lake",2015,1921300,"MS Section 446A.075","Small Community Wastewater Treatment Program","Reduce nitrogen to 10 mg/l or less","Reduce nitrogen to 10 mg/l or less",,,,,,,,"Grand Lake Township","Local/Regional Government","Construct sewer collection and treatment system for unsewered area",,,2015-07-01,,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Jeff,Freeman,"Minnesota Public Facilities Authority","332 Minnesota Street, Suite W820","St. Paul",MN,55101,"(651) 259-7465",jeff.freeman@state.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Public Facilities Authority ",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/grand-lake-twp-caribou-lake-0,,,,
33388,"Grand Lake Twp - Caribou Lake",2015,144333,"MS Section 446A.073","Point Source Implementation Grant Program","Fix failing septic systems by building community wastewater system","Fix failing septic systems by building community wastewater system",,,,,,,,"Grand Lake Township","Local/Regional Government","Construct sewer collection and treatment system for unsewered area",,,2015-07-01,,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Jeff,Freeman,"Minnesota Public Facilities Authority","332 Minnesota Street, Suite W820","St. Paul",MN,55101,"(651) 259-7465",jeff.freeman@state.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Public Facilities Authority ",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/grand-lake-twp-caribou-lake-1,,,,
29767,"Greater Blue Earth River Basin Alliance (GBERBA) Conservative Drainage Partnership Program - Clean Water Partnership (CWP)",2015,147200,,,,,,,,,,,1.47,"Greater Blue Earth River Basin Alliance (GBERBA)","Local/Regional Government","The purpose of this project is to develop a framework to implement best management practices (BMPs) on ditches in headwater areas utilizing a partnership between drainage staff and the Greater Blue Earth River Basin Alliance (GBERBA). By replacing failing side-inlets with an alternative design, we can make strides towards our water quality and water quantity goals. The alternative inlets serve to prevent sediment and phosphorus from washing downstream and the design can also alleviate peak flows by temporarily storing stormwater. ",,"Blue Earth River Watershed Le Sueur River Watershed Watonwan River Watershed ",2015-06-08,2015-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Kay,Gross,"Greater Blue Earth River Basin Alliance (GBERBA)","339 Ninth Street",Windom,MN,56101,"(507) 831-1153",,"Education/Outreach/Engagement, Restoration/Enhancement","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Blue Earth, Brown, Cottonwood, Faribault, Freeborn, Jackson, Le Sueur, Martin, Waseca, Watonwan",,"Blue Earth River, Le Sueur River, Watonwan River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/greater-blue-earth-river-basin-alliance-gberba-conservative-drainage-partnership-program-cl,,,,
29779,"Hydrological Simulation Program FORTRAN (HSPF) Modeling Lake Superior Watersheds Phase II",2015,100000,,,,,,,,,,,0.39,"Tetra Tech","For-Profit Business/Entity","The goal of this project is to continue and finalize Hydrological Simulation Program FORTRAN (HSPF) watershed model construction and complete the calibration/validation process. The consultants will produce HSPF watershed model applications for the Lake Superior North and Lake Superior South watersheds that can readily be used to provide information to support conventional parameter Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) projects. ",,"Lake Superior - South WatershedLake Superior - North Watershed",2015-06-09,2016-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Charles,Regan,"MPCA ST. Paul Office","520 Lafayette Road N.","St. Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 757-2866",,Modeling,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Cook, Lake, St. Louis",,"Lake Superior - North, Lake Superior - South",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/hydrological-simulation-program-fortran-hspf-modeling-lake-superior-watersheds-phase-ii,,,,
28137,"Hydrologic Simulation Program FORTRAN (HSPF) Modeling Lake Superior Watersheds Phase 1",2015,115000,,,,,,,,,,,0.47,"Tetra Tech","For-Profit Business/Entity","The goal of this project is to construct, calibrate, and validate two Hydrologic Simulation Program FORTRAN (HSPF) watershed models: Lake Superior North and Lake Superior -South. The contractor will produce HSPF models that can readily be used to provide information to support conventional parameter Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs). The contractor will clearly demonstrate that these models generate predicted output timeseries for hydrology, sediment, nutrients, and dissolved oxygen which are consistent with available sets of observed data. The contractor will deliver all modeling files, several memorandums which are described in the Measures and Outcomes section below, and a final report documenting model calibration and validation and supporting statistics.",,"Lake Superior - South Watershed Lake Superior - North Watershed",2014-07-20,2015-09-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,"Charles ",Regan,"MPCA St. Paul Office","520 Lafayette Road N.","St. Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 757-2866",,Modeling,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Cook, Lake, St. Louis",,"Lake Superior - North, Lake Superior - South",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/hydrologic-simulation-program-fortran-hspf-modeling-lake-superior-watersheds-phase-1,,,,
28157,"Hydrologic Simulation Program FORTRAN (HSPF) Phase 3 Modeling - St Louis, Cloquet, and Nemdji River Watersheds",2015,110000,,,,,,,,,,,0.41,"Tetra Tech","For-Profit Business/Entity","Construct, calibrate and validate 3 Hydrologic Simulation Program FORTRAN (HSPF) watershed models for the St Louis, Cloquet, and Nemadji River Watersheds.",,"St. Louis River Watershed Nemadji River Watershed Cloquet River Watershed",2014-12-16,2016-05-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,"Charles ",Regan,"MPCA St. Paul Office","520 Lafayette Road N.","St. Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 757-2866",,Modeling,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Aitkin, Carlton, Itasca, Pine, St. Louis",,"Cloquet River, Nemadji River, St. Louis River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/hydrologic-simulation-program-fortran-hspf-phase-3-modeling-st-louis-cloquet-and-nemdji-riv,,,,
10003500,"Impacts of Forest Quality on Declining Minnesota Moose",2015,300000,"M.L. 2014, Chp. 226, Sec. 2, Subd. 05l","$300,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota in cooperation with the Department of Natural Resources to link regional patterns of moose abundance through time to the distribution of food and cover and determine if this distribution affects the diet and survival of individual moose. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2017, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.",,,,300000,,,4,"U of MN","Public College/University","Moose, one of Minnesota's prized wildlife species, are dying at much higher rates in Minnesota than elsewhere in North America. Recently observed increases in mortality rates amongst some moose in northeastern Minnesota have led to concern that the population there may be entering a decline like that seen in the northwestern part of the state, where moose populations fell from over 4,000 to fewer than 100 in less than 20 years. Additionally the specific causes of increased mortality amongst individual moose remain under investigation. Scientists at the University of Minnesota are using this appropriation to examine the role of habitat quality and landscape change and how it impacts moose diet, body condition, and mortality risk, specifically the role of forest age, structure, and composition in distribution of food and cover. Knowledge gained will be used by federal, state, and local natural resource agencies to identify appropriate management and habitat needs and actions that can be taken to help slow or prevent continued population declines in northeastern Minnesota of this iconic, keystone species.",,http://www.lccmr.leg.mn/projects/2014/work_plans/2014_05l.pdf,2014-07-01,2017-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,James,Forester,"U of MN","2003 Upper Buford Cir, 135 Skok Hall","St. Paul",MN,55108,"(612) 626-6721",jdforest@umn.edu,,"University of Minnesota ",,"Cook, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/impacts-forest-quality-declining-minnesota-moose-0,,,,
10003503,"Imperiled Prairie Butterfly Conservation, Research and Breeding Program",2015,380000,"M.L. 2014, Chp. 226, Sec. 2, Subd. 05j1","$380,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Minnesota Zoological Garden and $245,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources to prevent the extirpation and possible extinction of imperiled native Minnesota butterfly species through breeding, genetics and mortality research, inventory, monitoring, and public education. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2017, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.",,,,380000,,,4.87,"Minnesota Zoological Garden","State Government","With only 1% of Minnesota’s native prairie remaining, many prairie plant and animal species have dramatically declined. Of the 12 butterfly species native to Minnesota prairies, two species, the Poweshiek skipperling and the Dakota skipper, have already largely disappeared from the state and are proposed for listing under the U.S. Endangered Species Act despite being historically among the most common prairie butterflies and having their historic ranges concentrated in Minnesota. The Minnesota Zoo and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources are using this appropriation to conduct efforts aimed at preventing the extirpation and possible extinction of these butterfly species in Minnesota. Efforts will include expansion of both a butterfly research and conservation breeding program and ongoing butterfly survey and monitoring programs. Because of the ecological role of butterflies as pollinators and a food source for wildlife, analysis should also reveal important information about the greater prairie ecosystem and guide actions to be taken to protect it.",,http://www.lccmr.leg.mn/projects/2014/work_plans/2014_05j1.pdf,2014-07-01,2017-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund",Completed,,,Erik,Runquist,"Minnesota Zoological Garden","13000 Zoo Blvd","Apple Valley",MN,55124,"(952) 431-9200",erik.runquist@state.mn.us,,,,"Becker, Big Stone, Chippewa, Clay, Cottonwood, Dodge, Douglas, Grant, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Marshall, McLeod, Murray, Nobles, Norman, Pipestone, Polk, Rock, Roseau, Sibley, Stearns, Swift, Traverse, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/imperiled-prairie-butterfly-conservation-research-and-breeding-program-1,,,,
10003504,"Imperiled Prairie Butterfly Conservation, Research and Breeding Program",2015,245000,"M.L. 2014, Chp. 226, Sec. 2, Subd. 05j2","$380,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Minnesota Zoological Garden and $245,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources to prevent the extirpation and possible extinction of imperiled native Minnesota butterfly species through breeding, genetics and mortality research, inventory, monitoring, and public education. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2017, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.",,,,245000,,,3.09,"MN DNR","State Government","With only 1% of Minnesota’s native prairie remaining, many prairie plant and animal species have dramatically declined. Of the 12 butterfly species native to Minnesota prairies, two species, the Poweshiek skipperling and the Dakota skipper, have already largely disappeared from the state and are proposed for listing under the U.S. Endangered Species Act despite being historically among the most common prairie butterflies and having their historic ranges concentrated in Minnesota. The Minnesota Zoo and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources are using this appropriation to conduct efforts aimed at preventing the extirpation and possible extinction of these butterfly species in Minnesota. Efforts will include expansion of both a butterfly research and conservation breeding program and ongoing butterfly survey and monitoring programs. Because of the ecological role of butterflies as pollinators and a food source for wildlife, analysis should also reveal important information about the greater prairie ecosystem and guide actions to be taken to protect it.",,http://www.lccmr.leg.mn/projects/2014/work_plans/2014_05j2.pdf,2014-07-01,2017-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund",Completed,,,Robert,Dana,"MN DNR","500 Lafayette Rd, Box 32","St. Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 259-5086",robert.dana@state.mn.us,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Becker, Big Stone, Chippewa, Clay, Cottonwood, Dodge, Douglas, Grant, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Marshall, McLeod, Murray, Nobles, Norman, Pipestone, Polk, Rock, Roseau, Sibley, Stearns, Swift, Traverse, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/imperiled-prairie-butterfly-conservation-research-and-breeding-program-2,,,,
30405,"Individual Artist Fellowship Grant",2015,1780,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Goals are to complete the following stages of development within the grant period: 1. Conceptual design sketches/models. Measurable Outcome: Were sketches made? 2. Create card board or other material for basic model: Measurable Outcome: Was a model made? 3. Making alterations to model. Measurable Outcome: Were there alterations made to improve the model? 4. Fabricating model. Measurable Outcome: Was the model fabricated? 5. Attaching fiber with fasteners. Measurable Outcome: Were fasteners used to attach the fiber to the kiln wall? 6. Test Firing – Monitoring temperature rise, fall, holding, heatwork in upper temperature ranges, documentation. Measurable Outcome: Was a test firing completed? Is the kiln easy to move? Does the design necessitate ease of function/firing? Does the kiln reach the required temperature in a reasonable and efficient amount of time? Does the kiln cool properly or will it required to be fired down? Does the kiln require any modifications for improvement?",,,3220,"Other, local or private",5000,,,,"Anthony W. Ferguson",Individual,"Individual Artist Fellowship Grant",,"Craft: Portable High Fire Kiln Project",2015-07-01,2016-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Anthony,Ferguson,"Anthony W. Ferguson",,,MN,,"(218) 260-5196 ",fergyart@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-fellowship-grant-1,"Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of the Duluth Art Institute; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Linda Grover: Professor of American Indian Studies, published author; Kathy McTavish: Cellist, video artist; Karen Sunderman: filmmaker, producer of WDSE Public Television; Crystal Pelkey: Theater actor, director, manager.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30408,"Individual Artist Fellowship Grant",2015,1780,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Goal Statement: To develop playwriting skills through the creation of a script with consultation from playwright Tom Isbell, an oral historian, and a birth educator. Measurable Outcome: The outcome of meeting this goal will be the completion and quality of the script. Methods to Measure Outcomes: The outcomes will be measured by the completion of the script and the quality of the script will be measured by feedback from the three consultants, Tom Isbell, an oral historian, and a birth educator.",,,3220,"Other, local or private",5000,,,,"Angie B. Frank",Individual,"Individual Artist Fellowship Grant",,"Theater: Mothers of the Silent Generation: Giving Voice to Women's Birth Experiences",2015-08-01,2016-07-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Angie,Frank,"Angie B. Frank",,,MN,,"(218) 349-0354 ",angiebwfrank@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-fellowship-grant-2,"Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of the Duluth Art Institute; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Linda Grover: Professor of American Indian Studies, published author; Kathy McTavish: Cellist, video artist; Karen Sunderman: filmmaker, producer of WDSE Public Television; Crystal Pelkey: Theater actor, director, manager.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30411,"Individual Artist Fellowship Grant",2015,1780,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","First, I believe the act of reading is an act of relation in and of itself. One reads, one takes in the world from another’s perspective. Second, writing is both a social and political act. One writes, one provides another view of the world. And, lastly, this symbiotic relationship puts people in contact and dialogue with one another—in close proximity to and concerning each other’s perspective and selfhood. I plan to accomplish this goal by completing three tasks: 1) Take time off from work to solely write and revise poetry; 2) Complete a full-length manuscript of poetry for publication; 3) Share my work with a public audience by giving a reading. To evaluate my plan and measure my outcomes, I will review records of my project budget and newspaper/individual reviews of my poetry and reading. I plan to record the number of people and demographics of those who attend the public reading. Also, I will organize a writing workshop, comprised of established poets and writers, to gain immediate verbal and written feedback about my manuscript: content, delivery, and impact. This workshop session will last approximately 1-2 hours in length. Lastly, I will record the number of pages/poems written and the publishing acceptance rate accrued during the grant period.","1) I took time off from work to write and revise poetry (3-5 poems per week). 2) I completed a full-length poetry manuscript for publication with Holy Cow! Press (due to be released in 2017). 3) I shared my written work with my peers and a public audience by organizing and hosting a literary reading event.",,3220,"Other, local or private",5000,,,,"Crystal S. Gibbins",Individual,"Individual Artist Fellowship Grant",,"Literature: Into Lake of the Woods: A Journey of the Northwest Angle and Islands",2015-07-01,2016-05-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Crystal,Gibbins,"Crystal S. Gibbins",,,MN,,"(701) 330-2223 ",gibb0057@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Lake of the Woods, Cook",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-fellowship-grant-3,"Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of the Duluth Art Institute; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Linda Grover: Professor of American Indian Studies, published author; Kathy McTavish: Cellist, video artist; Karen Sunderman: filmmaker, producer of WDSE Public Television; Crystal Pelkey: Theater actor, director, manager.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952 ",
30412,"Individual Artist Fellowship Grant",2015,1780,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The goal for this project is to apply fellowship funds towards living expenses, supplies and framing materials needed in the creation of a new body of work for a solo exhibition at the Duluth Art Institute. The measurable outcome of this project will be the successful presentation of a new, high-quality body of work. The method used to measure and evaluate the achievement of the goals listed above is the successful completion and presentation of a new body of work without the burden of financial strain on our family's income. I will be filled with a sense of liberty, and be able to create more freely as an artist while developing this work.","The measurable outcome of this project is the framing and completion of a new body of work for a solo exhibition, Land of Wonder at the Duluth Art Institute. Fellowship funds were applied to living expenses, supplies and framing materials needed to create this series.",,3220,"Other, local or private",5000,,,,"Shawna A. Gilmore",Individual,"Individual Artist Fellowship Grant",,"Visual Art: Preparation for Duluth Art Institute solo exhibition.",2015-07-01,2015-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Shawna,Gilmore,"Shawna A. Gilmore",,,MN,,"(218) 525-5545 ",shawnaanngilmore@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-fellowship-grant-4,"Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of the Duluth Art Institute; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Linda Grover: Professor of American Indian Studies, published author; Kathy McTavish: Cellist, video artist; Karen Sunderman: filmmaker, producer of WDSE Public Television; Crystal Pelkey: Theater actor, director, manager.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952 ",
30424,"Individual Artist Fellowship Grant",2015,1780,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","With funding from the McKnight / Arts and Cultural Heritage Individual Artist Fellowship Grant, I will be able to supplement my income in order to have more writing hours and fund mentorship/manuscript critique through The Loft Literary Center with Patricia Weave Francisco. By the end of the funding period I will have published four new short stories from my collection and written/revised enough stories to create a full and cohesive collection of short fiction intended for publication in 2017. Along with Patricia Weave Francisco, I will create two work plans aimed at developing my existing stories and writing new pieces for my collection. The first work plan will be implemented as soon as funding is available and after Patricia has the opportunity to review my submission. My work will take place from September 2015 to January 2016. Upon completion of the first phase, Patricia and I will meet again to review the new draft and develop a second work plan that will bring the manuscript to a near-final draft by the end of the funding period. My work will be evaluated based on the execution of the work plans, the publication of four new stories, and a complete working draft by July 2016.",,,3220,"Other, local or private",5000,,,,"Tina M. Higgins Wussow",Individual,"Individual Artist Fellowship Grant",,"Literature: Short Story Collection",2015-08-01,2016-10-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Tina,"Higgins Wussow","Tina M. Higgins Wussow",,,MN,,"(651) 285-6510 ",tinamariehiggins76@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-fellowship-grant-5,"Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of the Duluth Art Institute; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Linda Grover: Professor of American Indian Studies, published author; Kathy McTavish: Cellist, video artist; Karen Sunderman: filmmaker, producer of WDSE Public Television; Crystal Pelkey: Theater actor, director, manager.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30469,"Individual Artist Fellowship Grant",2015,1780,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","With the overarching goal of creating artwork that reaches a high degree of excellence, the working goals for this project are as follows: 1) Set aside an intensive period of uninterrupted work time to complete the animation drawings. 2) Set aside sufficient intensive time to complete the post-production editing. 3) Set aside time to travel to and stay in Minneapolis for the installation, opening and artist talk. 4) Have the time available for the professional responsibilities and opportunities that come with this exhibition – meeting with other arts professionals, arts writers, etc. 5) Set aside a small amount of funds to accommodate the travel to Minneapolis and lodging accommodations that will be required for all of the above. The projects goals will be met when sufficient funding is obtained to make the time available to complete the work involved.","Completed new video animation titled ôStanding Witness, site: Sage Creek,ö 24 minutes long. Successfully completed and installed exhibition for October 15, 2015 opening at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. Artist talk delivered at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts to a group of 40-50 people.",,3220,"Other, local or private",5000,,,,"Catherine Meier",Individual,"Individual Artist Fellowship Grant",,"Visual Art: Minneapolis Institute of Arts Minnesota Artists Exhibition Program Exhibition",2015-07-01,2016-04-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Catherine,Meier,"Catherine Meier",,,MN,,"(402) 430-9233 ",catherine@catherinemeier.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-fellowship-grant-7,"Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of the Duluth Art Institute; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Linda Grover: Professor of American Indian Studies, published author; Kathy McTavish: Cellist, video artist; Karen Sunderman: filmmaker, producer of WDSE Public Television; Crystal Pelkey: Theater actor, director, manager.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952 ",
30489,"Individual Artist Fellowship Grant",2015,1780,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","My goal is to produce, direct and edit an innovative, interactive short film called CONTEXT. CONTEXT uses the exact same dialogue in three different environments: 1) a man and a woman on a first date, 2) a father bailing his son out of jail, and 3) two women adrift in a boat at sea. The tenor and tone of the scene changes significantly (going from comedy to drama to thriller) depending on the environment. The film will be shot in August and September 2015 (4 production days total) with the editing, sound design, mix and color correction taking place in the fall/winter. The measurable outcome will be a finished film in February 2016. The method by which I will measure a successful project outcome is to have a completed film available for an audience to watch. There will be two ways to view this film. The Director's Cut will be an overlapping edit of all three environments, the User's Cut will allow viewers to toggle between the environments in real time as they play out simultaneously. The exhibition plan is to submit the Director's Cut of CONTEXT to film festivals as well as release it online in both viewing formats.","The measurable outcome of this project is a completed film in two different forms. Both the Context Director's Cut and the Context User's Cut have taken shape as outlined in the initial grant proposal. The Director's Cut will be submitted to film festivals over the following year, the User's Cut will be made available online after the Director's Cut premieres.",,3220,"Other, local or private",5000,,,,"Jason L. Page",Individual,"Individual Artist Fellowship Grant",,"Film: Context",2015-08-01,2016-02-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jason,Page,"Jason L. Page",,,MN,,"(218) 393-4224 ",jason@4trackfilms.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-fellowship-grant-8,"Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of the Duluth Art Institute; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Linda Grover: Professor of American Indian Studies, published author; Kathy McTavish: Cellist, video artist; Karen Sunderman: filmmaker, producer of WDSE Public Television; Crystal Pelkey: Theater actor, director, manager.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30509,"Individual Artist Fellowship Grant",2015,1780,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The publicist would develop a marketing strategy to attract media attention, prepare a press release and press kit, schedule interviews, assist in getting the book reviewed, suggest ways to utilize social media to broaden my online profile, and help coordinate as well as handle publicity for readings at book stores, libraries and universities in Minnesota as well as various venues nationwide. In order to evaluate the plan, measurable outcomes for this project include: --Press release prepared. --Press kit prepared. --Number of media outlets contacted. --Number of complimentary books sent out. --Number of reviews received for the book. --Number of interviews done. --Number of readings promoted. --Establishment of new, social networks online. --Number of sales for the book.","Press Release prepared. Attendance at readings: 175. Radio Broadcasts: 2. Media outlets contacted: 75. Reviews: 2. Radio interviews/features: 2. Establishment of new social networks: 1. Sales of book: 450. Blog features: 2. Nominations: 3 (Pushcart Prize, Northeastern Minnesota Book Award, Foreward Magazine Book of the Year). Profile and poems listed on Poetry Foundation website. Postcards prepared for marketing. New connections on listservs: 3 (VIDA, Wom-Po, Association of Writers and Writing Programs Women's Caucus).",,4220,"Other, local or private",6000,,,,"Francine M. Sterle",Individual,"Individual Artist Fellowship Grant",,"Literature: Hiring a Publicist",2015-07-01,2016-04-11,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Francine,Sterle,"Francine M. Sterle",,,MN,,"(218) 262-2503 ",fmsterle@northlc.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-fellowship-grant-9,"Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of the Duluth Art Institute; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Linda Grover: Professor of American Indian Studies, published author; Kathy McTavish: Cellist, video artist; Karen Sunderman: filmmaker, producer of WDSE Public Television; Crystal Pelkey: Theater actor, director, manager.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30511,"Individual Artist Fellowship Grant",2015,1780,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","My goal is to create a thoughtful body of work that reflects the lessons learned with Tonja Sell. This new work will be about figures and portraits of specific people combined with wild animals set in a changing landscape. I will have an exhibition in September at the Red Herring Lounge in Duluth, Minnesota from September 1st-November 1st as a culmination of these efforts. The lessons learned working with Tonja will be valuable tools to use in all of my future work. Measuring the outcomes of this proposal will be simple. I will have a clear body of work, directly affected by the tutorship of Tonja Sell. After my class, I will continue to draw and paint a group of people paintings which will culminate in a show of animal and human hybrid images at the Red Herring Lounge in Duluth, Minnesota from September 1st through November 1st.","I had 3 days of individual instruction from Tonja Sell as well as a 2-day group class on expressive pastels. During the individual instruction I spent three full days practicing drawing and painting the human form and human portraiture. Tonja gave me many valuable insights which I brought to my home studio and spent two months creating an exhibition of entirely human-centric paintings. The show hung for one month at the Red Herring Lounge in Duluth. The show consisted of 18 paintings, each of which had a human figure in it.",,3220,"Other, local or private",5000,,,,"Adam P. Swanson",Individual,"Individual Artist Fellowship Grant",,"Visual Art: Figure and portrait painting instruction with fine artist Tonja Sell.",2015-07-01,2015-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Adam,Swanson,"Adam P. Swanson",,,MN,,"(218) 343-4304 ",adam@adamswanson.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Lake, Cook, Carlton, Pine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-fellowship-grant-10,"Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of the Duluth Art Institute; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Linda Grover: Professor of American Indian Studies, published author; Kathy McTavish: Cellist, video artist; Karen Sunderman: filmmaker, producer of WDSE Public Television; Crystal Pelkey: Theater actor, director, manager.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30813,"Individual Artist - Emerging",2015,500,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","By focusing on issues of identity as they relate to environmentalism, my project recognizes and addresses the real and perceived barriers that artists in the LGBTQA community must make art that relates to or that is somehow an expression of solely their sexual identity. Data regarding the goals of my project will be measured by attendance and voluntary questionnaires at my capstone event, as well as the numbers of followers, comments, and likes on the project's social media outlets, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube.","I drafted and composed a full length book, while meeting regularly with my creative advisors.",,3800,"Other, local or private",4300,,,,"Zachary C. Carlsen AKA Z Cody Lee",Individual,"Individual Artist - Emerging",,"Extraction Community",2015-04-01,2015-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Zachary,Carlsen,"Zachary C. Carlsen AKA Z Cody Lee",,,MN,,"(651) 472-3915 ",zcodylee@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Goodhue, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Steele, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-emerging,"Scott Anderson: musician; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: musician; Mary Ruth: dancer; Jon Swanson: curator; Joan Sween: author; Philip Taylor: artist; Sandy Thompson: arts administrator; Gary Tollers: musician; Tom Willis: potter","Kjel Alkire: performance artist; John Becker: Business Owner;Julie Fakler: education coordinator, Paradise Center; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Paula Michel: Harmony Arts Board; Connie Nelson: music educator; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator","Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Robin Pearson (507) 281-4848 ",
30823,"Individual Artist - Emerging",2015,500,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","This project will connect audience members from different areas of the region because it involves a city in each of the southeastern Minnesota counties. It will also encourage discussion between art and design communities and the general public. I will converse with attendees and provide a guestbook at the capstone event that people will be encouraged to sign, write comments, and list their place of residence to record attendance, general feedback, and geographical information.","This project encourages discussion between art and design communities and the general public. My art had enough general appeal that people with wildly different interests were able to enjoy and discuss it together.",,2000,"Other, local or private",2500,,,,"Thomas D. Erickson AKA Tom Erickson",Individual,"Individual Artist - Emerging",,"Architectural Appendages",2015-05-01,2016-02-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Thomas,Erickson,"Thomas D. Erickson AKA Tom Erickson",,,MN,,"(507) 304-2997 ",tderickson2000@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Steele, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-emerging-1,"Scott Anderson: musician; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: musician; Mary Ruth: dancer; Jon Swanson: curator; Joan Sween: author; Philip Taylor: artist; Sandy Thompson: arts administrator; Gary Tollers: musician; Tom Willis: potter","Kjel Alkire: performance artist; John Becker: Business Owner;Julie Fakler: education coordinator, Paradise Center; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Paula Michel: Harmony Arts Board; Connie Nelson: music educator; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator","Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Robin Pearson (507) 281-4848 ",
29746,"Integrating Geological Research into Hydrological Simulation Program FORTRAN (HSPF) Models",2015,99998,,,,,,,,,,,.35,"Tetra Tech","For-Profit Business/Entity","The Minnesota River Basin Hydrological Simulation Program FORTRAN (HSPF) models simulate sediment erosion and transport, however these models periodically need to be adjusted to be consistent with the most recent sources of information regarding sediment distribution and loading rates. The goal of this project is to refine the sediment source partitioning and simulation in the Minnesota River basin using all relevant available sources of information. The project will support Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy (WRAPS) report development, Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) development, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACOE) scenarios in the Minnesota River basin.",,"Watonwan River WatershedRedwood River WatershedMinnesota River - Yellow Medicine River WatershedMinnesota River - Mankato WatershedCottonwood River Watershed",2015-03-16,2015-10-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Charles,Regan,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency","520 Lafayette Road North ","St. Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 757-2866",,Modeling,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Freeborn, Grant, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Murray, Nicollet, Otter Tail, Pipestone, Pope, Redwood, Renville",,"Chippewa River, Cottonwood River, Minnesota River - Mankato, Minnesota River - Yellow Medicine River, Redwood River, Watonwan River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/integrating-geological-research-hydrological-simulation-program-fortran-hspf-models,,,,
31191,"Integrating Geo Research into Sedmiment Representation of Hydrological Simulation Program FORTRAN (HSPF) Models - Phase 2",2015,100000,,,,,,,,,,,0.38,"Tetra Tech","For-Profit Business/Entity","The Minnesota River Basin Hydrological Simulation Program FORTRAN (HSPF) models, which simulate flow and pollutant transport, need to be refined to be consistent with the most recent external sources of land use, hydrologic response, and surface flow attributions. The primary goal of this work is to refine the hydrologic calibration in the Minnesota River basin.",,"Watonwan River WatershedMinnesota River - Yellow Medicine River WatershedMinnesota River - Mankato WatershedLower Minnesota River WatershedLe Sueur River WatershedCottonwood River WatershedChippewa River WatershedBlue Earth River Watershed",2015-07-06,2016-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Charles,Regan,"MPCA ST. Paul Office","520 Lafayette Road N.","St. Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 757-2866",,Modeling,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Freeborn, Grant, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Murray, Nicollet, Otter Tail, Pipestone, Pope, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sibley, Stevens, Swift, Traverse, Waseca, Watonwan, Yellow Medicine",,"Blue Earth River, Chippewa River, Cottonwood River, Le Sueur River, Lower Minnesota River , Minnesota River - Mankato, Minnesota River - Yellow Medicine River, Watonwan River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/integrating-geo-research-sedmiment-representation-hydrological-simulation-program-fortran-h,,,,
10024600,"Irrigation Water Quality Protection",2025,150000,"Minnesota Session Laws - 2023, Regular Session, CHAPTER 40—Article 2, Section 3","M.L. 2023: (g) $150,000 the first year and $150,000 the second year are for a regional irrigation water quality specialist through University of Minnesota Extension. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2028. "," Number of presentations, workshops and other educational events hosted each year and the number of farmers, crop consultants and co-op dealers that attend Number of local units of government participating in irrigator outreach and education activities Number of partners collaborating on the development of new irrigation scheduling tools that help irrigators manage water and nitrogen resources more precisely Number of irrigation BMPs revised, developed, and promoted Number of BMPs adopted ",,,,,,,,,,"Public College/University","Funding supports an Irrigation Specialist to develop guidance and provide education on irrigation and nitrogenbest management practices (BMPs). In this position, Dr. Vasu Sharma provides direct support to irrigators onissues of irrigation scheduling and soil water monitoring. She is collaborating on the development of new irrigationscheduling tools that help irrigators manage water and nitrogen resources more precisely. These tools help reducenitrogen leaching losses in irrigated cropping systems. Dr. Vasu Sharma Irrigation Extension Specialist vasudha@umn.edu University of Minnesota 439 Borlaug Hall 1991 Upper Buford Circle St. Paul, MN 55108-6028 ","Irrigation of nitrogen demanding row crops (such as corn, potatoes and edible beans) is a major potential source of nitrate in groundwater especially in the areas with coarse-textured (sandy) soils such as those commonly found in central Minnesota. The number of irrigation permits is currently at an all-time high. Water management and nitrogen fertilizer strategies must be managed together. Many farmers, particularly those newly implementing irrigation, would benefit from increased education on irrigation and nitrogen best management practices (BMPs). The absence of an Irrigation Specialist was identified as a critical need by the irrigation community and other ag stakeholders. During the 2011 Forum on Minnesota Irrigated Agriculture. the lack of an irrigation specialist at the University of Minnesota was one of the most important issues discussed. Report on the Forum on Minnesota Irrigation Agriculture March 8, 2011 ","Minnesota’s Irrigation Specialist position started in June 2014 and is providing education on irrigation management and nitrogen fertilizer best management practices (BMPs). This position is collaborating with public and private entities to develop and demonstrate tools and technology to protect and conserve groundwater resources. ",,2025-06-17,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Jeppe,Kjaersgaard,"Minnesota Department of Agriculture","625 Robert Street North","St. Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 201-6149",jeppe.kjaersgaard@state.mn.us,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Department of Agriculture",,"Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Cass, Chippewa, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Goodhue, Grant, Hubbard, Isanti, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Marshall, Meeker, Morrison, Mower, Norman, Otter Tail, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Red Lake, Renville, Rice, Sherburne, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Washington, Watonwan, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/irrigation-water-quality-protection,,,,
10024600,"Irrigation Water Quality Protection",2024,150000,"Minnesota Session Laws - 2023, Regular Session, CHAPTER 40—Article 2, Section 3","M.L. 2023: (g) $150,000 the first year and $150,000 the second year are for a regional irrigation water quality specialist through University of Minnesota Extension. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2028. "," Number of presentations, workshops and other educational events hosted each year and the number of farmers, crop consultants and co-op dealers that attend Number of local units of government participating in irrigator outreach and education activities Number of partners collaborating on the development of new irrigation scheduling tools that help irrigators manage water and nitrogen resources more precisely Number of irrigation BMPs revised, developed, and promoted Number of BMPs adopted ","From 2014-2024, the University of Minnesota-Extension Irrigation Specialist Position has completed 212 educational events (presentations, workshops, field days), published 38 blogs/podcasts, and submitted 14 peer-reviewed journal articles to engage over 11,000 farmers, crop consultants, and co-op dealers. This work is in cooperation with 42 local units of government (LGUs). ",,,,123887,,,,,"Public College/University","Funding supports an Irrigation Specialist to develop guidance and provide education on irrigation and nitrogenbest management practices (BMPs). In this position, Dr. Vasu Sharma provides direct support to irrigators onissues of irrigation scheduling and soil water monitoring. She is collaborating on the development of new irrigationscheduling tools that help irrigators manage water and nitrogen resources more precisely. These tools help reducenitrogen leaching losses in irrigated cropping systems. Dr. Vasu Sharma Irrigation Extension Specialist vasudha@umn.edu University of Minnesota 439 Borlaug Hall 1991 Upper Buford Circle St. Paul, MN 55108-6028 ","Irrigation of nitrogen demanding row crops (such as corn, potatoes and edible beans) is a major potential source of nitrate in groundwater especially in the areas with coarse-textured (sandy) soils such as those commonly found in central Minnesota. The number of irrigation permits is currently at an all-time high. Water management and nitrogen fertilizer strategies must be managed together. Many farmers, particularly those newly implementing irrigation, would benefit from increased education on irrigation and nitrogen best management practices (BMPs). The absence of an Irrigation Specialist was identified as a critical need by the irrigation community and other ag stakeholders. During the 2011 Forum on Minnesota Irrigated Agriculture. the lack of an irrigation specialist at the University of Minnesota was one of the most important issues discussed. Report on the Forum on Minnesota Irrigation Agriculture March 8, 2011 ","Minnesota’s Irrigation Specialist position started in June 2014 and is providing education on irrigation management and nitrogen fertilizer best management practices (BMPs). This position is collaborating with public and private entities to develop and demonstrate tools and technology to protect and conserve groundwater resources. ",,2025-06-17,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Jeppe,Kjaersgaard,"Minnesota Department of Agriculture","625 Robert Street North","St. Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 201-6149",jeppe.kjaersgaard@state.mn.us,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Department of Agriculture",,"Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Cass, Chippewa, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Goodhue, Grant, Hubbard, Isanti, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Marshall, Meeker, Morrison, Mower, Norman, Otter Tail, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Red Lake, Renville, Rice, Sherburne, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Washington, Watonwan, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/irrigation-water-quality-protection,,,,
10024600,"Irrigation Water Quality Protection",2023,135000,"M.L. 2021, Chapter 1, Article 2, Section 3","M.L. 2021: (g) $135,000 the first year and $135,000 the second year are for a regional irrigation water quality specialist through University of Minnesota Extension. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2025. "," Number of presentations, workshops and other educational events hosted each year and the number of farmers, crop consultants and co-op dealers that attend Number of local units of government participating in irrigator outreach and education activities Number of partners collaborating on the development of new irrigation scheduling tools that help irrigators manage water and nitrogen resources more precisely Number of irrigation BMPs revised, developed, and promoted Number of BMPs adopted ",,,,,149599,,,,,"Public College/University","Funding supports an Irrigation Specialist to develop guidance and provide education on irrigation and nitrogenbest management practices (BMPs). In this position, Dr. Vasu Sharma provides direct support to irrigators onissues of irrigation scheduling and soil water monitoring. She is collaborating on the development of new irrigationscheduling tools that help irrigators manage water and nitrogen resources more precisely. These tools help reducenitrogen leaching losses in irrigated cropping systems. Dr. Vasu Sharma Irrigation Extension Specialist vasudha@umn.edu University of Minnesota 439 Borlaug Hall 1991 Upper Buford Circle St. Paul, MN 55108-6028 ","Irrigation of nitrogen demanding row crops (such as corn, potatoes and edible beans) is a major potential source of nitrate in groundwater especially in the areas with coarse-textured (sandy) soils such as those commonly found in central Minnesota. The number of irrigation permits is currently at an all-time high. Water management and nitrogen fertilizer strategies must be managed together. Many farmers, particularly those newly implementing irrigation, would benefit from increased education on irrigation and nitrogen best management practices (BMPs). The absence of an Irrigation Specialist was identified as a critical need by the irrigation community and other ag stakeholders. During the 2011 Forum on Minnesota Irrigated Agriculture. the lack of an irrigation specialist at the University of Minnesota was one of the most important issues discussed. Report on the Forum on Minnesota Irrigation Agriculture March 8, 2011 ","Minnesota’s Irrigation Specialist position started in June 2014 and is providing education on irrigation management and nitrogen fertilizer best management practices (BMPs). This position is collaborating with public and private entities to develop and demonstrate tools and technology to protect and conserve groundwater resources. ",,2025-06-17,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Jeppe,Kjaersgaard,"Minnesota Department of Agriculture","625 Robert Street North","St. Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 201-6149",jeppe.kjaersgaard@state.mn.us,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Department of Agriculture",,"Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Cass, Chippewa, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Goodhue, Grant, Hubbard, Isanti, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Marshall, Meeker, Morrison, Mower, Norman, Otter Tail, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Red Lake, Renville, Rice, Sherburne, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Washington, Watonwan, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/irrigation-water-quality-protection,,,,
10024600,"Irrigation Water Quality Protection",2022,135000,"M.L. 2021, Chapter 1, Article 2, Section 3","M.L. 2021: (g) $135,000 the first year and $135,000 the second year are for a regional irrigation water quality specialist through University of Minnesota Extension. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2025.   "," Number of presentations, workshops and other educational events hosted each year and the number offarmers, crop consultants and co-op dealers that attend Number of local units of government participating in irrigator outreach and education activities Number of irrigators participating in Clean Water funded irrigation management programs Number of irrigation best management practices (BMPs) revised, developed, and promoted Number of BMPs adopted ","From 2014-2022, the University of Minnesota-Extension Irrigation Specialist Position has completed over 180 educational events (presentations, workshops, field days), published 26 blogs/podcasts, and submitted 9 peer-reviewed journal articles to engage over 10,000 farmers, crop consultants, and co-op dealers. This work is in cooperation with 20 local units of government (LGUs). About 500 irrigators, managing about 100,000 irrigator acres, participated in Clean Water funded irrigation management programs (irrigation clinics, irrigation field days, nitrogen management conference). At least 250 irrigators access daily evapotranspiration weather information for water management. In FY21: 3 sets of irrigation BMPs revised, developed, and promoted Early season irrigation water management (Link to blog) Crop water use and irrigation timing (Link to blog) Irrigation and nutrient management (Link to blog) Checklist for winterizing your irrigation system (2020) Predicting the last irrigation for corn and soybeans in central Minnesota (2020) How to ensure efficient crop irrigation management (2020) Interested in upgrading your irrigation system? Cost-share program available to irrigators in 19 Minnesota counties (2022) Other notable deliverables from this position: Developed a new two-day training to cover new irrigation technology, nitrogen management, and water management “Minnesota Irrigators Program” Participants that complete the course and are MAWQCP certified are eligible for Irrigation Water Management endorsement Irrigation scheduling references and BMPs (2020) Statewide Irrigation Soils map and Survey (2020) GIS Irrigability Data Layer (2020) Has developed an Extension publication “Irrigation Best Management Practices for Minnesota”. The publication is currently under review (2022) Precision Irrigation Cost-Share $1.2M in state funds used to leverage $3,510,000 funds from the USDA NRCS Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) 33 partners provide financial and technical support for precision irrigation to irrigators (USDA-Natural Resource Conservation Services (NRCS), soil and water conservation districts (SWCDs), institutes of education, Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe, state agencies, irrigator's associations, and businesses) 5-year project First opened for applications May 2022 and a second round of cost-share closed December 16, 2022. ",,,,120963,,,,,"Public College/University","Funding supports an Irrigation Specialist to develop guidance and provide education on irrigation and nitrogenbest management practices (BMPs). In this position, Dr. Vasu Sharma provides direct support to irrigators onissues of irrigation scheduling and soil water monitoring. She is collaborating on the development of new irrigationscheduling tools that help irrigators manage water and nitrogen resources more precisely. These tools help reducenitrogen leaching losses in irrigated cropping systems. Dr. Vasu Sharma Irrigation Extension Specialist vasudha@umn.edu University of Minnesota 439 Borlaug Hall 1991 Upper Buford Circle St. Paul, MN 55108-6028 ","Irrigation of nitrogen demanding row crops (such as corn, potatoes and edible beans) is a major potential source of nitrate in groundwater especially in the areas with coarse-textured (sandy) soils such as those commonly found in central Minnesota. The number of irrigation permits is currently at an all-time high. Water management and nitrogen fertilizer strategies must be managed together. Many farmers, particularly those newly implementing irrigation, would benefit from increased education on irrigation and nitrogen best management practices (BMPs). The absence of an Irrigation Specialist was identified as a critical need by the irrigation community and other ag stakeholders. During the 2011 Forum on Minnesota Irrigated Agriculture. the lack of an irrigation specialist at the University of Minnesota was one of the most important issues discussed. Report on the Forum on Minnesota Irrigation Agriculture March 8, 2011 ","Minnesota’s Irrigation Specialist position started in June 2014 and is providing education on irrigation management and nitrogen fertilizer best management practices (BMPs). This position is collaborating with public and private entities to develop and demonstrate tools and technology to protect and conserve groundwater resources. ",,2025-06-17,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Jeppe,Kjaersgaard,"Minnesota Department of Agriculture","625 Robert Street North","St. Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 201-6149",jeppe.kjaersgaard@state.mn.us,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Department of Agriculture",,"Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Cass, Chippewa, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Goodhue, Grant, Hubbard, Isanti, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Marshall, Meeker, Morrison, Mower, Norman, Otter Tail, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Red Lake, Renville, Rice, Sherburne, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Washington, Watonwan, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/irrigation-water-quality-protection,,,,
10024600,"Irrigation Water Quality Protection",2021,150000,"Minnesota Session Laws - 2019, 1st Special Session, CHAPTER 2--S.F. No. 3, Article 2","M.L. 2019: (g) $150,000 the first year and $150,000 the second year are for a regional irrigation water qualityspecialist through University of Minnesota Extension. "," Number of presentations, workshops and other educational events hosted each year and the number offarmers, crop consultants and co-op dealers that attend Number of local units of government participating in irrigator outreach and education activities Number of irrigators participating in Clean Water funded irrigation management programs Number of irrigation best management practices (BMPs) revised, developed, and promoted Number of BMPs adopted ","Please see the most recent fiscal year for a summary. ",,,,156511,,,,,"Public College/University","Funding supports an Irrigation Specialist to develop guidance and provide education on irrigation and nitrogenbest management practices (BMPs). In this position, Dr. Vasu Sharma provides direct support to irrigators onissues of irrigation scheduling and soil water monitoring. She is collaborating on the development of new irrigationscheduling tools that help irrigators manage water and nitrogen resources more precisely. These tools help reducenitrogen leaching losses in irrigated cropping systems. Dr. Vasu Sharma Irrigation Extension Specialist vasudha@umn.edu University of Minnesota 439 Borlaug Hall 1991 Upper Buford Circle St. Paul, MN 55108-6028 ","Irrigation of nitrogen demanding row crops (such as corn, potatoes and edible beans) is a major potential source of nitrate in groundwater especially in the areas with coarse-textured (sandy) soils such as those commonly found in central Minnesota. The number of irrigation permits is currently at an all-time high. Water management and nitrogen fertilizer strategies must be managed together. Many farmers, particularly those newly implementing irrigation, would benefit from increased education on irrigation and nitrogen best management practices (BMPs). The absence of an Irrigation Specialist was identified as a critical need by the irrigation community and other ag stakeholders. During the 2011 Forum on Minnesota Irrigated Agriculture. the lack of an irrigation specialist at the University of Minnesota was one of the most important issues discussed. Report on the Forum on Minnesota Irrigation Agriculture March 8, 2011 ","Minnesota’s Irrigation Specialist position started in June 2014 and is providing education on irrigation management and nitrogen fertilizer best management practices (BMPs). This position is collaborating with public and private entities to develop and demonstrate tools and technology to protect and conserve groundwater resources. ",,2025-06-17,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Jeppe,Kjaersgaard,"Minnesota Department of Agriculture","625 Robert Street North","St. Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 201-6149",jeppe.kjaersgaard@state.mn.us,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Department of Agriculture",,"Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Cass, Chippewa, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Goodhue, Grant, Hubbard, Isanti, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Marshall, Meeker, Morrison, Mower, Norman, Otter Tail, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Red Lake, Renville, Rice, Sherburne, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Washington, Watonwan, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/irrigation-water-quality-protection,,,,
10024600,"Irrigation Water Quality Protection",2020,150000,"Minnesota Session Laws - 2019, 1st Special Session, CHAPTER 2--S.F. No. 3, Article 2","M.L. 2019: (g) $150,000 the first year and $150,000 the second year are for a regional irrigation water quality specialist through University of Minnesota Extension. "," Number of presentations, workshops and other educational events hosted each year and the number offarmers, crop consultants and co-op dealers that attend Number of local units of government participating in irrigator outreach and education activities Number of irrigators participating in Clean Water funded irrigation management programs Number of irrigation best management practices (BMPs) revised, developed, and promoted Number of BMPs adopted ","In 2015-2020: About 7,100 farmers, crop consultants, and co-op dealers participated in 118 educational events (presentations,workshops, field days) 20 local government unit partners are involved in irrigation water quality protection 500 irrigators, managing about 100,000 acres, participated in Clean Water Fund supported irrigation management programs (irrigation clinics, irrigation field days, nitrogen management conference) In 2020: About 250 irrigators accessed daily evapotranspiration weather information for water management Three new irrigation best management practices were revised, developed and promoted online ",,,,175441,,,,,"Public College/University","Funding supports an Irrigation Specialist to develop guidance and provide education on irrigation and nitrogenbest management practices (BMPs). In this position, Dr. Vasu Sharma provides direct support to irrigators onissues of irrigation scheduling and soil water monitoring. She is collaborating on the development of new irrigationscheduling tools that help irrigators manage water and nitrogen resources more precisely. These tools help reducenitrogen leaching losses in irrigated cropping systems. Dr. Vasu Sharma Irrigation Extension Specialist vasudha@umn.edu University of Minnesota 439 Borlaug Hall 1991 Upper Buford Circle St. Paul, MN 55108-6028 ","Irrigation of nitrogen demanding row crops (such as corn, potatoes and edible beans) is a major potential source of nitrate in groundwater especially in the areas with coarse-textured (sandy) soils such as those commonly found in central Minnesota. The number of irrigation permits is currently at an all-time high. Water management and nitrogen fertilizer strategies must be managed together. Many farmers, particularly those newly implementing irrigation, would benefit from increased education on irrigation and nitrogen best management practices (BMPs). The absence of an Irrigation Specialist was identified as a critical need by the irrigation community and other ag stakeholders. During the 2011 Forum on Minnesota Irrigated Agriculture. the lack of an irrigation specialist at the University of Minnesota was one of the most important issues discussed. Report on the Forum on Minnesota Irrigation Agriculture March 8, 2011 ","Minnesota’s Irrigation Specialist position started in June 2014 and is providing education on irrigation management and nitrogen fertilizer best management practices (BMPs). This position is collaborating with public and private entities to develop and demonstrate tools and technology to protect and conserve groundwater resources. ",,2025-06-17,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Jeppe,Kjaersgaard,"Minnesota Department of Agriculture","625 Robert Street North","St. Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 201-6149",jeppe.kjaersgaard@state.mn.us,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Department of Agriculture",,"Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Cass, Chippewa, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Goodhue, Grant, Hubbard, Isanti, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Marshall, Meeker, Morrison, Mower, Norman, Otter Tail, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Red Lake, Renville, Rice, Sherburne, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Washington, Watonwan, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/irrigation-water-quality-protection,,,,
10024600,"Irrigation Water Quality Protection",2019,110000,"M.L. 2017, Chapter 91, Article 2, Section 3","M.L. 2017: (h) $110,000 the first year and $110,000 the second year are to provide funding for a regional irrigationwater quality specialist through University of Minnesota Extension. ","Please see the most recent fiscal year for up to date information. ","Please see the most recent fiscal year for up to date information. ",,,,128267,,,,,"Public College/University","Funding supports an Irrigation Specialist to develop guidance and provide education on irrigation and nitrogenbest management practices (BMPs). In this position, Dr. Vasu Sharma provides direct support to irrigators onissues of irrigation scheduling and soil water monitoring. She is collaborating on the development of new irrigationscheduling tools that help irrigators manage water and nitrogen resources more precisely. These tools help reducenitrogen leaching losses in irrigated cropping systems. Dr. Vasu Sharma Irrigation Extension Specialist vasudha@umn.edu University of Minnesota 439 Borlaug Hall 1991 Upper Buford Circle St. Paul, MN 55108-6028 ","Irrigation of nitrogen demanding row crops (such as corn, potatoes and edible beans) is a major potential source of nitrate in groundwater especially in the areas with coarse-textured (sandy) soils such as those commonly found in central Minnesota. The number of irrigation permits is currently at an all-time high. Water management and nitrogen fertilizer strategies must be managed together. Many farmers, particularly those newly implementing irrigation, would benefit from increased education on irrigation and nitrogen best management practices (BMPs). The absence of an Irrigation Specialist was identified as a critical need by the irrigation community and other ag stakeholders. During the 2011 Forum on Minnesota Irrigated Agriculture. the lack of an irrigation specialist at the University of Minnesota was one of the most important issues discussed. Report on the Forum on Minnesota Irrigation Agriculture March 8, 2011 ","Minnesota’s Irrigation Specialist position started in June 2014 and is providing education on irrigation management and nitrogen fertilizer best management practices (BMPs). This position is collaborating with public and private entities to develop and demonstrate tools and technology to protect and conserve groundwater resources. ",,2025-06-17,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Jeppe,Kjaersgaard,"Minnesota Department of Agriculture","625 Robert Street North","St. Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 201-6149",jeppe.kjaersgaard@state.mn.us,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Department of Agriculture",,"Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Cass, Chippewa, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Goodhue, Grant, Hubbard, Isanti, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Marshall, Meeker, Morrison, Mower, Norman, Otter Tail, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Red Lake, Renville, Rice, Sherburne, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Washington, Watonwan, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/irrigation-water-quality-protection,,,,
10024600,"Irrigation Water Quality Protection",2018,110000,"M.L. 2017, Chapter 91, Article 2, Section 3","M.L. 2017: (h) $110,000 the first year and $110,000 the second year are to provide funding for a regional irrigationwater quality specialist through University of Minnesota Extension. ","Please see the most recent fiscal year for up to date information. ","Please see the most recent fiscal year for up to date information. ",,,,68479,,,,,"Public College/University","Funding supports an Irrigation Specialist to develop guidance and provide education on irrigation and nitrogenbest management practices (BMPs). In this position, Dr. Vasu Sharma provides direct support to irrigators onissues of irrigation scheduling and soil water monitoring. She is collaborating on the development of new irrigationscheduling tools that help irrigators manage water and nitrogen resources more precisely. These tools help reducenitrogen leaching losses in irrigated cropping systems. Dr. Vasu Sharma Irrigation Extension Specialist vasudha@umn.edu University of Minnesota 439 Borlaug Hall 1991 Upper Buford Circle St. Paul, MN 55108-6028 ","Irrigation of nitrogen demanding row crops (such as corn, potatoes and edible beans) is a major potential source of nitrate in groundwater especially in the areas with coarse-textured (sandy) soils such as those commonly found in central Minnesota. The number of irrigation permits is currently at an all-time high. Water management and nitrogen fertilizer strategies must be managed together. Many farmers, particularly those newly implementing irrigation, would benefit from increased education on irrigation and nitrogen best management practices (BMPs). The absence of an Irrigation Specialist was identified as a critical need by the irrigation community and other ag stakeholders. During the 2011 Forum on Minnesota Irrigated Agriculture. the lack of an irrigation specialist at the University of Minnesota was one of the most important issues discussed. Report on the Forum on Minnesota Irrigation Agriculture March 8, 2011 ","Minnesota’s Irrigation Specialist position started in June 2014 and is providing education on irrigation management and nitrogen fertilizer best management practices (BMPs). This position is collaborating with public and private entities to develop and demonstrate tools and technology to protect and conserve groundwater resources. ",,2025-06-17,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Jeppe,Kjaersgaard,"Minnesota Department of Agriculture","625 Robert Street North","St. Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 201-6149",jeppe.kjaersgaard@state.mn.us,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Department of Agriculture",,"Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Cass, Chippewa, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Goodhue, Grant, Hubbard, Isanti, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Marshall, Meeker, Morrison, Mower, Norman, Otter Tail, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Red Lake, Renville, Rice, Sherburne, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Washington, Watonwan, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/irrigation-water-quality-protection,,,,
10024600,"Irrigation Water Quality Protection",2017,110000,"M.L. 2015, 1st Special Session, Chapter 2, Article 2, Section 3","M.L. 2015: (h) $110,000 the first year and $110,000 the second year are to provide funding for a regional irrigationwater quality specialist through University of Minnesota Extension. ","Please see the most recent fiscal year for up to date information. ","Irrigation specialist: Joshua Stamper FY14-15:  The University of Minnesota-Extension Irrigation Specialist Position completed 42 presentations, workshops and other educational events attended by approximately 2,300 farmers, crop consultants and co-op dealers. Worked in cooperation with 8 local units of government (LGUs). FY16-17: 44 education and outreach activities were completed involving approximately 2,700participants. Cooperation continues with 8 LGUs. New irrigation scheduling references and BMPs are under development which will lead to greater irrigation BMP adoption. Dakota County Irrigation Scheduling Program focused on providing technical advice to irrigators about irrigation water management tools that matched their irrigation management. Surveyed irrigators and determined that there is significant interest in collecting in-season irrigation water sampling to credit nitratesthat are in irrigation water sample. Completed: Revision of irrigation water management publications Statewide Irrigation Soils map and Survey GIS Irrigability Data Layer YouTube Videos (easily accessible educational materials) Irrigation specialist Dr. Vasu Sharma started July 1, 2018   ",,,,53790,,,,,"Public College/University","Funding supports an Irrigation Specialist to develop guidance and provide education on irrigation and nitrogenbest management practices (BMPs). In this position, Dr. Vasu Sharma provides direct support to irrigators onissues of irrigation scheduling and soil water monitoring. She is collaborating on the development of new irrigationscheduling tools that help irrigators manage water and nitrogen resources more precisely. These tools help reducenitrogen leaching losses in irrigated cropping systems. Dr. Vasu Sharma Irrigation Extension Specialist vasudha@umn.edu University of Minnesota 439 Borlaug Hall 1991 Upper Buford Circle St. Paul, MN 55108-6028 ","Irrigation of nitrogen demanding row crops (such as corn, potatoes and edible beans) is a major potential source of nitrate in groundwater especially in the areas with coarse-textured (sandy) soils such as those commonly found in central Minnesota. The number of irrigation permits is currently at an all-time high. Water management and nitrogen fertilizer strategies must be managed together. Many farmers, particularly those newly implementing irrigation, would benefit from increased education on irrigation and nitrogen best management practices (BMPs). The absence of an Irrigation Specialist was identified as a critical need by the irrigation community and other ag stakeholders. During the 2011 Forum on Minnesota Irrigated Agriculture. the lack of an irrigation specialist at the University of Minnesota was one of the most important issues discussed. Report on the Forum on Minnesota Irrigation Agriculture March 8, 2011 ","Minnesota’s Irrigation Specialist position started in June 2014 and is providing education on irrigation management and nitrogen fertilizer best management practices (BMPs). This position is collaborating with public and private entities to develop and demonstrate tools and technology to protect and conserve groundwater resources. ",,2025-06-17,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Jeppe,Kjaersgaard,"Minnesota Department of Agriculture","625 Robert Street North","St. Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 201-6149",jeppe.kjaersgaard@state.mn.us,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Department of Agriculture",,"Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Cass, Chippewa, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Goodhue, Grant, Hubbard, Isanti, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Marshall, Meeker, Morrison, Mower, Norman, Otter Tail, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Red Lake, Renville, Rice, Sherburne, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Washington, Watonwan, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/irrigation-water-quality-protection,,,,
10024600,"Irrigation Water Quality Protection",2016,110000,"M.L. 2015, 1st Special Session, Chapter 2, Article 2, Section 3","M.L. 2015: (h) $110,000 the first year and $110,000 the second year are to provide funding for a regional irrigationwater quality specialist through University of Minnesota Extension. ","Please see the most recent fiscal year for up to date information. ","Please see the most recent fiscal year for up to date information. ",,,,149424,,,,,"Public College/University","Funding supports an Irrigation Specialist to develop guidance and provide education on irrigation and nitrogenbest management practices (BMPs). In this position, Dr. Vasu Sharma provides direct support to irrigators onissues of irrigation scheduling and soil water monitoring. She is collaborating on the development of new irrigationscheduling tools that help irrigators manage water and nitrogen resources more precisely. These tools help reducenitrogen leaching losses in irrigated cropping systems. Dr. Vasu Sharma Irrigation Extension Specialist vasudha@umn.edu University of Minnesota 439 Borlaug Hall 1991 Upper Buford Circle St. Paul, MN 55108-6028 ","Irrigation of nitrogen demanding row crops (such as corn, potatoes and edible beans) is a major potential source of nitrate in groundwater especially in the areas with coarse-textured (sandy) soils such as those commonly found in central Minnesota. The number of irrigation permits is currently at an all-time high. Water management and nitrogen fertilizer strategies must be managed together. Many farmers, particularly those newly implementing irrigation, would benefit from increased education on irrigation and nitrogen best management practices (BMPs). The absence of an Irrigation Specialist was identified as a critical need by the irrigation community and other ag stakeholders. During the 2011 Forum on Minnesota Irrigated Agriculture. the lack of an irrigation specialist at the University of Minnesota was one of the most important issues discussed. Report on the Forum on Minnesota Irrigation Agriculture March 8, 2011 ","Minnesota’s Irrigation Specialist position started in June 2014 and is providing education on irrigation management and nitrogen fertilizer best management practices (BMPs). This position is collaborating with public and private entities to develop and demonstrate tools and technology to protect and conserve groundwater resources. ",,2025-06-17,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Jeppe,Kjaersgaard,"Minnesota Department of Agriculture","625 Robert Street North","St. Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 201-6149",jeppe.kjaersgaard@state.mn.us,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Department of Agriculture",,"Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Cass, Chippewa, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Goodhue, Grant, Hubbard, Isanti, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Marshall, Meeker, Morrison, Mower, Norman, Otter Tail, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Red Lake, Renville, Rice, Sherburne, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Washington, Watonwan, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/irrigation-water-quality-protection,,,,
10024600,"Irrigation Water Quality Protection",2015,110000,"M.L. 2013, Chapter 137, Article 2, Sec. 3","M.L. 2013: (h) $110,000 the first year and $110,000 the second year are to provide funding for a regional irrigationwater quality specialist through University of Minnesota Extension. "," Number of presentations, workshops and other educational events hosted each year and the number of farmers, crop consultants and co-op dealers that attend Number of local units of government participating in irrigator outreach and education activities Number of partners collaborating on the development of new irrigation scheduling tools that help irrigators manage water and nitrogen resources more precisely Number of irrigation BMPs revised, developed, and promoted Number of BMPs adopted "," Number of presentations, workshops and other educational events hosted each year and the number of farmers, crop consultants and co-op dealers that attend (96 events / 395 participants) Number of local units of government participating in irrigator outreach and education activities (8) Number of partners collaborating on the development of new irrigation scheduling tools that help irrigators manage water and nitrogen resources more precisely (6) Information will be collected via personal conversations, interviews, focus groups or surveys for these performance measures. Number of irrigation BMPs revised, developed, and promoted Number of BMPs adopted ",,,,139361,,,,,"Public College/University","Funding supports an Irrigation Specialist to develop guidance and provide education on irrigation and nitrogenbest management practices (BMPs). In this position, Dr. Vasu Sharma provides direct support to irrigators onissues of irrigation scheduling and soil water monitoring. She is collaborating on the development of new irrigationscheduling tools that help irrigators manage water and nitrogen resources more precisely. These tools help reducenitrogen leaching losses in irrigated cropping systems. Dr. Vasu Sharma Irrigation Extension Specialist vasudha@umn.edu University of Minnesota 439 Borlaug Hall 1991 Upper Buford Circle St. Paul, MN 55108-6028 ","Irrigation of nitrogen demanding row crops (such as corn, potatoes and edible beans) is a major potential source of nitrate in groundwater especially in the areas with coarse-textured (sandy) soils such as those commonly found in central Minnesota. The number of irrigation permits is currently at an all-time high. Water management and nitrogen fertilizer strategies must be managed together. Many farmers, particularly those newly implementing irrigation, would benefit from increased education on irrigation and nitrogen best management practices (BMPs). The absence of an Irrigation Specialist was identified as a critical need by the irrigation community and other ag stakeholders. During the 2011 Forum on Minnesota Irrigated Agriculture. the lack of an irrigation specialist at the University of Minnesota was one of the most important issues discussed. Report on the Forum on Minnesota Irrigation Agriculture March 8, 2011 ","Minnesota’s Irrigation Specialist position started in June 2014 and is providing education on irrigation management and nitrogen fertilizer best management practices (BMPs). This position is collaborating with public and private entities to develop and demonstrate tools and technology to protect and conserve groundwater resources. ",,2025-06-17,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Jeppe,Kjaersgaard,"Minnesota Department of Agriculture","625 Robert Street North","St. Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 201-6149",jeppe.kjaersgaard@state.mn.us,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Department of Agriculture",,"Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Cass, Chippewa, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Goodhue, Grant, Hubbard, Isanti, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Marshall, Meeker, Morrison, Mower, Norman, Otter Tail, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Red Lake, Renville, Rice, Sherburne, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Washington, Watonwan, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/irrigation-water-quality-protection,,,,
10024600,"Irrigation Water Quality Protection",2014,110000,"M.L. 2013, Chapter 137, Article 2, Sec. 3","M.L. 2013: (h) $110,000 the first year and $110,000 the second year are to provide funding for a regional irrigationwater quality specialist through University of Minnesota Extension. ","Please see the most recent fiscal year for up to date information. ","Please see the most recent fiscal year for up to date information. ",,,,28945,,,,,"Public College/University","Funding supports an Irrigation Specialist to develop guidance and provide education on irrigation and nitrogenbest management practices (BMPs). In this position, Dr. Vasu Sharma provides direct support to irrigators onissues of irrigation scheduling and soil water monitoring. She is collaborating on the development of new irrigationscheduling tools that help irrigators manage water and nitrogen resources more precisely. These tools help reducenitrogen leaching losses in irrigated cropping systems. Dr. Vasu Sharma Irrigation Extension Specialist vasudha@umn.edu University of Minnesota 439 Borlaug Hall 1991 Upper Buford Circle St. Paul, MN 55108-6028 ","Irrigation of nitrogen demanding row crops (such as corn, potatoes and edible beans) is a major potential source of nitrate in groundwater especially in the areas with coarse-textured (sandy) soils such as those commonly found in central Minnesota. The number of irrigation permits is currently at an all-time high. Water management and nitrogen fertilizer strategies must be managed together. Many farmers, particularly those newly implementing irrigation, would benefit from increased education on irrigation and nitrogen best management practices (BMPs). The absence of an Irrigation Specialist was identified as a critical need by the irrigation community and other ag stakeholders. During the 2011 Forum on Minnesota Irrigated Agriculture. the lack of an irrigation specialist at the University of Minnesota was one of the most important issues discussed. Report on the Forum on Minnesota Irrigation Agriculture March 8, 2011 ","Minnesota’s Irrigation Specialist position started in June 2014 and is providing education on irrigation management and nitrogen fertilizer best management practices (BMPs). This position is collaborating with public and private entities to develop and demonstrate tools and technology to protect and conserve groundwater resources. ",,2025-06-17,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Jeppe,Kjaersgaard,"Minnesota Department of Agriculture","625 Robert Street North","St. Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 201-6149",jeppe.kjaersgaard@state.mn.us,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Department of Agriculture",,"Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Cass, Chippewa, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Goodhue, Grant, Hubbard, Isanti, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Marshall, Meeker, Morrison, Mower, Norman, Otter Tail, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Red Lake, Renville, Rice, Sherburne, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Washington, Watonwan, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/irrigation-water-quality-protection,,,,
10003532,"Itasca Community College Woody Biomass Utilization Project Design",2015,112000,"M.L. 2014, Chp. 226, Sec. 2, Subd. 08i","$112,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Itasca Community College to develop a final design for installation of a boiler heating system using woody biomass. Students at the college must be involved in the final design process.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.",,,,112000,,,1.76,"Itasca Community College","Public College/University","Woody biomass energy systems have shown themselves to offer more locally-based, stable energy supplies for some communities. Itasca Community College is using this appropriation to design a renewable energy system based on woody biomass that will serve as a demonstration and educational tool in the region.",,http://www.lccmr.leg.mn/projects/2014/work_plans/2014_08i.pdf,2014-07-01,2016-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund",Completed,,,Bart,Johnson,"Itasca Community College","1851 Hwy 169 E","Grand Rapids",MN,55744,"(218) 349-9154",bart.johnson@itascacc.edu,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Itasca, Koochiching, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/itasca-community-college-woody-biomass-utilization-project-design-0,,,,
23920,"Knife River Habitat Rehabilitation Phase II",2015,1410000,"ML 2014, Ch. 256, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 5(h)","$1,410,000 in the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with the Lake Superior Steelhead Association to enhance trout habitat in the Knife River watershed. A list of proposed enhancements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan. ",,"Increased availability and improved condition of riparian forests and other habitat corridors - This project enhanced the lost riparian zone. Healthy populations of endangered, threatened, and special concern species as well as more common species - This project increased the native naturally reproducing brook, brown and steelhead populations in the Knife River. Greater public access for wildlife and outdoors-related recreation - This project increased the overall trout population and give anglers more areas to fish and provide better opportunities to catch more fish. Improved availability and improved condition of habitats that have experienced substantial decline - This project improved stream habitat for brook, brown and steelhead trout. Improved aquatic habitat indicators - This project improved in-stream habitat by installing large woody debris that was lost due to logging of old growth trees.. This project will retain water through increased transpiration via tree planting and reduce erosion through streambank stabilization. ",,147200,"LSSA, private, MN DNR ",1404400,,,0.5,"Lake Superior Steelhead Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","The goal of PH II-Knife River Habitat Rehabilitation project was to improve instream habitat, stabilize slumping streambanks and restore the immediate riparian zone. Instream habitat and streambank stabilization was achieved by rehabilitating a 2200-foot stretch of stream utilizing Natural Channel Design methodology. This project reduced turbidity by stabilizing four slumping streambanks and creating instream habitat in two areas for adult trout spawning and two areas for 1+ juvenile rearing. Riparian plantings also occurred in this area. Riparian restoration was achieved in the West Branch tributary of the Knife River through several volunteer plantings and multiple large-scale Conservation Corps Minnesota plantings. ",,"The goal of PH II-Knife River Habitat Rehabilitation project was to improve instream habitat, stabilize slumping streambanks and restore the riparian tree canopy. Site Selection: The Lake Superior Steelhead Association (LSSA) conducted a rapid stream survey to determine the Knife River’s overall condition.  As stream impacts were identified during the survey, impaired stream reaches were photographed and mapped using a GPS unit.  The LSSA also monitored water temperatures to determine where trout survival is the highest.  Finally, biological data was collected to determine the quality of in-stream trout habitat.  This data was combined to rank and prioritize restoration areas where the worst stream impacts are restored, that reside in coolest water zones, within the best habitat corridors.  This data concluded that “first-priority reaches” were located in the upper main Knife River.  This also achieves our goal of a top-down restoration approach  Riparian planting sites were determined by site accessibility and stream assessment using procedures listed above.  Specified project riparian species were determined by the existing riparian habitat, upland or wetland conditions and exposure to sunlight. Restoration Techniques: Natural Channel Design (NCD) utilizes a science-based process to bring an unstable eroding stream reach back to a stable state.  This method surveys an impacted stream reach to collect data to compare it to several stable stream sections.  All survey work is performed using a geomorphic trained Stream Specialist.  The assessment data that is collected includes: stream width to depth ratios, floodplain elevation, erosion calculations, longitudinal profile, cross-section elevation and vegetation cover.  This assessment data is entered into a computer program called Geomorph to create plans and specifications that will redesign the impacted Knife River channel profile, dimensions and shape to mimic stable reaches within the Knife River Watershed. These plans create the basis for the construction project by depicting channel reconfiguration, placement of structures, location of streambed excavation, location and elevation of the floodplain and realignment of the channel.       The LSSA’s NCD process also features a top/down restoration approach.  This approach extends the habitat corridor downstream in three ways: •    Downstream habitats are protected because the upstream sediment load is reduced.   By stabilizing these upstream eroding banks, hundreds of tons of sediment will no longer discharge into the stream channel each year.  This discharged material will no longer fill pools and runs that are critical to rearing trout. •    Instream trout spawning success is more productive.  When trout spawn they discharge their eggs into the gravel.  When sediment discharges during high spring flood events, these eggs or newly hatched trout become covered by settling silts and suffocate larval trout.  By stabilizing these upstream banks sediment discharge is greatly reduced, which generally aids trout production. •    Newly constructed stream channels are reconnected to the floodplain.  These restoration projects reconnect the stream channel to the floodplains, which allows floodwaters to crest the bank and dissipate the current’s energy.  Floodwaters also become trapped and stored in associated floodplain wetlands.  This results in a lower velocity of floodwater and less volume of floodwater that discharges downstream.  This reduction of floodwater velocity and volume minimizes downstream erosion and habitat degradation.  Riparian Zone Planting Projects: •    The species of trees/shrubs being incorporated into the planting plan depends on the area to be planted.  Rehabilitating an abandoned beaver meadow will require species that can tolerate rather damp conditions and even periods of flooding.  The planting of higher elevations, which are not as wet and experience less flooding events, will utilize a wider array of species. •    Wet area species include: white spruce, tamarack, swamp white oak, river birch, silver maple and speckled alder. •    Higher elevation/dryer area species include: red pine, white pine, red maple, silver maple, bur oak, red oak, northern mountain ash and speckled alder. •    Shrubs/Pollinator Species That Are Utilized: viburnum, red twig dogwood, black chokeberry, snowberry, downy arrow-wood, sand bar willow. •    Several species listed above can be utilized in multiple planting locations. •    The LSSA uses locally procured stock for all of our plantings. Scope of Work: •    In stream Habitat Work Area: For PH II of the Knife River Habitat Rehabilitation Project, we restored approximately 2200 linear feet of stream on the main Knife River using the NCD processes.  Included in the area was the rehabilitation of largest slumping clay bank above Lake County Hwy 11.  This bank alone deposited tons of sediment downstream annually. •    Riparian Zone Work Area: We performed planting projects on the main stem of the Knife River and tributaries-the Main West Branch and Stanley Creek.  We planted both low areas and higher ground areas using the species mentioned above. Project Successes: •    In stream Habitat Work: Immediately following construction (and even during the project construction) trout were seen utilizing this stretch of river, ranging from young of the year to spawning adult ages.  Sediment being transported and deposited downstream or even out in Lake Superior has been lessened with the project. •    Riparian Zone Work: We planted many hundreds of trees in PH II creating a diverse riparian zone for years to come. Unique Aspects of the Project: •    Instream Habitat Work: One unique feature of our project is that we contracted with area loggers to bring in toe wood for areas where designated on the design plans.  Some groups prefer to take as much of the needed supplies from the work zone (toe wood, rocks, etc) but this increases the impact on the environment.  The LSSA tries to be as minimally intrusive on the stream and the riparian zone as possible in the project area.  All material that has to be removed for the project is 100% reincorporated back to the project area. •    Riparian Zone Work: The LSSA tried carrying in tree plugs to very remote areas in five gallon buckets.  We found that you could carry almost 50 plugs in one bucket to far removed planting sites much easier than individually potted trees.  This process worked best on areas that had recent beaver activity but the beaver had moved on and the dams had been breached. ",2014-07-01,2019-06-30,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kevin,Bovee,"Lake Superior Steelhead Association","PO Box 16034 ",Duluth,MN,55816-0034,218-525-5960,outriderduluth@msn.com,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Lake, St. Louis","Northern Forest",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/knife-river-habitat-rehabilitation-phase-ii,,,,
33913,"Labor Exhibit Research",2015,10000,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.","Available upon request. Contact",,,,"Available upon request. Contact",10000,,"Dan Vidmar, Harlan Tardy, Larry Killien, Paul Janssen, Rich Puhek, Rep. Carly Melin, Shelley Robinson, Bonnie Fena, Lisa Kvas, Jackie Corradi Simon, Carmen Bradach",0.33,"Minnesota Discovery Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To hire qualified consultants to develop and install an exhibit on labor history in St. Louis County.",,,2015-03-01,2016-03-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Allyse,Freeman,"Minnesota Discovery Center","1005 Discovery Drive",Chisholm,MN,55719,218-254-1238,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Aitkin, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/labor-exhibit-research,,"Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",,
23162,"Lake Superior Beach Monitoring Program",2015,105000,"Minnesota Law 2013 Chapter 137 Article 2 Section8(f)","$105,000 the first year and $105,000 the second year are for monitoring recreational beaches on Lake Superior for pollutants that may pose a public health risk and mitigating sources of bacterial contamination that are identified.","•Conduct sanitary surveys at 40 Lake Superior beaches. •Combine sanitary survey information with monitoring data to explore predictive models as a method of forecasting beach water quality before samples are taken. ","•Conducted sanitary surveys at 40 Lake Superior beaches. Surveys are compiled into maps for easy reference. •Created 16 predictive models (2 for each of 8 beaches) as a method of forecasting beach water quality before samples are taken. Of the 16 models created, 7 met criteria that show promise for use in real-time health advisory listing. oThe predictive models are being pilot tested this summer to evaluate their performance in real-time conditions. If they pass pilot testing, they will be used in the 2017 beach season to post health advisories at certain Minnesota Lake Superior Beaches. ",,197000,"United States Environmental Protection Agency BEACH Act funds",,,,,"Minnesota Department of Health","State Government","The Lake Superior Beach Monitoring and Notification Program exists to test recreational beach water and notify the public if bacteria levels become unsafe. This project will expand the Beach Program to include additional outreach efforts, sanitary surveys and testing of new technologies to improve the Beach Program. Monitoring results will be used to inform the public, find the sources of bacterial contamination and address polluted runoff from improper waste disposal.","Minnesota's Lake Superior Shoreline is lined with 80 beaches and visited by thousands of people each year. A significant portion of this coastline's recreational waters are subject to contamination from sources: urban runoff, overflows from wastewater collection and treatment facilities, discharge from boats,k human waste, animal feeding operations, pet wastes, and natural animal sources, such as wildlife. This contaminated water is a potential cause of gastrointestinal illness and other diseases. ",,2014-07-01,2016-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Cindy,Hakala,"Minnesota Department of Health","11 East Superior Street, Suite 290",Duluth,Minnesota,55802,218-302-6150,cynthia.hakala@state.mn.us,"Analysis/Interpretation, Assessment/Evaluation, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Monitoring","Minnesota Department of Health",,"Cook, Lake, St. Louis",,"Lake Superior - North, Lake Superior - South",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/lake-superior-beach-monitoring-program,,,,
23162,"Lake Superior Beach Monitoring Program",2014,105000,"Minnesota Law 2013 Chapter 137 Article 2 Section8(f)","$105,000 the first year and $105,000 the second year are for monitoring recreational beaches on Lake Superior for pollutants that may pose a public health risk and mitigating sources of bacterial contamination that are identified.","•Conduct sanitary surveys at 40 Lake Superior beaches. •Combine sanitary survey information with monitoring data to explore predictive models as a method of forecasting beach water quality before samples are taken. ","•Conducted sanitary surveys at 40 Lake Superior beaches. Surveys are compiled into maps for easy reference. •Created 16 predictive models (2 for each of 8 beaches) as a method of forecasting beach water quality before samples are taken. Of the 16 models created, 7 met criteria that show promise for use in real-time health advisory listing. oThe predictive models are being pilot tested this summer to evaluate their performance in real-time conditions. If they pass pilot testing, they will be used in the 2017 beach season to post health advisories at certain Minnesota Lake Superior Beaches. ",,193000,"United States Environmental Protection Agency BEACH Act funds",,,,0.5,"Minnesota Department of Health","State Government","The Lake Superior Beach Monitoring and Notification Program exists to test recreational beach water and notify the public if bacteria levels become unsafe. This project will expand the Beach Program to include additional outreach efforts, sanitary surveys and testing of new technologies to improve the Beach Program. Monitoring results will be used to inform the public, find the sources of bacterial contamination and address polluted runoff from improper waste disposal.","Minnesota's Lake Superior Shoreline is lined with 80 beaches and visited by thousands of people each year. A significant portion of this coastline's recreational waters are subject to contamination from sources: urban runoff, overflows from wastewater collection and treatment facilities, discharge from boats,k human waste, animal feeding operations, pet wastes, and natural animal sources, such as wildlife. This contaminated water is a potential cause of gastrointestinal illness and other diseases. ",,2014-07-01,2016-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Cindy,Hakala,"Minnesota Department of Health","11 East Superior Street, Suite 290",Duluth,Minnesota,55802,218-302-6150,cynthia.hakala@state.mn.us,"Analysis/Interpretation, Assessment/Evaluation, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Monitoring","Minnesota Department of Health",,"Cook, Lake, St. Louis",,"Lake Superior - North, Lake Superior - South",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/lake-superior-beach-monitoring-program,,,,
29762,"Lake Superior Civic Engagement and Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy (WRAPS) Support",2015,305093,,,,,,,,,,,2.16,"South Saint Louis County Soil and Water Conservation District","Local/Regional Government","Improved levels of civic engagement and community participation in support for the Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy (WRAPS) processes in the St. Louis River, Lake Superior South, and Cloquet River Watersheds. Monitoring plans and compiled field data will be provided and summarized that will aid in the future completion of Total Maximum Daily Load Reports (TMDLs) in these watersheds and in the Lake Superior North Watershed. ",,"St. Louis River Watershed ",2015-05-26,2018-05-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,R.C.,Boheim,"South Saint Louis County Soil and Water Conservation District","Room 301 215 North 1st Avenue East",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 723-4867",,"Education/Outreach/Engagement, Restoration/Enhancement","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Cook, Lake, St. Louis",,"St. Louis River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/lake-superior-civic-engagement-and-watershed-restoration-and-protection-strategy-wraps-supp,,,,
33919,"Lake Superior Maritime Visitor Center Collection Rehousing",2015,4731,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.","Available upon request. Contact",,,,"Available upon request. Contact",4731,,"Janell Mussman, Lila Stevens, Diane Hilden, Becky Hubbard, Denise Wolvin, Dave Anderson, Matt Baumgartner, Steve Brantstrom, Capt. Shawn McKenzie, Capt. Ed Montgomery, Jerry Sandvick, Mick Sertich, Ted Smith, John Sorensen, Lynn Wegner, Joe Zajac, Tammy Sundbom Otterson, Larry Fortner, Laura Jacobs",0.00,"Lake Superior Marine Museum Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To provide better storage conditions, allowing for greater public access to objects in the collection.",,,2015-03-01,2016-03-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Sara,Summers-Luedtke,"Lake Superior Marine Museum Association","PO Box 177",Duluth,MN,55801,"218-720-5260 x35271",,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Statewide, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/lake-superior-maritime-visitor-center-collection-rehousing,,"Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",,
28171,"Lake of the Woods/Rainy River Watershed Forum",2015,500,,,,,,,,,,,,"Lake of the Woods Water Sustainability Foundation","Non-Profit Business/Entity","The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) is a co-sponsor and assists with a portion of the financial support for the International Rainy River-Lake of the Woods Watershed Forum. ",,"Rainy River - Rainy Lake Watershed Lake of the Woods Watershed ",2015-01-15,2018-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Tom,Sellers,"Lake of the Woods Water Sustainability Foundation","Box 112",Kenora,Ontario,"P9N 3X1","(866) 370-8891",,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Cook, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Roseau, St. Louis",,"Lake of the Woods, Rainy River - Baudette, Rainy River - Black River, Rainy River - Headwaters, Rainy River - Rainy Lake",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/lake-woodsrainy-river-watershed-forum-2015,,,,
28171,"Lake of the Woods/Rainy River Watershed Forum",2016,500,,,,,,,,,,,,"Lake of the Woods Water Sustainability Foundation","Non-Profit Business/Entity","The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) is a co-sponsor and assists with a portion of the financial support for the International Rainy River-Lake of the Woods Watershed Forum. ",,"Rainy River - Rainy Lake Watershed Lake of the Woods Watershed ",2015-01-15,2018-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Tom,Sellers,"Lake of the Woods Water Sustainability Foundation","Box 112",Kenora,Ontario,"P9N 3X1","(866) 370-8891",,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Cook, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Roseau, St. Louis",,"Lake of the Woods, Rainy River - Baudette, Rainy River - Black River, Rainy River - Headwaters, Rainy River - Rainy Lake",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/lake-woodsrainy-river-watershed-forum-2015,,,,
28171,"Lake of the Woods/Rainy River Watershed Forum",2017,500,,,,,,,,,,,,"Lake of the Woods Water Sustainability Foundation","Non-Profit Business/Entity","The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) is a co-sponsor and assists with a portion of the financial support for the International Rainy River-Lake of the Woods Watershed Forum. ",,"Rainy River - Rainy Lake Watershed Lake of the Woods Watershed ",2015-01-15,2018-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Tom,Sellers,"Lake of the Woods Water Sustainability Foundation","Box 112",Kenora,Ontario,"P9N 3X1","(866) 370-8891",,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Cook, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Roseau, St. Louis",,"Lake of the Woods, Rainy River - Baudette, Rainy River - Black River, Rainy River - Headwaters, Rainy River - Rainy Lake",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/lake-woodsrainy-river-watershed-forum-2015,,,,
28171,"Lake of the Woods/Rainy River Watershed Forum",2018,500,,,,,,,,,,,,"Lake of the Woods Water Sustainability Foundation","Non-Profit Business/Entity","The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) is a co-sponsor and assists with a portion of the financial support for the International Rainy River-Lake of the Woods Watershed Forum. ",,"Rainy River - Rainy Lake Watershed Lake of the Woods Watershed ",2015-01-15,2018-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Tom,Sellers,"Lake of the Woods Water Sustainability Foundation","Box 112",Kenora,Ontario,"P9N 3X1","(866) 370-8891",,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Cook, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Roseau, St. Louis",,"Lake of the Woods, Rainy River - Baudette, Rainy River - Black River, Rainy River - Headwaters, Rainy River - Rainy Lake",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/lake-woodsrainy-river-watershed-forum-2015,,,,
30529,"Legacy Arts and Cultural Heritage",2015,10700,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To link the history of the Fergus Falls Regional Treatment Center to our surrounding communities’ love for the arts; to examine and celebrate the rich history of the hospital; to increase our community’s understanding of this institutional and physical treasure; and to provide opportunities for local citizens to experience a collaborative artistic celebration of its history. The public who attend the Kirkbride Arts and History Weekend production will be surveyed concerning their reaction to what they saw. Springboard for the Arts will be an evaluation partner and assist with creating and collecting evaluation feedback. We intend to offer Talk Back sessions with the actors, writers, director and the audience. The artists involved will actively seek responses and critiques of their work. We will ask the audience questions such as: Have you ever attended an arts performance in Fergus Falls before? What did you learn about the Regional Treatment Center that you did not know before?","34 in the audience responded. 33 of 34 were marked positive. 1 was marked mixed. All 34 indicated they would attend a similar play in the future. Some responses: ""amazingly interesting""; '""educational, informative""; ""thought provoking""; ""emotional""; ""alleviates stigma""; ""I need to share this information""; ""powerful, respectful""; ""eye opener."" 19 of the participants completed a questionnaire. All indicated they would participate in a similar production in the future. One responded, ""This was my first acting ",,8980,"Other, local or private",19680,,,,"Lowell Carpenter",Individual,"Legacy Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"To create and produce an original, full-length play written in collaboration with community residents and artists, examining the history of the Fergus Falls Regional Treatment Center to be performed at Fergus Falls Center for the Arts.",2015-01-01,2015-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lowell,Carpenter,"Lowell Carpenter",,,MN,,"(218) 280-5283 ",lowellscarpenter@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Lake Region Arts Council",,"Otter Tail, Grant, Becker",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/legacy-arts-and-cultural-heritage-151,"Kari Adams: Studio artist, graphic designer, printmaker; Stan Goldade: High School math instructor, photographer, ceramicist, sculptor; Jamie Beyer: Marketing and graphic designer; Don Clark: Professor at Minnesota State University-Moorhead, photographer; Eric Abrahamson: Former stage manager, Historic Holmes Theatre and Board member Playhouse 412; Kari Kjesbo: former gallery manager and catering business owner; Carolyn Flieder: fiber artist, former quilt shop owner; Gregory DeGier: trumpet player for Central Lakes Symphony Orchestra and various ensembles and pit bands; Jim Arvidson: Graduate of the Regional Leadership Institute, community service volunteer; Minette Stalheim Johnson: Lay minister with degrees in Theology and English; Jeannie Pederson: Pope County Family Collaborative Coordinator; Timothy Ray: Actor, director, technical director, musician-performer; Michael Eble: Professor and gallery curator at University of Minnesota-Morris, drawing and painting; Erin Gunderson: Library Branch Manager in Breckenridge, musician and artist; Nancy Berns: Former Lake Region Arts Council Board member, radio voice actor, costumer, vocal director, choral singer.","Kari Adams: Studio artist, graphic designer, printmaker; Stan Goldade: High School math instructor, photographer, ceramicist, sculptor; Jamie Beyer: Marketing and graphic designer; Don Clark: Professor at Minnesota State University-Moorhead, photographer; Eric Abrahamson: Former stage manager, Historic Holmes Theatre and Board member Playhouse 412; Kari Kjesbo: former gallery manager and catering business owner; Carolyn Flieder: fiber artist, former quilt shop owner; Gregory DeGier: trumpet player for Central Lakes Symphony Orchestra and various ensembles and pit bands; Jim Arvidson: Graduate of the Regional Leadership Institute, community service volunteer; Minette Stalheim Johnson: Lay minister with degrees in Theology and English; Jeannie Pederson: Pope County Family Collaborative Coordinator; Timothy Ray: Actor, director, technical director, musician-performer; Michael Eble: Professor and gallery curator at University of Minnesota-Morris, drawing and painting; Erin Gunderson: Library Branch Manager in Breckenridge, musician and artist; Nancy Berns: Former Lake Region Arts Council Board member, radio voice actor, costumer, vocal director, choral singer.",,
30532,"Legacy Arts and Cultural Heritage",2015,16500,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Completion of this project will allow the Evansville Arts Coalition to continue to provide access to Evansville and surrounding communities for art, music and educational events. Our programs are varied: children's art, quilts, fish decoys, photography, and pictures of earth from space. Our music events range from a high school jazz group, to professional touring musicians, to folk music, to youth singer/song writers. This project will be completed when the building is again protected from weather. See attached bidding criteria for additional information. We will establish a project plan with the masonry repair company, establishing milestones, a process for approval of work, and a payment schedule based on accomplishment of those milestones.","No evaluation ''tools'' were used due to the type of project. I was satisfied with the work done and the progress of the project which was completed in less than 1 week.",,,,16500,,"Candy Bohjanen-Hammitt, Greg Lehrke, Heather Hauptli, Karen Howell, Marilyn Sanstead, Roberta Batesole, Vicki Larson",,"Evansville Arts Coalition AKA Evansville Arts Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Legacy Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"To repair the back brick wall of the Evansville Arts Coalition building.",2015-05-01,2015-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Karen,Howell,"Evansville Arts Coalition AKA Evansville Arts Center","111 Main St PO Box 68",Evansville,MN,56326,"(218) 948-2836 ",eackhowell@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Lake Region Arts Council",,"Douglas, Grant, Pope, Otter Tail",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/legacy-arts-and-cultural-heritage-154,"Jeannie Pederson: Pope County Family Collaborative Coordinator; Stan Goldade: High School math instructor, photographer, ceramicist, sculptor; Don Clark: Professor at Minnesota State University-Moorhead, photographer; Kari Kjesbo: former gallery manager and catering business owner; Carolyn Flieder: fiber artist, former quilt shop owner; Eric Abrahamson: Former stage manager, Historic Holmes Theatre and Board member Playhouse 412; Beth Salvatore: Publishing, graphic arts, humanities and music; Mark Ryan: Plain Arts Museum Director of Collections and Operations; Gregory DeGier: trumpet player for Central Lakes Symphony Orchestra and various ensembles and pit bands; AmyAnn Mursu: musician including piano, clarinet, tuba, and violin; Jim Arvidson: Graduate of the Regional Leadership Institute, community service volunteer; Minette Stalheim Johnson: Lay minister with degrees in Theology and English; Jamie Beyer: Marketing and graphic designer; Timothy Ray: Actor, director, technical director, musician-performer; Erin Gunderson: Library Branch Manager in Breckenridge, musician and artist.","Jeannie Pederson: Pope County Family Collaborative Coordinator; Stan Goldade: High School math instructor, photographer, ceramicist, sculptor; Don Clark: Professor at Minnesota State University-Moorhead, photographer; Kari Kjesbo: former gallery manager and catering business owner; Carolyn Flieder: fiber artist, former quilt shop owner; Eric Abrahamson: Former stage manager, Historic Holmes Theatre and Board member Playhouse 412; Beth Salvatore: Publishing, graphic arts, humanities and music; Mark Ryan: Plain Arts Museum Director of Collections and Operations; Gregory DeGier: trumpet player for Central Lakes Symphony Orchestra and various ensembles and pit bands; AmyAnn Mursu: musician including piano, clarinet, tuba, and violin; Jim Arvidson: Graduate of the Regional Leadership Institute, community service volunteer; Minette Stalheim Johnson: Lay minister with degrees in Theology and English; Jamie Beyer: Marketing and graphic designer; Timothy Ray: Actor, director, technical director, musician-performer; Erin Gunderson: Library Branch Manager in Breckenridge, musician and artist.",,
30533,"Legacy Arts and Cultural Heritage",2015,25500,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To continue to educate our audiences of vast differences in arts programing as well as understanding the value of the Arts, arts education, history and what the future holds. To bring new/ different art forms to our region. To educate our audiences that, for example, jazz is too large of a category to like or not. That within areas of the arts many different forms exist and by being exposed and educated broad statements can be narrowed and refined discussions can occur. To provide a welcoming, safe environment in which to participate in the Arts. This season with an emphasis on youth programming and outreach. A Center for the Arts patrons are becoming survey weary. In an attempt to gather more data we will mail a survey with a return envelope to our ticket purchasing patron base. At the first concert of the season we started putting red and green slips into the playbills. These slips were used by patrons at the end of the evening to do a simple vote; green if you liked the show red if you did not. We have had great success with numbers of participants. We will still do an end of the season survey but just one. A Center for the Arts will work with reestablishing a word bubble by patrons. Finally we are establishing a committee to gather evaluation information.","Simply a vast majority of patrons like our diverse programming. Please see the charts and information in the booklet.",,102200,"Other, local or private",127700,,"Sarah Duffy, Wally Warhol, Lowell Carpenter, Deb Embretson, Mark Helland, Tim Hunt, Ann Lundeen, Aimee Nordlund, Dave Strom, Kathy Wagnild",,"Fergus Falls Center for the Arts, Inc. AKA A Center for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Legacy Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"To expand the outreach of the ""Center Series"" with four concerts and two theatre productions.",2015-09-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael,Burgraff,"Fergus Falls Center for the Arts, Inc. AKA A Center for the Arts","124 Lincoln Ave W","Fergus Falls",MN,56537,"(218) 736-5453 ",ac4ta@fergusarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Lake Region Arts Council",,"Otter Tail, Grant, Wilkin, Becker",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/legacy-arts-and-cultural-heritage-155,"Jeannie Pederson: Pope County Family Collaborative Coordinator; Stan Goldade: High School math instructor, photographer, ceramicist, sculptor; Don Clark: Professor at Minnesota State University-Moorhead, photographer; Kari Kjesbo: former gallery manager and catering business owner; Carolyn Flieder: fiber artist, former quilt shop owner; Eric Abrahamson: Former stage manager, Historic Holmes Theatre and Board member Playhouse 412; Beth Salvatore: Publishing, graphic arts, humanities and music; Mark Ryan: Plain Arts Museum Director of Collections and Operations; Gregory DeGier: trumpet player for Central Lakes Symphony Orchestra and various ensembles and pit bands; AmyAnn Mursu: musician including piano, clarinet, tuba, and violin; Jim Arvidson: Graduate of the Regional Leadership Institute, community service volunteer; Minette Stalheim Johnson: Lay minister with degrees in Theology and English; Jamie Beyer: Marketing and graphic designer; Timothy Ray: Actor, director, technical director, musician-performer; Erin Gunderson: Library Branch Manager in Breckenridge, musician and artist.","Jeannie Pederson: Pope County Family Collaborative Coordinator; Stan Goldade: High School math instructor, photographer, ceramicist, sculptor; Don Clark: Professor at Minnesota State University-Moorhead, photographer; Kari Kjesbo: former gallery manager and catering business owner; Carolyn Flieder: fiber artist, former quilt shop owner; Eric Abrahamson: Former stage manager, Historic Holmes Theatre and Board member Playhouse 412; Beth Salvatore: Publishing, graphic arts, humanities and music; Mark Ryan: Plain Arts Museum Director of Collections and Operations; Gregory DeGier: trumpet player for Central Lakes Symphony Orchestra and various ensembles and pit bands; AmyAnn Mursu: musician including piano, clarinet, tuba, and violin; Jim Arvidson: Graduate of the Regional Leadership Institute, community service volunteer; Minette Stalheim Johnson: Lay minister with degrees in Theology and English; Jamie Beyer: Marketing and graphic designer; Timothy Ray: Actor, director, technical director, musician-performer; Erin Gunderson: Library Branch Manager in Breckenridge, musician and artist.",,
30534,"Legacy Arts and Cultural Heritage",2015,7544,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","Our goals are: To foster dialogue, stewardship and celebration of the monarch butterfly; to showcase the arts community of Fergus Falls, inspiring a sense of collaboration in this sector; to attract new visitors to Fergus Falls; and to inspire a lifelong love of the arts by creating memorable, multi-disciplinary experiences for all ages. Each of the venues will pass out an audience survey to get feedback on the events and on the festival as a whole. Artists who participate in the workshops will be given evaluations. With comment sheets we will use a numerical rating system to measure audience and participant responses. We will measure the breath of the geographic area of participants. This information will be used to assess not only the success of the festival events themselves, but give us information on how broad an area is being drawn to Fergus Falls for arts related event. A greater than 50% favorable rating will be considered a success.","Overall, the festival was rated a success. The amount of collaboration between organizations, the number of events/activities, the number of participants, the age range of participants, the interest in creating monarch habitat, the number of events, the variety of medium presented (visual, music, writing, participatory, and more). The Botanical Art workshop participants were grateful for the quality of the workshop. The remarks at the ôKaliedoscopeö exhibit were positive, such as: ôamazing,ö ôlove the diversity of mediums,ö and ôgreat to see this number of artists.ö There were voiced concerns about having events competing with each other at different locations. The Prairie Wetlands Learning Center has requested another monarch festival.",,12766,"Other, local or private",20310,,"Ben Schierer, Darren Appert, Scott Rachels, Jim Fish, Justin Arneson, Wayne Hurley, Anthony Hicks, Rod Spidahl",,"City of Fergus Falls","Local/Regional Government","Legacy Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"To initiate a multidisciplinary public arts festival, a Monarch Festival, during the week of August 10-15, 2015, featuring dance, music, visual arts, film, theatre, and spoken word.",2014-12-03,2015-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Gordon,Hydukovich,"City of Fergus Falls","112 Washington Ave W","Fergus Falls",MN,56537,"(218) 332-5427 ",gordon.hydukovich@ci.fergus-falls.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Lake Region Arts Council",,"Otter Tail, Wilkin, Becker, Grant",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/legacy-arts-and-cultural-heritage-156,"Kari Adams: Studio artist, graphic designer, printmaker; Stan Goldade: High School math instructor, photographer, ceramicist, sculptor; Jamie Beyer: Marketing and graphic designer; Don Clark: Professor at Minnesota State University-Moorhead, photographer; Eric Abrahamson: Former stage manager, Historic Holmes Theatre and Board member Playhouse 412; Kari Kjesbo: former gallery manager and catering business owner; Carolyn Flieder: fiber artist, former quilt shop owner; Gregory DeGier: trumpet player for Central Lakes Symphony Orchestra and various ensembles and pit bands; Jim Arvidson: Graduate of the Regional Leadership Institute, community service volunteer; Minette Stalheim Johnson: Lay minister with degrees in Theology and English; Jeannie Pederson: Pope County Family Collaborative Coordinator; Timothy Ray: Actor, director, technical director, musician-performer; Michael Eble: Professor and gallery curator at University of Minnesota-Morris, drawing and painting; Erin Gunderson: Library Branch Manager in Breckenridge, musician and artist; Nancy Berns: Former Lake Region Arts Council Board member, radio voice actor, costumer, vocal director, choral singer.","Kari Adams: Studio artist, graphic designer, printmaker; Stan Goldade: High School math instructor, photographer, ceramicist, sculptor; Jamie Beyer: Marketing and graphic designer; Don Clark: Professor at Minnesota State University-Moorhead, photographer; Eric Abrahamson: Former stage manager, Historic Holmes Theatre and Board member Playhouse 412; Kari Kjesbo: former gallery manager and catering business owner; Carolyn Flieder: fiber artist, former quilt shop owner; Gregory DeGier: trumpet player for Central Lakes Symphony Orchestra and various ensembles and pit bands; Jim Arvidson: Graduate of the Regional Leadership Institute, community service volunteer; Minette Stalheim Johnson: Lay minister with degrees in Theology and English; Jeannie Pederson: Pope County Family Collaborative Coordinator; Timothy Ray: Actor, director, technical director, musician-performer; Michael Eble: Professor and gallery curator at University of Minnesota-Morris, drawing and painting; Erin Gunderson: Library Branch Manager in Breckenridge, musician and artist; Nancy Berns: Former Lake Region Arts Council Board member, radio voice actor, costumer, vocal director, choral singer.",,
30539,"Legacy Arts and Cultural Heritage",2015,4204,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","My professional goal for Object Stories is to create a comprehensive body of work that suggests a multi-faceted portraiture of the contemporary Minnesota landscape. I want to laud humble objects and the people associated with them as a visual narrative that suggests the depth of attitudes and impacts we make on the land. I want to secure a solo show of this body of work as a way to expose my perspective to a larger audience and gain regional recognition as well as build my portfolio as an advancement tool for more opportunities. Personally, I hope to train a lens on objects within the landscape that we take for granted by suggesting that for some people, these objects hold a great deal of meaning. By visually interpreting these objects, my goal is to create a platform for greater understanding and appreciation of the value of objects that often times go unnoticed. Timeline: April 2015: Establish relationships with landowners affected by CapX2020, interview with audio recording, document powerlines, ping/identifying views of affected land-drawings, and order materials. May: Continue interviews with landowners, and establish relationships with lawnmowers. June: Begin documenting/interviewing lawnmowers, start weaving patterns inspired by lawnmowing research, continue interviews of landowners, and begin interpretation studies of CapX2020. July: Studio critique, establish relationship with gallerists, continue research/documentation of lawnmowers, editing audio from landowners, first weaving study due, 5 CapX2020 drawings due, and permission for billboard sites obtained. August: Billboard A design print ready, conclude research phase of CapX2020, conclude audio editing, and continue lawnmowing studies. September: Conclude research phase for lawnmowers, research documentation of hunting blinds, second weaving study due, and 5 CapX2020 drawings due. October: Document blinds, and visual interpretation of CapX2020 Blind drawings. November: Studio critique, continued documentation of blinds, continue blind drawings, and present Billboard design B print-ready. December: Conclude blind research, documentation.","Amazing. Each goal was accomplished in a timely manner at or before deadline. The final work was well executed and professional.",,4826,"Other, local or private",9030,,,,"Chandra Glaeseman",Individual,"Legacy Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"To create Object Stories using hunting blinds, lawn mowing techniques, and the recent construction of high tension power lines in Western Minnesota from community members who have personal connections to these objects.",2015-04-01,2016-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Chandra,Glaeseman,"Chandra Glaeseman",,,MN,,"(207) 632-6330 ",cglaeseman@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Lake Region Arts Council",,"Douglas, Grant, Pope",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/legacy-arts-and-cultural-heritage-161,"Kari Adams: Studio artist, graphic designer, printmaker; Stan Goldade: High School math instructor, photographer, ceramicist, sculptor; Jamie Beyer: Marketing and graphic designer; Don Clark: Professor at Minnesota State University-Moorhead, photographer; Eric Abrahamson: Former stage manager, Historic Holmes Theatre and Board member Playhouse 412; Kari Kjesbo: former gallery manager and catering business owner; Carolyn Flieder: fiber artist, former quilt shop owner; Gregory DeGier: trumpet player for Central Lakes Symphony Orchestra and various ensembles and pit bands; Jim Arvidson: Graduate of the Regional Leadership Institute, community service volunteer; Minette Stalheim Johnson: Lay minister with degrees in Theology and English; Jeannie Pederson: Pope County Family Collaborative Coordinator; Timothy Ray: Actor, director, technical director, musician-performer; Michael Eble: Professor and gallery curator at University of Minnesota-Morris, drawing and painting; Erin Gunderson: Library Branch Manager in Breckenridge, musician and artist; Nancy Berns: Former Lake Region Arts Council Board member, radio voice actor, costumer, vocal director, choral singer.","Kari Adams: Studio artist, graphic designer, printmaker; Stan Goldade: High School math instructor, photographer, ceramicist, sculptor; Jamie Beyer: Marketing and graphic designer; Don Clark: Professor at Minnesota State University-Moorhead, photographer; Eric Abrahamson: Former stage manager, Historic Holmes Theatre and Board member Playhouse 412; Kari Kjesbo: former gallery manager and catering business owner; Carolyn Flieder: fiber artist, former quilt shop owner; Gregory DeGier: trumpet player for Central Lakes Symphony Orchestra and various ensembles and pit bands; Jim Arvidson: Graduate of the Regional Leadership Institute, community service volunteer; Minette Stalheim Johnson: Lay minister with degrees in Theology and English; Jeannie Pederson: Pope County Family Collaborative Coordinator; Timothy Ray: Actor, director, technical director, musician-performer; Michael Eble: Professor and gallery curator at University of Minnesota-Morris, drawing and painting; Erin Gunderson: Library Branch Manager in Breckenridge, musician and artist; Nancy Berns: Former Lake Region Arts Council Board member, radio voice actor, costumer, vocal director, choral singer.",,
30548,"Legacy Arts and Cultural Heritage",2015,1120,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3"," ACHF Cultural Heritage","I'll begin to rebuild the outdated and borrowed computing-based part of my creative space, including recording, promotion, and web presence. The new space will improve my ability to produce and deliver my art in a timely and professional manner. Specifically, I'll be able to create a new record of original compositions and be able to include artists with whom my current collaboration is difficult (at best) because of my current equipment issues. With the increased mobility of a new studio, I'll be able to produce my radio program and more easily bring to Minnesota artists whose music and personalities are not readily found here. I'll be able to measure the increased sales income that a new cd will bring. I'll also be able to track increased sales that an improved e-commerce portal can bring.","The results have been overwhelmingly positive, although there are no sales number as of yet because the record is not yet finished. The time saved in producing a radio program is down from at least 5 hours per week (usually more, due to an old computer) to mere moments. I estimate I save 250 hours per year. I save probably that much in processing songs for the new record as well.",,,,1120,,,,"David Stoddard",Individual,"Legacy Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"To update the equipment and software in order to create music for public consumption and to market that music.",2014-12-04,2015-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,David,Stoddard,"David Stoddard",,,MN,,"(218) 205-5388 ",david@davidstoddardmusic.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Lake Region Arts Council",,"Otter Tail, Grant, Becker, Wilkin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/legacy-arts-and-cultural-heritage-170,"Kari Adams: Studio artist, graphic designer, printmaker; Stan Goldade: High School math instructor, photographer, ceramicist, sculptor; Jamie Beyer: Marketing and graphic designer; Don Clark: Professor at Minnesota State University-Moorhead, photographer; Eric Abrahamson: Former stage manager, Historic Holmes Theatre and Board member Playhouse 412; Kari Kjesbo: former gallery manager and catering business owner; Carolyn Flieder: fiber artist, former quilt shop owner; Gregory DeGier: trumpet player for Central Lakes Symphony Orchestra and various ensembles and pit bands; Jim Arvidson: Graduate of the Regional Leadership Institute, community service volunteer; Minette Stalheim Johnson: Lay minister with degrees in Theology and English; Jeannie Pederson: Pope County Family Collaborative Coordinator; Timothy Ray: Actor, director, technical director, musician-performer; Michael Eble: Professor and gallery curator at University of Minnesota-Morris, drawing and painting; Erin Gunderson: Library Branch Manager in Breckenridge, musician and artist; Nancy Berns: Former Lake Region Arts Council Board member, radio voice actor, costumer, vocal director, choral singer.","Kari Adams: Studio artist, graphic designer, printmaker; Stan Goldade: High School math instructor, photographer, ceramicist, sculptor; Jamie Beyer: Marketing and graphic designer; Don Clark: Professor at Minnesota State University-Moorhead, photographer; Eric Abrahamson: Former stage manager, Historic Holmes Theatre and Board member Playhouse 412; Kari Kjesbo: former gallery manager and catering business owner; Carolyn Flieder: fiber artist, former quilt shop owner; Gregory DeGier: trumpet player for Central Lakes Symphony Orchestra and various ensembles and pit bands; Jim Arvidson: Graduate of the Regional Leadership Institute, community service volunteer; Minette Stalheim Johnson: Lay minister with degrees in Theology and English; Jeannie Pederson: Pope County Family Collaborative Coordinator; Timothy Ray: Actor, director, technical director, musician-performer; Michael Eble: Professor and gallery curator at University of Minnesota-Morris, drawing and painting; Erin Gunderson: Library Branch Manager in Breckenridge, musician and artist; Nancy Berns: Former Lake Region Arts Council Board member, radio voice actor, costumer, vocal director, choral singer.",,
23904,"Living Shallow Lakes & Wetlands Initiative Phase IV",2015,4888300,"ML 2014, Ch. 256, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 4(c )","$4,910,000 in the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Ducks Unlimited to assess, enhance, and restore shallow lakes and wetlands, including bioengineering, technical assistance, feasibility investigation, survey, and design to develop new enhancement and restoration projects for future implementation. A list of proposed enhancements and restorations to be constructed through this appropriation must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan. ",,"Restored 59 acres, enhanced 5,952 acres for a total of 6,011 acres ",,731000,"Federal NAWCA and DU private ",4799900,70000,,4.0,"Ducks Unlimited","Non-Profit Business/Entity","In this Phase 4 of our ongoing ""Living Lakes"" program to enhance shallow lakes and restore wetlands, DU successfully enhanced 5,952 acres of shallow lakes and wetlands and restored 59 acres of wetlands by completing 16 separate projects for waterfowl and other wildlife in the Prairie, Transition, and Metro Sections in partnership with Minnesota DNR, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, and private landowners.  These accomplishments significantly exceeded our goal of 4,000 acres, and included $731,000 in non-state funds as leverage, far exceeding our pledge of providing at least $110,000 in non-state leverage funds. ",,"Minnesota has lost approximately 90% of Prairie wetlands, and many wetlands in other parts of the state, to drainage.  The prairie shallow lakes and wetland that remain are often those that were too deep to drain years ago, and they now function as the core of Minnesota’s remaining waterfowl habitat complexes.  However, these remaining wetlands now receive excessive water and nutrient runoff from a highly interconnected, drained landscape through which invasive fish have easy access.  As a result, most of our remaining wetland and shallow lake basins are turbid and degraded due to high, stable water levels in which nutrients collect, carp and other invasive fish proliferate. Natural water level fluctuations no longer occur, fish winterkill events are rare, and aquatic ecology functions stagnate.  The result is a lack of aquatic plants and invertebrates required to sustain migrating and breeding waterfowl and other wetland-dependent birds, especially those species such as diving ducks that exclusively rely on aquatic plant and invertebrate foods within wetlands and shallow lakes to survive. Nongame wildlife such as shorebirds and wading birds suffer too. As a result, ducks migrating through Minnesota on their way north in spring find sparse aquatic food resources, much to their detriment when they stop to breed further north due to the importance of nutrient reserves required for egg laying.  Those waterfowl that remain here to breed encounter poor brood-rearing habitat, as few shallow lakes and marshes here have high quality wetland habitat with abundant aquatic plants and invertebrate food resources on which young ducks rely.  These factors have contributed to a decline in Minnesota’s diverse waterfowl resources and, unfortunately, a decline in Minnesota’s rich waterfowling traditions. To remedy this situation, this grant helped fund the ongoing delivery of Ducks Unlimited's “Living Lakes Initiative” conservation program to provide bio-engineering services to assist the Minnesota DNR, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS), and private landowner partners to enhance, restore, and protect Minnesota’s shallow lakes and wetlands.  This Phase 4 program funded Ducks Unlimited bio-engineering staff that assessed, designed, and constructed water control structures and fish barriers to improve wetlands on public land.  DU biologists worked closely with Minnesota DNR Shallow Lakes Program biologists to assess wetland conditions and identify possible management solutions, and assisted DNR in garnering private landowner and public stakeholder support for project implementation, including permits and easements.  DU surveyed, designed, and constructed the infrastructure necessary to actively manage public water wetland water levels.  This grant also supported ongoing shallow lake technical assistance from DU staff and consultant biologists and engineers to assess, survey, and design future projects for implementation under future OHF appropriations for this ongoing, programmatic conservation initiative once permits and easements are acquired by DNR and FWS. Finally, this grant also paid for DU costs to administer this grant. Most wetland enhancements and restorations occurred in the Prairie Section and supported the state’s Prairie Conservation Plan, along with a couple projects in the Metro and Transition Sections too.  Water control structures will be used by agency managers to simulate natural temporary drought cycles in shallow lakes and wetlands that rejuvenate the aquatic ecological process that produce abundant aquatic plants and invertebrates for waterfowl and other wetland wildlife.  These structures last for 30 or more years and are generally used by agency staff every 5-7 years to conduct periodic temporary draw-downs that are key to enhancing and maintaining highly productive wetlands.  During draw-downs, mudflat conditions will provide critical habitat for migrating shorebirds, and shallow emergent marshes resulting from draw-downs will benefit many wading bird and tern species too. DU may also survey, design and restore smaller wetlands on public and other protected land near shallow lakes when opportunities to do so arise. Shallow lakes were selected for enhancement by DNR and FWS managers in consultation with DU field biologists, and generally enjoy strong support from the public for improvement.  Minnesota DNR held public meetings to share information on current conditions and management plans for shallow lakes designated for wildlife management purposes.  Every statewide conservation plan recognizes the need for improving and protecting Minnesota’s shallow lakes and associated wetlands for optimal wildlife habitat. The Minnesota DNR’s Duck Recovery Plan is the most specific, calling for the active management of 1,800 shallow lakes and adding 64,000 wetlands to Minnesota’s landscape.  DU’s Living Lakes Initiative supports this plan through a goal of improving 300 Minnesota shallow lakes in 10 years.  Shallow lakes and wetlands are identified as critical habitat for several “Species of Greatest Conservation Need” listed in Minnesota’s “Tomorrow’s Habitat for the Wild & Rare: An Action Plan for Minnesota Wildlife”, including lesser scaup, northern pintail, and trumpeter swan. Ducks Unlimited’s Living Lakes Initiative directly addresses Minnesota’s Statewide Conservation & Preservation Plan Habitat Recommendations #4 and #5 on pages 78 and 80, respectively, which calls for the restoration and protection of shallow lakes (page 78) and the restoration of land, wetlands, and watersheds (page 80).  Finally, the North American Waterfowl Management Plan’s Prairie Pothole Joint Venture prioritizes the restoration and management of wetlands and shallow lakes through goals and objectives for improved brood-rearing and migration habitat for ducks.  Many shallow lakes and wetlands prioritized for enhancement by DU are located within wetland habitat complexes identified by the US Fish & Wildlife Service’s Strategic Habitat Conservation model and are high priority basins for both FWS and Minnesota DNR wildlife managers.  Shallow lakes and wetlands which undergo temporary water level draw-downs will provide excellent mudflat habitat for shorebirds and excellent shallow water and emergent marsh habitat for non-game wading birds and terns as called for by national and regional shore and wading bird conservation plans, in addition to improving waterfowl habitat.  DU shallow lake and wetland enhancement work is performed in close coordination and collaborative partnership with the Minnesota DNR, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, other government agencies, and private landowners. ",2014-07-01,2019-11-15,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jon,Schneider,"Ducks Unlimited","311 East Lake Geneva Road ",Alexandria,MN,56308,"(3207629916) -",jschneider@ducks.org,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Becker, Cottonwood, Douglas, Freeborn, Grant, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Mahnomen, Otter Tail, Stevens, Wright","Forest Prairie Transition, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Prairie Region",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/living-shallow-lakes-wetlands-initiative-phase-iv,,,,
25511,"Local Arts Initiative",2015,2500,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","The intended outcomes are: 85% of students would report exploring something they had not had a chance to experience before the conference; 90% of participants would rate the sessions Good to Excellent; Students will provide positive qualitative comments about what they learned during conference sessions; Adult participants will provide qualitative comments about how the experience positively influenced the students that they chaperoned.A survey is conducted following the conference to determine the perceptions of youth and adult participants. All the data collected will be used to evaluate the conference and the presenting artists. Information gleaned from the evaluation will be used to make changes to future conferences (i.e., adding different sessions, making logistical changes, considering possible keynote presentations, etc.).","98% of students reported exploring something they had not had a chance to experience before the conference. 97% rated the sessions Good to Excellent. 893 youth served, 284 adult participants, 33 artists.",,29500,"Other, local or private",32000,,"Maydra Maas, Kathi Thymain, Donald Brugman, Kathryn Kelly, Sally Vogt, Michael Zins, Michael O'Brien, Jan Fransen, Carol Morgan, Maggie Kluver, Steve Schnieder, Tom Walsh",,"Southwest-West Central Service Cooperative","K-12 Education","Local Arts Initiative",,"Young Writers Conference",2014-09-01,2015-03-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tom,Hoff,"Southwest-West Central Service Cooperative","1420 College Dr E",Marshall,MN,56258-3805,"(507) 537-2251 ",Tom.Hoff@swsc.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Big Stone, Brown, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Murray, Nobles, Redwood, Renville, Rock, Stearns, Swift, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/local-arts-initiative-2,"John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; 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; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council Advisory Board; Kate Aydin: retired educator, developed a curriculum focused on the visual arts, literature, and modern and traditional music of Spain and Latin America; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of the Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Vice President of Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, founding member and president, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, High School English and creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, board member Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Ellen Copperud: retired language arts teacher, theatre director; Dan Wahl: visual artist, musician, theater, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasure, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County board; Sydney Massee; visual artist, theatre, Lac qui Parle Valley School Districts board.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; 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; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council Advisory Board; Kate Aydin: retired educator; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of the Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Vice President of Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, founding member and president, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, High School English and creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, board member Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Ellen Copperud: retired language arts teacher, theatre director; Dan Wahl: visual artist, musician, theater, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasure, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County board; Sydney Massee; visual artist, theatre, Lac qui Parle Valley School Districts board.",,No
30756,"Local Arts Initiative",2015,2500,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","The intended outcomes are: 85% of students would report exploring something they had not had a chance to experience before the conference; 90% of participants would rate the sessions Good to Excellent; Students will provide positive qualitative comments about what they learned during conference sessions; Adult participants will provide qualitative comments about how the experience positively influenced the students that they chaperoned. A survey is conducted following the conference to determine the perceptions of youth and adult participants. All the data collected will be used to evaluate the conference and the presenting artists. Information gleaned from the evaluation will be used to make changes to future conferences (i.e., adding different sessions, making logistical changes, considering possible keynote presentations, etc.).","98% of students reported exploring something they had not had a chance to experience before the conference. 96% rated the sessions Good to Excellent. 893 youth served, 284 adult participants, 33 artists.",,29500,"Other, local or private",32000,,"Maydra Maas, Kathi Thymain, Donald Brugman, Kathryn Kelly, Sally Vogt, Michael Zins, Michael O'Brien, Jan Fransen, Carol Morgan, Maggie Kluver, Steve Schnieder, Tom Walsh",,"Southwest-West Central Service Cooperative","K-12 Education","Local Arts Initiative",,"Young Artists/Writers Conference",2015-09-01,2016-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tom,Hoff,"Southwest-West Central Service Cooperative","1420 College Dr E",Marshall,MN,,"(507) 537-2251 ",Tom.Hoff@swsc.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Big Stone, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Redwood, Renville, Rock, Swift, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/local-arts-initiative-4,"John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; 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","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; 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",,
29744,"St Louis River Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy (WRAPS)",2015,156977,,,,,,,,,,,0.7,"Tetra Tech","For-Profit Business/Entity","This project will gather watershed data necessary for the development of a Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy (WRAPS) report to maintain and improve water quality for the St Louis River Watershed. ",,"St. Louis River Watershed ",2015-03-15,2016-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Michael,Kennedy,"MPCA Duluth Office","525 Lake Ave. S., Suite 400",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 302-6629",,"Assessment/Evaluation, Education/Outreach/Engagement","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Aitkin, Carlton, Itasca, Pine, St. Louis",,"St. Louis River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/st-louis-river-watershed-restoration-and-protection-strategy-wraps,,,,
23926,"St. Louis River Restoration Initiative",2015,2290000,"ML 2014, Ch. 256, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 5(g)","$2,290,000 in the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources to restore habitat in the lower St. Louis River estuary. Of this appropriation, up to $500,000 is for an agreement with Minnesota Land Trust. A list of proposed restorations must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan. ",,"Restored 31 acres, enhanced 7 acres for a total of 38 acres ",,1600000,"NOAA, GLRI, CWF ",2230100,147900,,2.15,DNR,"State Government","Chambers Grove: restored a natural shoreline, improved fish spawning habitat, and planted native shoreline vegetation (completed in 2015). Kingsbury Bay: completed engineering and design; began restoration of a wetland complex impacted by excessive sediment and non-native species (to be completed Dec 2020).  Grassy Point: completed engineering and design; began restoration of a wetland complex impacted by legacy milling waste and non-native species (to be completed Dec 2020). Perch Lake: developed a restoration concept design and initiated the construction design process with the US Army Corps of Engineers (to be completed in 2021). ",,"Chambers Grove: restored a natural shoreline, improved fish spawning habitat, and planted native shoreline vegetation (completed in 2015). Kingsbury Bay: completed engineering and design; began restoration of a wetland complex impacted by excessive sediment and non-native species (to be completed Dec 2020).  Grassy Point: completed engineering and design; began restoration of a wetland complex impacted by legacy milling waste and non-native species (to be completed Dec 2020). Perch Lake: developed a restoration concept design and initiated the construction design process with the US Army Corps of Engineers (to be completed in 2021). ",2014-07-01,2020-06-23,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Melissa,Sjolund,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","525 S Lake Avenue - Suite 415",Duluth,MN,55802,(218)302-3245,melissa.sjolund@state.mn.us,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"St. Louis","Northern Forest",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/st-louis-river-restoration-initiative,,,,
10003520,"Mesabi Trail Development - Soudan to Ely Segment",2015,1000000,"M.L. 2014, Chp. 226, Sec. 2, Subd. 07c","$1,000,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with St. Louis and Lake Counties Regional Rail Authority for the right-of-way acquisition, design, and construction of segments of the Mesabi Trail totaling approximately 11 miles east of Soudan towards Ely. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2017, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.",,,,1000000,,,12.15,"St. Louis & Lake Counties Regional Railroad Authority","Local/Regional Government","Running through the Iron Range of northeastern Minnesota, the Mesabi Trail provides a recreational and alternate transportation corridor for hikers, bikers, skiers, and horseback riders, as well as some designated snow snowmobile use areas. When completed the trail will include 145 paved miles extending from the Mississippi River in Grand Rapids to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area in Ely – 115 miles have been finished to date. The St. Louis and Lake Counties Regional Railroad Authority are using this appropriation to develop 11 miles of trail segments near Vermilion State Park.",,http://www.lccmr.leg.mn/projects/2014/work_plans/2014_07c.pdf,2014-07-01,2018-12-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Bob,Manzoline,"St. Louis & Lake Counties Regional Railroad Authority","111 Station Rd",Eveleth,MN,55734,"(218) 744-2653",bmanzoline@rrauth.com,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mesabi-trail-development-soudan-ely-segment-0,,,,
34006,"Minnesota Museum Structured Bookshelf Grant",2015,2021,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.","Available upon request. Contact","The museum has increased its onsite resources of reference materials needed for improved governance, management, collections care and interpretation.",,,"Available upon request. Contact",2021,,"Blaine Diesslin, Patti Crager, Sherry Abts, Bill Tefft, Bill Latady, Gil Knight, Peg Rosett, Barb Cary-Hall, Pam Brunfelt",0.00,"Dorothy Molter Foundation and Museum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To add 52 standard Minnesota museum studies titles to broaden public accessibility.",,,2014-12-01,2015-12-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sarah,Guy-Levar,"Dorothy Molter Foundation and Museum","PO Box 391",Ely,MN,55731,218-365-4451,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-museum-structured-bookshelf-grant,,"Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",,
25952,"Minnesota Festival Support",2015,69998,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3"," ACHF Cultural Heritage","2500 Minnesota choral artists (singers, conductors, composers) will be presented in Fest: A Festival from the Land of 10,000 Choirs. The number of organizations and artists participating in Fest events will be tracked by the Festival Producer. Each participant will be asked to submit an event roster with singers, composers, conductors and instrumentalists, including addresses. 2: 20,000 live audience members will attend vocal music events from April 10-May 10, 2015. Each ensemble will track audience counts at its self-produced concerts/events and report to the Festival Producer. The Festival producer will track attendance at Showcase events.","During the Northern Voice Festival (month-long) 4,474 Minnesota artists performed in a choral event listed in the Northern Voice Festival calendar. Evaluation methodology involved pre- and post-festival surveys that were designed and implemented by The Exchange Loop. In addition the Festival staff solicited responses to the number of Minnesota artists (singers, composers, conductors, etc.) who participated in festival events. These methods were tabulated to determine the Festival outcome. 2: As a result of this project, 25,717 audience members attended a live vocal music event during the Northern Voice Festival. Evaluation methodology involved post-concert surveys that were distributed by The Exchange Loop. In addition the Festival staff collected audience numbers from organizers of groups that participated in festival events. These methods were tabulated to determine the Festival outcome.",,23332,"Other, local or private",93331,4790,"Mark B Uecker, Brenda Bartz, Katherine Castille, Dave Floren, Linda Holmen, Tom Kopatz, Ann Sponberg Peterson, Steve Rach, Mons Teig, Paul Tillquist, Chris Westermeyer, Jean Hill, Karen Humphrey, Daniel Kallman, Jason Langworthy, Michael Olsen",1.7,"National Lutheran Choir Corporation AKA National Lutheran Choir","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota Festival Support",,"Fest: From the Land of 10,000 Choirs will be presented from April 10 to May 10, 2015. It will feature dozens of choral organizations performing in statewide events and in special showcase days in Minneapolis and Saint Paul.",2014-11-03,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tina,Meckel,"National Lutheran Choir Corporation AKA National Lutheran Choir","528 Hennepin Ave Ste 302",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 722-2301 ",tina@nlca.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Blue Earth, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Stearns, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-festival-support-83,"Daniel Adolphson: Former director of United Arts Fund and program director of COMPAS/Travelers Arts and Diversity grant program; Ken Chin-Purcell: Director of the Saint Anthony Park Arts Festival; owner and potter, Bungalow Pottery; Dayna Martinez: Artistic director of world music, dance and the International Children's Festival, Ordway Center; Natalie Nowytski: Vocalist, composer and performer of international folk music; Kathleen Peterson: Arts administrator, playwright, visual artist, freelance writer; active community arts volunteer; Timothy Wollenzien: Director of cultural events, music organizations and program operations at Concordia College, Moorhead","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1
23900,"Minnesota Buffers for Wildlife and Water-IV",2015,2110800,"ML 2014, Ch. 256, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 2(f)","$2,200,000 in the second year is to the Board of Water and Soil Resources to acquire permanent conservation easements to protect and enhance habitat by expanding the clean water fund riparian buffer program for at least equal wildlife benefits from buffers on private land. Up to $112,500 is for establishing a monitoring and enforcement fund as approved in the accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. Lands with easements acquired with this appropriation may not be used for emergency haying and grazing in response to federal or state disaster declarations. Conservation grazing under a management plan that is already being implemented may continue. A list of permanent conservation easements must be provided as part of the final report. ",,"Protected 303 acres (in easement) ",,2101100,"CleanWater Fund, Clean Water Fund ",2110800,,,0.85,BWSR,"State Government","The Clean Water Fund and OHF were used together to secure easements on buffer areas. Seven easements were recorded for a total of 606.5 acres. These acres represent 303.1 acres funded by OHF and 303.4 acres funded by non-OHF sources. Only the OHF acres are being reported in this final report to be consistent with the approved accomplishment plan. ",,"Minnesota's primary strategy to mitigate the loss of CRP contract acres is to target expiring contracts for enrollment into continuous CRP practices (like buffers) and permanent easements for the most beneficial practices (e.g. wetland restoration, grasslands, and buffers). This program model is a proven strategy to provide landowners with an option to keep targeted conservation on the land when economic incentives may lead to a switch to row crop production. This program established permanent buffers that provide both improved wildlife habitat and water quality. For example, a buffer of 100 feet generally serves to protect water quality, while an additional 100 feet for wildlife greatly enhances nesting opportunities for wildlife. Establishing  a minimum of 200 feet on each side of a stream for a total of 400 feet, plus the open water, creates a block of habitat for nesting birds and a critical link between other permanently protected habitats. Criteria used to evaluate and prioritize buffers funded under this phase of the program included building upon Clean Water Fund buffers, proximity to other permanently protected habitat, buffers within a designated shallow lake watershed, proximity to lands open to public hunting, plant diversity, overall size, and the type of water resource being buffered. A RIM Buffers application process for landowners was utilized for the program. The process built upon the established RIM Buffer enrollments supported by the Outdoor Heritage Fund and Clean Water Fund in the previous funding cycles. In future years, it is hoped that a broader buffer initiative (full field or all land within the floodplain of larger order streams) will create increased demand for this program as wider buffers provide better habitat. Further, buffers that are put in proximity to other grasslands also function at a higher level for grassland nesting birds and other wildlife. The $2.2 million from OHF was used for perpetual RIM easements that built upon RIM buffers funded through the Clean Water Fund allocation of $2.2 million. This creates an equal partnership of both programs to accomplish a single project with enhanced outcomes that could not otherwise be obtained with a single funding source. ",2014-07-01,2020-08-20,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tabor,Hoek,BWSR,"1400 E. Lyon St. ",Marshall,MN,56258,"(507) 537-7260",tabor.hoek@state.mn.us,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Cottonwood, Grant, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Nobles, Renville, Yellow Medicine","Prairie Region",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-buffers-wildlife-and-water-iv,,,,
23910,"Minnesota Trout Unlimited Coldwater Fish Habitat Enhancement & Restoration, Phase VI",2015,1900000,"ML 2014, Ch. 256, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 5(f)","$1,900,000 in the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Minnesota Trout Unlimited to restore and enhance habitat for trout and other species in and along coldwater rivers and streams in Minnesota. A list of proposed land restorations and enhancements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan. ",,"Enhanced 118 acres ",,507400,"Federal, MNTU, City of Duluth ",1900000,,,0.75,"MN Trout Unlimited","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota Trout Unlimited enhanced in-stream and riparian habitat for trout and other wildlife along coldwater streams located on public lands and Aquatic Management Area easements across the state.  We completed 12 separate projects encompassing 118 acres and 9.3 miles of stream habitat.  Leveraging other funding and efficiently contracting projects allowed us to increase the scope of some projects and adjust to changing conditions.  We enhanced more acres of habitat and more stream length than originally proposed.     ",,"Using FY2015 funding from the Outdoor Heritage Fund (“OHF”), Minnesota Trout Unlimited (MNTU) completed twelve projects enhancing fish habitat in and along the following public waters (in these counties):   Spring Valley Creek (Fillmore) Vermillion River (Dakota) East Indian Creek (Wabasha) Lynch Creek (Fillmore) Trout Run Creek (Fillmore) Blackhoof River (Carlton) Coffee Creek (St. Louis) Kadunce River (Cook) Little Devil Track River (Cook) Stewart River (Lake) Straight River (Becker) We also completed design work on a Chester Creek project in Duluth, MN.  These projects were completed used methods similar to those used on projects completed by MNTU chapters in the past several years and also incorporated new research to improve project designs and fish and wildlife benefits.    The specific methods used on each stream varied depending upon the distinct natural resource characteristics of each watershed and ecological region, the limiting factors identified for each stream, and the variations in the type and magnitude of poor land uses practices within each watershed.  Methods were tailored accordingly, using the best available science, in close consultation with resource professionals within the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MNDNR).  Purposes:  Each project was designed and completed using techniques selected to accomplish one or more of the following purposes:  (a) increase or maintain adult trout abundance; (b) reduce stream bank erosion and associated sedimentation downstream; (c) reconnect streams to their floodplains to reduce negative resource impacts from severe flooding; (d) increase natural reproduction of trout and other aquatic organisms; (e) increase habitat and biodiversity for both invertebrates and other non-game species; (f) be long lasting with minimal maintenance required; (g) improve angler access and participation; and (h) protect productive trout waters from invasive species. Habitat enhancement methods:  Methods used on each project included one or more of the following techniques: (1) sloping back stream banks to both remove accumulated sediments eroded from uplands areas and better reconnect the stream to its floodplain; (2) removing undesirable woody vegetation (invasive box elder, buckthorn, etc.) from riparian corridors to enable removal of accumulated sediments, reduce competition with desirable plant and grass species, and allow beneficial energy inputs (sunlight) to reach the streams; (3) stabilizing eroding stream banks using vegetation and/or rock; (4) selectively installing overhead and other in-stream cover for trout; (5) installing soil erosion prevention measures; (6) mulching and seeding exposed stream banks (including with native prairie plant species where appropriate and feasible); (7) improving or maintaining stream access roads and stream crossings to reduce erosion; (8) fencing grassy riparian corridors, including in such a way as to facilitate managed grazing, in order to prevent damage from over grazing; (9) placing large logs in northern forested streams to restore cover logs removed a half century or more ago; and (10) in northern forested watersheds with little cold groundwater, planting desirable trees in riparian areas to provide shade for the stream channel, help cool the water, and provide a source of future cover logs. Agricultural area example:  Many streams in the agricultural areas of southern and central Minnesota have been negatively impacted by many decades of poor land management practices.  The projects in southeast Minnesota used the following approach to address this: Erosion has led to wider, shallower and warmer streams, as well as excessive stream side sediments which regularly erode, covering food production and trout reproduction areas.  In many cases shallow rooted invasive trees have taken over the riparian corridors, out competing native vegetation which better secures soils, and reducing energy inputs to the stream ecosystem.  To remedy this, a typical enhancement project will involve several steps.  First, invasive trees are removed from the riparian zone and steep, eroding banks are graded by machinery to remove excess sediments deposited here from upland areas.  Importantly, this reconnects the stream to its floodplain.  Since many of these agricultural watersheds still experience periodic severe flooding, select portions of the stream banks are then reinforced with indigenous rock.  In lower gradient watersheds, or watersheds where flows are more stable, little or no rock is used.  After enhancement work is completed the streams flow faster and become deeper, keeping them cooler and providing natural overhead cover through depth and the scouring of sediments deposited by decades of erosion. Second, overhead cover habitat is created.  Bank degradation and the removal of native prairie or hardwoods have dramatically decreased protective overhead cover in the riparian zone.  Two methods are used to remedy this situation:  increasing the stream’s depth, which alone provides natural cover to trout, and installing overhead cover structures in select stream banks.  Wooden structures or tree trunks are often installed into banks in hydraulically suitable locations and reinforced with rock as a way to restore or recreate the undercut banks which had existed before settlement and agricultural land use altered the more stable flows which had gradually created and maintained them.    Finally, vegetation is reestablished in the re-graded riparian corridor to further stabilize banks and act as buffer strips to improve water quality.  Depending upon the specific site conditions, landowner cooperation, and agricultural use, native prairie grasses may be planted along the stream corridors, although often mixed with fast sprouting annual grains to anchor soils the first year.  2019 flooding demonstrated that, due to the unique soils in southeast valley floors, indigenous rock often must be added at the toes of the stream banks.   Taken together, these actions directly enhance physical habitat, and typically increase overall trout abundance, population structure, the number of larger trout, and levels of successful natural reproduction.  In addition to the benefits to anglers of increased trout habitat and trout abundance, project benefits extending well downstream include reduced erosion and sedimentation, cooler water temperatures, improved water quality and numerous benefits to aquatic and terrestrial wildlife populations. ",2014-07-01,2020-02-24,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Lenczewski,"Minnesota Trout Unlimited","P O Box 845 ",Chanhassen,MN,55317,"(612) 670-1629",jlenczewski@comcast.net,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Becker, Carlton, Cook, Dakota, Fillmore, Lake, St. Louis, Wabasha","Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Northern Forest, Southeast Forest",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-trout-unlimited-coldwater-fish-habitat-enhancement-restoration-phase-vi,,,,
25936,"Minnesota Festival Support",2015,45000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Increase variety and number of Minnesota artists by 10%. The International Institute will evaluate the above outcome by comparing the artists from the 2014 festival to the 2015 festival in the following areas: 1) number/increase of artists each year, and 2) The number/increase of local artists each year.","The number of Minnesota artists participating at the 2015 Festival of Nations increased by 14% percent. Through creating an artist/performer database, reviewing the various artistic areas of the Festival, and comparing the artist and performers from the 2014 FON, we were able to track which artists and performers were new to the Festival.",,460467,"Other, local or private",505467,6893,"Al Giraud-Isaacson, Carolyn Nestingen, Jerry Nolte, Glen Skovholt, Jean Bovee, Jeff Mandel, Kate Tilney, Kitty Gogins, Mark Kalla, RJ Singh, Shegitu Kebede, Therese McCauley, Victor Cedeno, Zhu June Cheng",0.00,"International Institute of Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota Festival Support",,"The 2015 International Institute's Festival of Nations, representing ethnic groups from throughout the state, will raise awareness and appreciation of the diversity of people living in Minnesota.",2015-04-30,2015-05-03,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jane,Graupman,"International Institute of Minnesota","1694 Como Ave","St Paul",MN,55108,"(651) 647-0191x 312",jgraupman@iimn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-festival-support-78,"Daniel Adolphson: Former director of United Arts Fund and program director of COMPAS/Travelers Arts and Diversity grant program; Ken Chin-Purcell: Director of the Saint Anthony Park Arts Festival; owner and potter, Bungalow Pottery; Dayna Martinez: Artistic director of world music, dance and the International Children's Festival, Ordway Center; Natalie Nowytski: Vocalist, composer and performer of international folk music; Kathleen Peterson: Arts administrator, playwright, visual artist, freelance writer; active community arts volunteer; Timothy Wollenzien: Director of cultural events, music organizations and program operations at Concordia College, Moorhead","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",Yes
25925,"Minnesota Festival Support",2015,20000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3"," ACHF Cultural Heritage","The variety and number of Minnesota artists that are presented through festivals increases. Analysis of our final program will demonstrate the increase of Minnesota speakers, musicians, filmmakers, visual artists and performance artists. 2: Frozen River Film Festival will increase the number of attendees, adults as well as students, to the film festival. We have different ticket styles for adults, college students and K-12 students and so are able to have an accurate count of the number of attendees in each category. We also have a system for determining where attendees live.","From Minnesota the FRFF had films from six filmmakers, ten musicians, three puppet show performers and seventeen visual artists, representing an increase of 20%. Analysis of our final program, insert and Fringe Friday demonstrates the increase of Minnesota speakers, musicians, filmmakers, visual artists and performance artists.",,86459,"Other, local or private",106459,,"Michael Kennedy, Michael Flaherty, Jennifer Knapp, Andrew Neumann, Cherie Harkenrider, Eric Nelson, Lyle Blanchard, Paul Soukup, Tom Hill, Jeff Morgan",,"Frozen River Film Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota Festival Support",,"The Frozen River Film Festival of Winona will present its tenth festival in February of 2015, to celebrate community and to connect audiences with documentary filmmakers and other artists who explore global and local issues that focus on our human connect",2014-11-01,2015-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Crystal,Hegge,"Frozen River Film Festival","PO Box 647",Winona,MN,55987,"(480) 522-7940 ",crystal@frff.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Beltrami, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, St. Louis, Wabasha, Winona",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-festival-support-76,"Daniel Adolphson: Former director of United Arts Fund and program director of COMPAS/Travelers Arts and Diversity grant program; Ken Chin-Purcell: Director of the Saint Anthony Park Arts Festival; owner and potter, Bungalow Pottery; Dayna Martinez: Artistic director of world music, dance and the International Children's Festival, Ordway Center; Natalie Nowytski: Vocalist, composer and performer of international folk music; Kathleen Peterson: Arts administrator, playwright, visual artist, freelance writer; active community arts volunteer; Timothy Wollenzien: Director of cultural events, music organizations and program operations at Concordia College, Moorhead","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1
25959,"Minnesota Festival Support",2015,21612,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3"," ACHF Cultural Heritage","The Park Point Art Fair will demonstrate an increase in partnerships with area non-profits and community organizations. Achievement will be determined by demonstrating the following, 1) Establish three to five partnerships with organizations, 2) Increase volunteers by 15 individuals, 3) Increase positive audience responses by 5%. 2: Generate buzz and excitement for the fair year round by creating an increased awareness and projecting an image of authenticity. Achievement will be determined by 1) Increasing the number of applicants by twenty and attendees by 3%. 2) Creating video profiles that promote the fair and increase online engagement by 10%. 3) Increasing artist sales by 5%.","The PPAF increased partnerships to generate interest in the event and other organizations by increasing their exposure, thereby creating a mutually beneficial relationship. The volunteer coordinator counted volunteers and the director kept track of the new organizations involved with the fair. These logs indicate over 75 new people were involved through volunteering. University of Minnesota Tourism Center conducted a professional survey that provided us with, among other information, data concerning audience satisfaction and attendance habits. 61% of the audience are repeat attendees who return on average eight times. For this reason attracting new and younger crowds with initiatives such as the Emerging Artist's tent, makes sense. 2: The PPAF generated buzz to gain interest and return attendees. Research indicates and supports the idea that we need to get the word out early so there is time for the information to sink in. Informal talks with artists and volunteers indicate artist sales increased as a result of increased attendance. Analytics provided through Facebook gave us statistics such as the numbers of click through and shares. Efforts will continue to use, create and share original content and collect data for comparison. A comprehensive survey provided date that is already shaping marketing toward a younger target. And there is plenty more to share, audience spending habits, what effects spending, price, quality, relationships... Information that can help artists be proactive about their sales and more successful at park point.",,26277,"Other, local or private",47889,13500,"Dawn Buck, John Sargent, Al Robins, Diane Gould, Dave Poulin, Natalija Walbridge, Jake Kapsner",0.15,"Park Point Community Club AKA Park Point Art Fair","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota Festival Support",,"The Park Point Art Fair is a juried visual arts festival in an inspiring, outdoor location on the world's largest freshwater sand bar on the shores of Lake Superior, June 27- 28, 2015",2014-11-01,2015-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carla,Tamburro,"Park Point Community Club AKA Park Point Art Fair","2810 Minnesota Ave PO Box 16326",Duluth,MN,55816,"(218) 428-1916 ",coordinator@parkpointartfair.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-festival-support-84,"Daniel Adolphson: Former director of United Arts Fund and program director of COMPAS/Travelers Arts and Diversity grant program; Ken Chin-Purcell: Director of the Saint Anthony Park Arts Festival; owner and potter, Bungalow Pottery; Dayna Martinez: Artistic director of world music, dance and the International Children's Festival, Ordway Center; Natalie Nowytski: Vocalist, composer and performer of international folk music; Kathleen Peterson: Arts administrator, playwright, visual artist, freelance writer; active community arts volunteer; Timothy Wollenzien: Director of cultural events, music organizations and program operations at Concordia College, Moorhead","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
28821,"MNopedia Entries: Mesaba Co-op Park and John T. Bernard",2015,900,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.",,,,,,900,,"Harlan Tardy, Rally Hess, Paul Janssen, Larry Killien, Rich Puhek, Shelley Robinson, Bonnie Fena, Rep. Carly Melin, Lisa Kvas, Dan Vidmar",,"Minnesota Discovery Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To create two Iron Range entries for the MNopedia project for online research.",,,2014-08-01,2015-08-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Allyse,Freeman,"Minnesota Discovery Center","1005 Discovery Drive",Chisholm,MN,55719,218-254-1238,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Aitkin, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mnopedia-entries-mesaba-co-op-park-and-john-t-bernard,"Historic Resources Advisory Committee Mark Peterson, Winona (Chair) - Executive Director, Winona County Historical Society - Governor's appointee to Minnesota Sesquicentennial and Minnesota Humanities Commissions - Qualified in history, historic preservation and history museum administration Leanne Brown, Eden Prairie - Director of Development, Carver County Library/Library Foundation - Formerly, Executive Director, Carver County Historical Society - Qualified in history, project management and museum studies Jack Byers, Minneapolis - Manager, Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED) - Manages CPED's Preservation and Design Section - Qualified in historic preservation, architecture, urban geography and planning Tamara Edevold, Bagley - Executive Director, Clearwater County Historical Society - Active in Minnesota's Historic Northwest, regional historical organization - Qualified in history, archaeology, anthropology and history museum administration Ram Gada, Eden Prairie - Engineer - Active in the documentation of Minnesota's East Indian community - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), former member - Qualified in engineering, energy consulting and grants administration William Latady, Tower - Bois Forte Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer - Curator, Bois Forte Heritage Museum - Qualified in archaeology, anthropology, historic preservation and history museum administration Benjamin Vander Kooi, Luverne - Attorney practicing as Vander Kooi Law Offices, P.A., in Luverne, MN - Active in Vote Yes! Campaign - Past chair, MN State Arts Board - Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation - Qualified in historic preservation, nonprofit and grants administration Brenda Child, Minneapolis - Chair, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota - Enrolled member, Red Lake Nation - Qualified in history, American Studies and American Indian Studies Nicole Foss, Bemidji - Executive Director, Beltrami County Historical Society, Bemidji, MN - Qualified in anthropology, historical archaeology, library and museum fields Kris Kiesling, Roseville - Director of Archives and Special Collections at University of MN Libraries - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) member - Qualified in library and archives, digital services and history Jan Louwagie, Marshall - Coordinator, Southwest Minnesota Regional Research Center, Southwest Minnesota State University - Founding member of Society for the Study of Local and Regional History - Former member of State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) - Qualified in history and archival administration Ann Meline, Saint Cloud - Deputy Director, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud - Formerly Assistant Director/Public Programs managing Exhibits, Collections and Education Departments - Former grant reviewer for Institute of Museum and Library Services - Qualified in history, nonprofit and museum administration Peter Reis, White Bear Lake - President, White Bear Lake Area Historical Society - Chair, Minnesota Historical Society's Grants Review Committee - Qualified in history and nonprofit and grants administration William Stoeri, Minneapolis - Ex-officio member (president of the MHS Board) Missy Staples Thompson, Saint Paul - Ex-officio member (treasurer of the MHS Board)","Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",,
10003485,"Moose Decline and Air Temperatures in Northeastern Minnesota",2015,600000,"M.L. 2014, Chp. 226, Sec. 2, Subd. 05m","$600,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources in cooperation with the University of Minnesota to study the physiology and behavior of adult moose and effects of female condition on calf production and survival to determine the impact of air temperature on moose population performance and decline. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2017, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.",,,,600000,,,7.8,"MN DNR","State Government","Moose, one of Minnesota's prized wildlife species, are dying at much higher rates in Minnesota than elsewhere in North America. Recently observed increases in mortality rates amongst some moose in northeastern Minnesota have led to concern that the population there may be entering a decline like that seen in the northwestern part of the state, where moose populations fell from over 4,000 to fewer than 100 in less than 20 years. Additionally the specific causes of increased mortality amongst individual moose remain under investigation. Scientists at the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources are using this appropriation to help understand how air temperature affects moose habitat use and behavior, reproductive success, and survival in order to determine if, when, and how moose are able to successfully modulate internal body temperature. Knowledge gained will be used by federal, state, and local natural resource agencies to identify appropriate management and habitat needs and actions that can be taken to help slow or prevent continued population declines in northeastern Minnesota of this iconic, keystone species.",,http://www.lccmr.leg.mn/projects/2014/work_plans/2014_05m.pdf,2014-07-01,2017-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund",Completed,,,Mike,Larson,"MN DNR","1201 Hwy 2 E","Grand Rapids",MN,55744,"(218) 999-7933",michael.larson@state.mn.us,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Cook, Lake, St. Louis, Statewide",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/moose-decline-and-air-temperatures-northeastern-minnesota-0,,,,
10003488,"Mountain Pine Beetle Invasive Threat to Minnesota's Pines",2015,175000,"M.L. 2014, Chp. 226, Sec. 2, Subd. 04e1","$175,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota and $75,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of agriculture to survey for the presence and characterize the potential risk of the invasive mountain pine beetle to Minnesota's pine forests to inform early detection and rapid response. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2017, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.",,,,175000,,,2.66,"U of MN","Public College/University","Native to the western United States and Canada, mountain pine beetle is considered the most devastating forest insect in North America. Trees usually die as a result of infestation and an unprecedented outbreak in the west is currently decimating pine forests there. While mountain pine beetle is not presently believed to reside in Minnesota, there are risks posed by an expanding species range resulting from warming climate and the potential for accidental introduction via lumber imports from infested areas. It is estimated that Minnesota currently has about 200 million trees that would be susceptible to mountain pine beetle if it should become established here and loss of those trees would threaten wildlife habitat, water quality protection, and recreation. Researchers at the University of Minnesota and the Minnesota Department of Agriculture are using this appropriation to survey state locations for the presence of mountain pine beetle and to characterize the risk posed by the insect to Minnesota pine species. If detected early enough isolated populations of mountain pine beetle may be possible to control and a better understanding of how Minnesota’s particular pine species might react to the insect would guide future management response strategies.",,http://www.lccmr.leg.mn/projects/2014/work_plans/2014_04e1.pdf,2014-07-01,2017-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund",Completed,,,Brian,Aukema,"U of MN","1980 Folwell Ave","St. Paul",MN,55108,"(612) 625-5299",BrianAukema@umn.edu,,"University of Minnesota ",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Carlton, Cass, Chisago, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Fillmore, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kittson, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Marshall, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Roseau, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mountain-pine-beetle-invasive-threat-minnesotas-pines-1,,,,
10003489,"Mountain Pine Beetle Invasive Threat to Minnesota's Pines",2015,75000,"M.L. 2014, Chp. 226, Sec. 2, Subd. 04e2","$175,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota and $75,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of agriculture to survey for the presence and characterize the potential risk of the invasive mountain pine beetle to Minnesota's pine forests to inform early detection and rapid response. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2017, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.",,,,75000,,,1.26,"Minnesota Department of Agriculture","State Government","Native to the western United States and Canada, mountain pine beetle is considered the most devastating forest insect in North America. Trees usually die as a result of infestation and an unprecedented outbreak in the west is currently decimating pine forests there. While mountain pine beetle is not presently believed to reside in Minnesota, there are risks posed by an expanding species range resulting from warming climate and the potential for accidental introduction via lumber imports from infested areas. It is estimated that Minnesota currently has about 200 million trees that would be susceptible to mountain pine beetle if it should become established here and loss of those trees would threaten wildlife habitat, water quality protection, and recreation. Researchers at the University of Minnesota and the Minnesota Department of Agriculture are using this appropriation to survey state locations for the presence of mountain pine beetle and to characterize the risk posed by the insect to Minnesota pine species. If detected early enough isolated populations of mountain pine beetle may be possible to control and a better understanding of how Minnesota’s particular pine species might react to the insect would guide future management response strategies.",,http://www.lccmr.leg.mn/projects/2014/work_plans/2014_04e2.pdf,2014-07-01,2017-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund",Completed,,,Mark,Abrahamson,"Minnesota Department of Agriculture","625 Robert St N","St. Paul",MN,55108,"(651) 201-6505",mark.abrahamson@state.mn.us,,"Minnesota Department of Agriculture",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Carlton, Cass, Chisago, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Fillmore, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kittson, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Marshall, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Roseau, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mountain-pine-beetle-invasive-threat-minnesotas-pines-2,,,,
23885,"MPCA Ambient Groundwater Monitoring Activities 2015",2015,287628,,,,,,,,,,,3.05,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency","State Government","This project supports monitoring and assessment activities by MPCA EAO staff and includes lab analysis, equipment, fieldwork, data management, and interpretation expenses associated with monitoring and assessment activities.The ambient groundwater monitoring network describes the current condition and trends in Minnesota's groundwater quality.",,,2013-07-01,2015-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Sharon,Kroening,MPCA,"520 Lafayette Road North ","St. Paul",MN,55155,(651)757-2507,sharon.kroening@state.mn.us,"Analysis/Interpretation, Monitoring, Planning","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Carlton, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Dakota, Faribault, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Itasca, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Lyon, Morrison, Mower, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Redwood, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Washington, Winona",,"Blue Earth River, Buffalo River, Cedar River, Clearwater River, Cottonwood River, Crow Wing River, Kettle River, Le Sueur River, Leech Lake River, Long Prairie River, Lower Minnesota River , Lower St. Croix River, Mississippi River - Brainerd, Mississippi River - Grand Rapids, Mississippi River - Headwaters, Mississippi River - Lake Pepin, Mississippi River - Sartell, Mississippi River - St. Cloud, Mississippi River - Twin Cities, Mississippi River - Winona, Nemadji River, North Fork Crow River, Otter Tail River, Pine River, Rainy River - Headwaters, Redeye River, Redwood River, Roseau River, Rum River, Sauk River, St. Louis River, Upper Red River of the North, Zumbro River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mpca-ambient-groundwater-monitoring-activities-2015,,,,
27365,"MPCA Water Monitoring Section Activities 2015",2015,3650679,,,,,,,,,,,27.64,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency","State Government","This project supports monitoring and assessment activities by MPCA EAO staff and includes lab analysis, equipment, and fieldwork expenses associated with monitoring and assessment activities within the described priority watersheds. Lake Monitoring: Lakes are monitored for nutrients, clarity and other information to provide the data needed to assess the aquatic recreation use support. Biological and Water Chemistry Stream Monitoring: Monitoring to assess the conditions of streams in each watershed. Monitoring includes biological (fish and invertebrates), chemical (nutrients, sediments, etc.) and physical (habitat) measurements. Watershed Pollutant Load Monitoring Network: (Watershed-Statewide): The watershed pollutant load monitoring effort provides data on water quality conditions and trends for Minnesota's major rivers and their main tributaries. Ambient wetland monitoring: The goals of the ambient wetland monitoring effort are to assess status and trends of wetland conditions.",,,2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Pam,Anderson,MPCA,"520 Lafayette Road North ","St. Paul",MN,55155,651-757-2190,pamela.anderson@state.mn.us,"Analysis/Interpretation, Assessment/Evaluation, Monitoring","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Hennepin, Houston, Itasca, Jackson, Kittson, Koochiching",,Statewide,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mpca-water-monitoring-section-activities-2015,,,,
19440,"Multi-Agency Watershed Database Reporting Portal",2014,1000000,,,,,,,,,,,10,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency","State Government","The goal of this project is to analyze and document database architecture, platform, table structures, systems and data fields at six Minnesota agencies (Board of Soil and Water Resources, Department of Natural Resources, MN Department of Agriculture, MN Department of Health, Metropolitan Council, and MN Pollution Control Agency) for 30+ databases related to water.",,,2013-07-01,2015-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,"Gaylen ",Reetz,MPCA,"520 Lafayette Road North","St. Paul",MN,55155,651-757-2664,,"Digitization/Online Information Access, Technical Assistance","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Statewide, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,Statewide,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/multi-agency-watershed-database-reporting-portal,,,,
19440,"Multi-Agency Watershed Database Reporting Portal",2015,1000000,,,,,,,,,,,10,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency","State Government","The goal of this project is to analyze and document database architecture, platform, table structures, systems and data fields at six Minnesota agencies (Board of Soil and Water Resources, Department of Natural Resources, MN Department of Agriculture, MN Department of Health, Metropolitan Council, and MN Pollution Control Agency) for 30+ databases related to water.",,,2013-07-01,2015-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,"Gaylen ",Reetz,MPCA,"520 Lafayette Road North","St. Paul",MN,55155,651-757-2664,,"Digitization/Online Information Access, Technical Assistance","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Statewide, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,Statewide,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/multi-agency-watershed-database-reporting-portal,,,,
23907,"Mustinka River Fish and Wildlife Habitat Corridor Rehabilitation",2015,2440000,"ML 2014, Ch. 256, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 5(e)","$2,440,000 in the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with the Bois de Sioux Watershed District to acquire land in fee and to restore natural systems associated with the Mustinka River located within the Bois de Sioux Watershed. Lands acquired with this appropriation may not be used for emergency haying and grazing in response to federal or state disaster declarations. Conservation grazing under a management plan that is already being implemented may continue. A list of proposed land acquisitions must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan.","Protected, restored, and enhanced shallow lakes and wetlands - The amount of riparian wetland restored and protected will be measured and reported. .Expiring CRP lands are permanently protected - Several parcels along proposed corridor are currently enrolled in CRP. The amount of CRP converted to permanent protection will be reported..Water is kept on the land to reduce flood potential and degradation of aquatic habitat - Creating the 260 acre stream corridor will provide additional floodplain storage not currently present along the ditch. The amount of floodplain storage will be measured and the increase in stream habitats and stream stability will be assessed..Restored and enhanced upland habitats - The amount of riparian grassland acres restored and protected will be measured and reported. .Agriculture lands are converted to grasslands to sustain functioning prairie systems - Pre and post project amounts of agricultural lands will be measured and reported..Increased wildlife productivity - The project will restore and protect 260 acres of fish and wildlife habitat including conversion of a 5.5 mile ditch into 8-9 miles of meandering channel. Fish and wildlife use of these habitats will be monitored and reported..The enhanced stream channel and associated riparian wetland and grassland habitats will provide seasonal spawning and nursery habitat to a variety of fish species including northern pike and walleye and some of the other 30+ fish species that are found in the Lake Traverse watershed. This project presents the greatest opportunities that we are aware of in the prairie region of Minnesota at this time to convert a ditch back to a functional stream channel.  If funding for this corridor rehabilitation is not secured, the opportunity to rehabilitate this reach of the Mustinka River Corridor will be lost and it will remain a ditch. .",,,2090900,"Bois De Sioux watershed districtRed RIver Watershed Management BoardFlood Hazard Mitigation Program",2440000,,,,"Bois de Sioux Watershed District","Local/Regional Government","This habitat project presents a unique opportunity within the prairie region to convert 5.5 miles of ditched river to 8+ mile long stream channel within a 260 acre fish and wildlife habitat corridor composed of riparian wetlands and grasslands.","In the past 100 years, thousands of miles of rivers and streams in Minnesota were straightened and thousands of acres of riparian wetland and grassland habitat has been lost in the interest of improving drainage. The Mustinka River was first channelized as a state ditch in 1896 and again as an Army Corps of Engineers project in the early 1950’s. This channelization resulted in a direct conversion of about 43 miles of natural sinuous channel and floodplain corridor to about 25 miles of straightened channel without a functional riparian corridor. The Mustinka River (Judicial Ditch 14) currently provides little functional aquatic or riparian corridor habitat.  This stream corridor project will rehabilitate a 5.5 mile portion and directly provide both fish and wildlife habitat benefits in the prairie region. This stream corridor rehabilitation project will convert 5.5 miles of the upper reaches of the Mustinka River to a more functional 8 to 9 mile long meandering channel within a 300 foot wide, 260 acre floodplain corridor.  The stream rehabilitation will be based on the principles of natural channel design with an understanding of the hydrology and fluvial geomorphology at the site. The enhanced stream and associated riparian wetland habitats will provide seasonal spawning and nursery habitat to a variety of fish species including northern pike and walleye and some of the other 30+ fish species that are found in the Lake Traverse watershed.In addition to the fish habitat directly provided in the 8 to 9 mile stream channel, the associated floodplain grassland and wetland habitat elements in the restored and protected 260 acre river corridor will provide year-round wildlife habitat.  An estimated 90% of Minnesota’s prairie wetlands have been lost due to agricultural drainage and development. The land adjacent to the Mustinka river was historically wet prairie and wetlands but was converted to farmland more than 80 years ago.The Bois de Sioux Watershed District has led the development of this project through a “project team” process. This process has been a collaborative effort with members of the project team including the Traverse County Soil and Water Conservation District, the Natural Resource Conservation Service, MN DNR, MPCA, USFWS, conservation groups, and landowners. The Bois de Sioux Watershed District will continue to lead the project and the MNDNR, as a non-funded collaborator, will provide technical assistance during the structure design phase and the development of the operating plan as well as ongoing project monitoring and evaluation of the operation, outcomes, and user groups.The watershed district will be responsible for final design, engineering, and construction of the project.  Minnesota Department of Natural Resource stream habitat experts will be consulted throughout project development and implementation. If funding for this corridor rehabilitation is not secured, the opportunity to rehabilitate this reach of the Mustinka River Corridor will be lost and it will remain a ditch.",,2014-07-01,2019-06-30,"Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Jon,Roeschlein,"Bois de Sioux Watershed District","704 Highway 75 South ",Wheaton,MN,56296,"(320) 563-4185",bdswd@frontiernet.net,"Land Acquisition, Restoration/Enhancement","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Grant, Traverse","Prairie Region",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mustinka-river-fish-and-wildlife-habitat-corridor-rehabilitation,,,,
29737,"North St. Louis County FY15 Surface Water Assessment Grant (SWAG)",2015,129551,,,,,,,,,,,1.05,"North St. Louis County Soil and Water Conservation District","Local/Regional Government","This project will collect water quality data for 31 sites (22 lakes and 9 stream sites) within the Rainy River Headwaters, Cloquet, and Vermilion major watersheds as part of the 10-year cycle for monitoring Minnesota's waters. Due to the large number and geographic extent of monitoring sites, North St. Louis SWCD (NSLSWCD) is subcontracting with Lake County SWCD and Koochiching County SWCD. An intern from the Vermilion Community College (VCC) Water Resources Program will be hired to conduct monitoring of 4 stream sites and 3 lake sites located between Ely and Virginia. An instructor from VCC will provide oversight for this intern. The sites to be sampled are predominantly in the service area of NSLSWCD and roughly 100 miles North and South of Virginia, centered between the subcontractors chosen by NSLSWCD for this and other MPCA contracts.",,"Cloquet River Watershed ",2015-03-16,2017-03-15,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Margaret,Pearson,"North St. Louis County Soil and Water Conservation District","307 1st St. S. Suite 114",Virginia,MN,55792,"(218) 742-9505",,Monitoring,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"St. Louis",,"Cloquet River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/north-st-louis-county-fy15-surface-water-assessment-grant-swag,,,,
10003510,"Northeast Minnesota White Cedar Restoration - Phase 2",2015,335000,"M.L. 2014, Chp. 226, Sec. 2, Subd. 06d","$335,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Board of Water and Soil Resources to continue an assessment of the decline of northern white cedar plant communities in northeast Minnesota, demonstrate restoration techniques, and provide cedar restoration training to local units of government. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2017, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.",,,,335000,,,4.3,"Board of Water and Soil Resources","State Government","Northern white cedar wetland plant communities provide unique ecological, economic, and wetland functions, including high value timber, long-term carbon storage, winter refuge for deer and other wildlife, wildlife habitat, and thermal buffering for brook trout streams. However, these plant communities have been declining in Minnesota for decades mostly as a result of development impacts. The Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources is using this appropriation to continue efforts aimed at improving the quantity and quality of white cedar wetland plant communities in Minnesota. Efforts will include assessing existing white cedar communities to prioritize sites for restoration and then providing training and demonstration of restoration and re-vegetation techniques for local natural resource managers.",,http://www.lccmr.leg.mn/projects/2014/work_plans/2014_06d.pdf,2014-07-01,2017-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund",Completed,,,Dale,Krystosek,"Board of Water and Soil Resources","403 4th Street NW, Ste 200",Bemidji,MN,56601,"(218) 755-2603",dale.krystosek@state.mn.us,,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Aitkin, Beltrami, Carlton, Cass, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Itasca, Kanabec, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Mille Lacs, Pine, St. Louis, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/northeast-minnesota-white-cedar-restoration-phase-2-0,,,,
23909,"Northeastern Minnesota Sharp-tailed Grouse Habitat Partnership",2015,3150000,"ML 2014, Ch. 256, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 3(b)","$3,150,000 in the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Pheasants Forever in cooperation with the Minnesota Sharp-Tailed Grouse Society to acquire and enhance lands in Aitkin, Carlton, Kanabec, Pine, and St. Louis Counties for wildlife management area purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8. Lands acquired with this appropriation may not be used for emergency haying and grazing in response to federal or state disaster declarations. Conservation grazing under a management plan that is already being implemented may continue. A list of proposed land acquisitions must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan.","Forestlands are protected from development and fragmentation - Protected forestlands will be measured in acres added to the WMA system. Evaluation is not necessary as the lands will be permanent conservation lands. .Increased availability and improved condition of riparian forests and other habitat corridors - Habitat acres added which enhance corridors, habitat patch size and connectivity can be measured and evaluated for habitat quality and wildlife use through surveys. .Healthy populations of endangered, threatened, and special concern species as well as more common species - Surveys (such as lek, predator scent post, winter track, and small game hunter) will measure and evaluate sharp-tailed grouse and brushland wildlife populations. .Landlocked public properties are accessible with have increased access for land managers - Newly protected habitat acres and the public habitat acres they help access can be measured and evaluated for habitat quality and wildlife use through surveys. .Greater public access for wildlife and outdoors-related recreation - More habitat acres open to hunting and additional access points will be available. Number of hunters can be estimated from license sales and hunter surveys. .Improved availability and improved condition of habitats that have experienced substantial decline - Addition brushland habitat acres protected, restored and enhanced can be measured and evaluated for improved conditions and wildlife use through surveys. .Addresses the “special concern of the conditions of brushlands within the forestlands.” .",,,31000,"DNR in kind service, Private Source",3150000,,,0.195,"Pheasants Forever with MN Sharp-tailed Grouse Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","This partnership will protect, restore and enhance 2,769 acres, primarily brushland, in northeastern Minnesota.  Habitat will be added to the WMA system and enhanced on existing public lands for species in greatest conservation need, outdoor recreation, and environmental benefits.","Problem and Scope:Until the 1880s, most of Minnesota was inhabited by sharp-tailed grouse where suitable open and brushland habitat, such as prairies, savannas, sedge meadows and open bogs, occurred.  This indigenous grouse was once one of Minnesota’s most abundant game birds, with over 100,000 harvested annually in the 1940’s.  Loss, degradation and fragmentation of open and brushland habitat within Minnesota due to natural succession and conversion to other land uses (cropland and tree plantations) has lead to a long term decline in this unique grouse’s population (estimated harvest of 16,800 in 2010), causing its listing as a species in greatest conservation need.  Today its remaining range in northern Minnesota, which is less than one-third of its historic range, is in jeopardy of additional fragmentation and degradation.      In east central Minnesota, research results have shown that genetic diversity of the sharp-tailed grouse population may be declining due to increasing isolation of subpopulations.  In nearby Wisconsin, genetic diversity has declined so greatly that Wisconsin DNR has translocated sharp-tailed grouse to create a genetic infusion to increase the likelihood of population persistence.  Increasing the amount of protected brushland habitat in northeastern Minnesota will be critical to the sustainability of the local sharp-tailed grouse population and gene exchange between Minnesota and Wisconsin populations.        Specific habitat that will be affected and how actions will directly restore, enhance, and/or protect them:Specific habitats to be affected will include up to 2,769 acres of openland, brushland, cropland and forest habitat.  Acquisition of the habitats and their transfer to MDNR for management as state WMA ,will protect them.  Natural habitats will include wet meadow, sedge meadow, shrub wetland, bog, grassland, and aspen and northern hardwoods forest.  They will be enhanced with prescribed burning, mowing, shearing, timber harvest, and possibly grazing, biomass harvest and occasional haying.  Other land includes hay, pasture and crop land that will be restored to open and brushland habitat through establishment of native vegetation, prescribed burning and natural succession. Multiple benefits: Multiple benefits of the above protection, enhancement and restoration actions will include increased plant and animal diversity, carbon sequestration, water retention and filtration, opportunities for biomass harvest, access to public lands for recreation, increases eco-tourism opportunities, economic benefits, and secure habitat for sharp-tailed grouse and other open and brushland species in greatest conservation need.  Wildlife species that will benefit: In addition to sharp-tailed grouse, several other species that use or depend upon open and brushland habitats are also in decline, listed as species in greatest conservation need, and will benefit from this project, including bobolinks, loggerhead shrikes, short-eared owls, yellow rails, eastern meadowlarks, American bittern, northern harrier, golden-winged warblers, Henslow’s sparrow, Le Conte’s sparrow, Nelson’s sharp-tailed sparrow, and American woodcock.  Six of these species are state listed as endangered, threatened or special concern.  Game species that will benefit include white-tailed deer, waterfowl (mallards, blue-winged teal, Canada geese, and more species during migration), wild turkey, American woodcock, common snipe, ruffed grouse, cottontail rabbit, snowshoe hare, fox, raccoon, and bobcat.  Many nongame species such as the Eastern bluebird, American kestrel, brown thrasher, gray catbird, common yellowthroat, sora rail, sedge wren, spring peeper and sandhill crane will benefit.     Urgency and opportunity:  If not acquired while the opportunities exist (i.e., willing sellers and funding opportunities), the chance to protect these priority tracts permanently from land practices incompatible as open and brushland wildlife habitat, and from fragmentation, parcelization and development may be lost.  Incompatible land uses, such as building sites, tree plantings, and uncontrolled natural succession, on a tract not only negatively impacts the tract directly, but also surrounding habitat by fragmenting the open character of the land and impacting area-sensitive wildlife species, such as sharp-tailed grouse that  are adapted to large open vistas.    How priorities were set / Parcel selection and scoring process:For consideration of protection and enhancement efforts by the partnership, open and brushland tracts must be located within or at the edge of an ECS landtype association identified as a priority open landscape through DNR’s SFRMP landscape planning process.  Further criteria to prioritize which tracts are most critical include a ranking system based upon county location, distance to active sharp-tailed grouse lek, tract size, and distance to protected brushland.  A sharp-tailed grouse habitat use model (attached) is being used to target brushland habitat for protection, restoration and enhancement.    Science-based strategic planning and evaluation: This proposal is based on science-based strategic planning and evaluation.   Biological planning, conservation design, delivery, monitoring and research, and adjustments in strategies as needed are used to maintain an adaptive approach. Sharp-tailed grouse leks (dancing grounds) are the essential hubs of subpopulations. Nesting and brooding rearing occur in suitable habitat within approximately a two-mile radius of leks.  All but one of the parcels proposed for protection have active leks either located on them or within ¾ mile away.  All tracts will be critical to sustaining nesting and brood rearing habitat for subpopulations of sharp-tailed grouse.  Research by Stanley Temple in Wisconsin suggests that suitable habitat patches of 4000 ha (roughly 10,000 acres, 15½ sq. miles, or a 2.2 mile radius circle) are needed for a sharp-tailed grouse population to survive.  A pilot study in Aitkin County was conducted in 2009 to examine habitat selection, nest success and survival of sharp-tailed grouse.  Data from this study and a two-year study currently underway will provide addition information for adaptive management. Annual spring surveys of sharp-tailed grouse leks allow for monitoring of local populations and the effect of habitat protection and enhancement and other land management activities on them.       Level of stakeholder opposition and involvement:No stakeholder opposition to proposed acquisitions has been encountered.  Proposals to protect land and manage them as public conservation lands are locally-driven by conservation groups, hunters, conservation agency staff, and willing sellers due to the multiple benefits such land protection and management can provide.  Local government has been or will be contacted and their support sought.",,2014-07-01,2019-06-30,"Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Ward,Julien,"Minnesota Sharp-tailed Grouse Society","644 - 107th Lane NW ","Coon Rapids",MN,55448,"((763)754) 8361-",wjulien@peoplepc.com,"Land Acquisition, Restoration/Enhancement","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Carlton, Kanabec, Pine, St. Louis","Northern Forest",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/northeastern-minnesota-sharp-tailed-grouse-habitat-partnership,,,,
23937,"Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge Land Acquisition , Phase V",2015,2450000,"ML 2014, Ch. 256, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 2(d)","$2,450,000 in the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources for a contract with The Nature Conservancy in cooperation with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to acquire land in fee or permanent conservation easements within the Northern Tallgrass Prairie Habitat Preservation Area in western Minnesota for addition to the Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge. Lands acquired with this appropriation may not be used for emergency haying and grazing in response to federal or state disaster declarations. Conservation grazing under a management plan that is already being implemented may continue. Subject to the evaluation criteria under Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be given to acquisition of lands that are eligible for the native prairie bank under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of proposed land acquisitions must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan and must be consistent with the priorities in the Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan. ",,"USFWS and TNC biologists and GIS analysts measured the following outcomes from this funding: Total acres protected - 887 acres Acres of native prairie - 664 acres Other native habitat protected - 76 acres of wetlands and 8,500' of streamfront Projects located in MN Prairie Conservation Plan core/corridor/complex - 100% (10 of 10 properties) Acres identified by MN Biological Survey as biologically significant - 553 acres Expiring CRP lands permanently protected - 86 acres ",,352400,"USFWS ",2449400,40900,,1.50,"The Nature Conservancy with USFWS","Non-Profit Business/Entity","This appropriation allowed the permanent protection of 887 acres in western Minnesota. These properties included 664 acres of remnant native prairie, 76 acres of associated wetlands complexes, and 8,500' of streamfront. For this phase we originally planned to protect 740 acres with a minimum of 375 native prairie. Both targets were exceeded - 120% of total acres and 177% of native prairie acres. The land and easements purchased with this funding by The Nature Conservancy (TNC) have been transferred to the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and are now units of the Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge. ",,"The Council’s 25-Year Framework identifies protecting Minnesota’s remaining native prairies as a critical priority.  The Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan (Prairie Plan) describes the importance of preserving the cores/corridors/complexes where there are the greatest opportunities for the long-term conservation of these prairies.  The Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge Land Acquisition (NTP NWR) program shares these goals.  This program is a cooperative, multi-year effort of The Nature Conservancy and the US Fish and Wildlife Service to preserve and protect our remaining prairies and the surrounding habitat that buffers them.  With Outdoor Heritage Fund support, this partnership is working together to advance these goals.   This phase included the purchase of both fee title properties and permanent habitat easements.  The original targets for fee and conservation easement acquisition were 485 acres and 255 acres, respectively.  Both goals were exceeded - 520 acres of fee (107% of goal) and 367 acres of easements (144% of goal).  This program’s top criterion for selecting projects is the presence of remnant native prairie.  As noted above, 664 acres of remnant native prairie were permanently protected.  Another important goal is protecting lands in existing complexes of habitat and protected lands.  All of the acquired properties were in areas identified as a priority core/complex/corridor in the Prairie Plan.  We also target lands with high-quality habitat and the rare species this habitat supports.  Data from the Minnesota Biological Survey confirm the conservation value of the lands conserved.  553 acres were identified as having significant biodiversity, with 272 of these ranked as having high or outstanding biodiversity.  These lands support a wide-range of prairie species of concern, including Greater Prairie Chickens, Wilson's Phalaropes, Blandings's Turtles, and Regal Fritallaries.  Another highlight in this phase was the protection of several rare outcrops of Sioux Quartzite and the species that depend on these outcrops.  This program also includes a relatively small restoration/enhancement component.  The prioritization criteria favor parcels that are in good condition.    Because of the nature of parcel ownership, however, some properties included small areas of converted or degraded lands needing grassland or wetland restoration/enhancement.  This work is completed where needed to get these properties into a sustainable condition for future management.  Restoration/enhancement activity with this round of funding included 149 acres of grassland site preparation/seeding or interseeding/mowing, 6 acres of tree and/or dense vegetation removal, and 98 acres of scattered vegetation removal.  These acres are not reported as a separate outcome in the Output Tables in order to avoid any possible double-counting.   One thing to note when reviewing the attached Budget Spreadsheet.  The Request column in the Budget and Cash Leverage Table is out of date.  The figures shown are from the originally approved accomplishment plan.  It does not reflect any later amendments.  This discrepancy resulted from the shift from paper to online reporting during this phase.  See the final version of the Accomplishment Plan, approved in January, 2017, for the final figures. ",2014-07-01,2018-06-30,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Richard,Johnson,"The Nature Conservancy","1101 W. River Parkway ",Minneapolis,,55415-1291,"(612) 331-0790",rich_johnson@tnc.org,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Becker, Beltrami, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Chippewa, Clay, Clearwater, Cottonwood, Douglas, Faribault, Freeborn, Grant, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rock, Roseau, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Traverse, Waseca, Watonwan, Wilkin, Yellow Medicine","Prairie Region",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/northern-tallgrass-prairie-national-wildlife-refuge-land-acquisition-phase-v,,,,
21063,"Northwest Regional Library Legacy Grant SFY 2014 - SFY 2015",2014,75592,"Laws of Minnesota for 2013 Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4","These amounts are appropriated to the commissioner of education for grants to the 12 Minnesota regional library systems to provide educational opportunities in the arts, history, literary arts, and cultural heritage of Minnesota. These funds shall be allocated using the formula in Minnesota Statutes, section 134.355, subdivisions 3, 4, and 5, with the remaining 25 percent to be distributed to all qualifying systems in an amount proportionate to the number of qualifying system entities in each system. For purposes of this subdivision, ""qualifying system entity"" means a public library, a regional library system, a regional library system headquarters, a county, or an outreach service program. These funds may be used to sponsor programs provided by regional libraries or to provide grants to local arts and cultural heritage programs for programs in partnership with regional libraries. These funds shall be distributed in ten equal payments per year. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, the appropriations encumbered on or before June 30, 2015, as grants or contracts in this subdivision are available until June 30, 2017.",,"Total number of activities, programs and/or events: 105 Total participation/attendance: 2,711 Total number of partnerships: 2 Total value of in-kind contributions: $0 ",,,,33821,2191,,.20,"Northwest Regional Library",Libraries,"Minnesota’s 12 regional public library systems, which encompass 350 public libraries in all areas of the state, benefit from a portion of the Legacy Amendment’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Through State Library Services, a division of the Minnesota Department of Education, each regional public library system receives a formula-driven allocation from the annual $3 million Minnesota Regional Library Legacy Grant. Northwest Regional Library System (NRL) is a consolidated regional public library system in upper northwest Minnesota. NRL has seven branch public libraries located in five counties: Kittson, Marshall, Pennington, Red Lake, and Roseau.With Arts and Cultural Heritage funds, NRL and its member libraries present an array of arts, cultural, literary, and Minnesota history programs in collaboration with arts and cultural organizations, independent artists, historical societies, and community organizations. Programs contribute to the cultural vitality of the region and build a lasting legacy. ",,,2013-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kristi,Hanson,"Northwest Regional Library","210 LaBree Ave. N., P.O. Box 593","Thief River Falls",MN,56701-0593,"(218) 681-1066",hansonk@nwrlib.org,"Digitization/Online Information Access, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Fund Administration, Grants/Contracts, Preservation, Research","Minnesota Department of Education",,"Kittson, Marshall, Pennington, Red Lake, Roseau",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/northwest-regional-library-legacy-grant-sfy-2014-sfy-2015,,,,
21063,"Northwest Regional Library Legacy Grant SFY 2014 - SFY 2015",2015,75592,"Laws of Minnesota for 2013 Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4","These amounts are appropriated to the commissioner of education for grants to the 12 Minnesota regional library systems to provide educational opportunities in the arts, history, literary arts, and cultural heritage of Minnesota. These funds shall be allocated using the formula in Minnesota Statutes, section 134.355, subdivisions 3, 4, and 5, with the remaining 25 percent to be distributed to all qualifying systems in an amount proportionate to the number of qualifying system entities in each system. For purposes of this subdivision, ""qualifying system entity"" means a public library, a regional library system, a regional library system headquarters, a county, or an outreach service program. These funds may be used to sponsor programs provided by regional libraries or to provide grants to local arts and cultural heritage programs for programs in partnership with regional libraries. These funds shall be distributed in ten equal payments per year. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, the appropriations encumbered on or before June 30, 2015, as grants or contracts in this subdivision are available until June 30, 2017. ",,"Total number of activities, programs, and/or events: 71 Total participation/attendance: 3,992 Total number of partnerships: 9 ",,5575,,81167,5083,,0.1,"Northwest Regional Library",Libraries,"Minnesota’s 12 regional public library systems, which encompass 350 public libraries in all areas of the state, benefit from a portion of the Legacy Amendment’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Through State Library Services, a division of the Minnesota Department of Education, each regional public library system receives a formula-driven allocation from the annual $3 million Minnesota Regional Library Legacy Grant. Northwest Regional Library System (NRL) is a consolidated regional public library system in upper northwest Minnesota. NRL has seven branch public libraries located in five counties: Kittson, Marshall, Pennington, Red Lake, and Roseau.With Arts and Cultural Heritage funds, NRL and its member libraries present an array of arts, cultural, literary, and Minnesota history programs in collaboration with arts and cultural organizations, independent artists, historical societies, and community organizations. Programs contribute to the cultural vitality of the region and build a lasting legacy. ",,,2013-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kristi,Hanson,"Northwest Regional Library","210 LaBree Ave. N., P.O. Box 593","Thief River Falls",MN,56701-0593,"(218) 681-1066",hansonk@nwrlib.org,"Digitization/Online Information Access, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Fund Administration, Grants/Contracts, Preservation, Research","Minnesota Department of Education",,"Kittson, Marshall, Pennington, Red Lake, Roseau",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/northwest-regional-library-legacy-grant-sfy-2014-sfy-2015,,,,
33551,"Nutrient Management Accelerated Implementation in the SE MN",2015,205280,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Regular Session chapter 137",,"This project will result in two Nutrient Management Specialists assisting producers in the eleven-county SE MN area with creating and revising 140 nutrient management plans. ",,,59000,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",205280,488,"Members for Area 7 - Southeast SWCD Technical Support are: Ed Mcnamara, Jeffrey Beckman, John Jaeger, Larry Thomforde, Mark Comstock",0.74,"Area 7 - Southeast SWCD Technical Support","Local/Regional Government","Within an 11-county area in southeastern Minnesota, two Nutrient Management Specialists will work directly with producers to reduce nitrogen, phosphorus, and fecal coliform runoff into surface and ground water in the region and the Mississippi River. The specialists will help producers create or revise nutrient management plans, implement Best Management Practices for manure and fertilizer use, and set up on-farm demonstration projects to support farmer-to-farmer learning. ",,,2015-03-10,2018-12-31,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Glen,Roberson,"Area 7 - Southeast SWCD Technical Support","104 E 3rd Ave PO Box 335",Goodhue,MN,55027,"651-923-5286 x 3",groberson@goodhueswcd.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Steele, Wabasha, Winona",,"Zumbro River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/nutrient-management-accelerated-implementation-se-mn,"See http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/index.html ","See http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/index.html and http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/boarddirectory.pdf ","Nicole Clapp ",
25486,"Operating Support",2015,21636,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Through its artist residency program, Franconia will support up to 40 artists in the creation and exhibition of new three-dimensional artwork. We will evaluate this outcome by surveying emerging and mid-career artists served to assess impact of the residency program in supporting the creation and exhibition of new three-dimensional artwork. 2: Franconia will serve 10,000+ community members of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities with arts learning programming focused on three-dimensional arts. We will evaluate this outcome by conducting audience and participant surveys to assess the qualitative and quantitative impact of programming, measure quantity served, and gather demographic data.","Through its artist residency and exhibition programming, Franconia served 84 artists with the opportunity to create, perform, and/or exhibit artwork. We evaluated this outcome by conducting a comprehensive survey of artists served, gathered qualitative and quantitative data on programs and services, and implemented improvements throughout the year based on artist feedback. 2: Franconia served 13,749 community members of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities with arts learning programming focused on three-dimensional arts. We evaluated this outcome by conducting audience and participant surveys to assess the qualitative and quantitative impact of programming, measure quantity served, and gather demographic data and suggestions for improvement.",,477134,"Other, local or private",498770,,"Josine Peters, Dorothy Goldie, Gar Hargens, Erik Janssen, John Joachim, Davis Klaila, Ron Kopeska, John Kremer, Amy McKinney, Amy Schwartz Moore, Diane Mullin, John Reinan, Tamsie Ringler",,"Franconia Sculpture Park","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support ",,"General operating support ",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Hock,"Franconia Sculpture Park","29836 St Croix Trl",Shafer,MN,55074,"(651) 257-6668 ",johnhock@franconia.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-442,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist ","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist ",,
25792,"Operating Support",2015,29861,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Build momentum for North House's year-round coursework to nurture the thriving arts community on Minnesota's North Shore. Enrollment in catalog courses will increase generating 5% growth in earned tuition revenue. Public outreach regarding our educational mission will increase membership annual giving support by 5%. 2: Expand curriculum-based collaborative projects with school-aged children and intergenerational families. Deepen existing and engage new partnerships with local educational institutions. Host 4th annual Family and Intergenerational weekend with increased course offerings.","NHFS successfully offered vibrant year-round coursework, nurturing the thriving arts community on Minnesota’s North Shore. Earned tuition revenue for catalog courses increased by 19%. Membership support increased by 20%, signifying dramatic public support for our educational mission. 2: NHFS expanded collaborative projects with school-aged children and families, engaging young learners in hands-on education and traditional craft. NHFS reached 265 children and seven school groups through both classic and new programming. Family Weekend increased from four to five special offerings with reduced tuition, growing from 22 to 34 participants.",,844936,"Other, local or private",874797,,"Mary Anderson, David Morris, Paul Aslanian, Buck Benson, John Bergstrom, Jodi Belluz, Nancy Burns, John Farchmin, Layne Kennedy, Scott Kindrick, Jana Larson, Anne McKinsey, Kathy Rice, Jim Sannerud, John Schoenherr, Steven Surbaugh, Martha Williams",,"North House Folk School","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Greg,Wright,"North House Folk School","PO Box 759 500 W Hwy 61","Grand Marais",MN,55604-0759,"(218) 387-9762 ",gwright@northhouse.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lake, Le Sueur, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Swift, Wadena, Washington, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-502,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25798,"Operating Support",2015,42487,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","SteppingStone Theater Company will reach over 70,000 children, youth, families, and individuals with exceptional arts programming that celebrates the vibrant diversity of our community. To achieve this outcome we will present six mainstage productions with youth actors, and offer educational classes, workshops, and residencies year round. Assessments will include number of programs, evaluations, and numbers of participants. 2: SteppingStone Theater Company will deepen relationships with underserved communities to increase access to our performances and classes. We will continue building partnerships, provide extensive scholarships and offer Pay What You Can days. Indicators of success: increase in co-planned programming, numbers of new audience members/participants for both SteppingStone and its partners.","SteppingStone Theatre reached 70,000 individuals and directly engaged 49,000 individuals in programs including mainstage shows, multi-week classes and camps, residencies and workshops. SteppingStone Theatre kept records of numbers of participants, contact hours, program reports, program sites and partner assessment records. 2: SteppingStone deepened relationships with underserved communities directly adjacent to the theatre. SteppingStone offered five Pay As You're Able days, nearly selling out each performance. In addition, the theatre offered drastically discounted tickets to school partners for matinee programming, and scholarships to camps and classes for youth. ",,1080851,"Other, local or private",1123338,,"Brandon Paris, Thomas D'Onofrio, Jane Zilch, David Graham, Mike Erlandson, Rhonda Feist, Theresa Gravelle Foss, Keith Hardy, Leah Harvey, Richard Hitchler, Suzette Houvinen, Laura Krenz, Adam Prock, Ben Redshaw, Matthew Seaton, Judy Walker",,"SteppingStone Theater Company AKA SteppingStone Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Debra,deNoyelles,"SteppingStone Theater Company AKA SteppingStone Theatre","55 Victoria St N","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 225-9265 ",debra@steppingstonetheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Le Sueur, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Olmsted, Pine, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, St. Louis, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-505,"Melissa Brechon: Faculty member, Masters of Library and Information, Saint Catherine University; Nolita Christensen: Marketing and operations consultant, Great North Show Providers; Janis Lane-Ewart: Long-time arts administrator; most recently as executive director of KFAI, Fresh Air Radio; Kathleen Maurer: Professor, Anoka-Ramsey Community College.; William Miller: History professor at the College of Saint Scholastica; former MSAB board member; Gary Peterson: Managing Director, Anaya Dance Theatre; board chair, Southern Theater; independent consultant; Anat Shinar: Program manager, BodyCartography Project; instructor, Young Dance; Bonnie Stewart: Cofounder, SistersSojourn; Patricia Zurlo: Attorney specializing in services for artists, small businesses and nonprofits; former professional musician|Jeanne Zwart, Board member, Elysian Area Library; chair, Elysian Fourth of July Parade","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25802,"Operating Support",2015,42605,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase accessibility to collection through comprehensive documentation and digitalization to improve and expand means of access. A designated number of artworks will be cataloged and the database audited for accuracy and tested by users for utility. 2: Align collection with communities of interest. Tweed Museum demonstrates improved utility in deploying collection resources for display, research, and access for K-12 teachers. Interviews and surveys based on established user criteria will be used to assess access time, satisfaction of researchers, teachers' use of curricular tools, and audience responses to programs.","Cataloging continued. 3,500 objects safely rehoused. Art loans made to national and international venues. Audience increases. Maintain standards for cataloging, loans and research. Audited data entry. Timely service for info/access requests. Report on catalog project given Minnesota Historical Society, with approval and formal closure of their grant award. 2: Native art acquired. Attendance increase. Public, K-12 and student use strong. Major regional artist highlighted in exhibition. Services provided ranked high by audience responses. Reinvigorated board introduces newsletter. Staff morale assessed as improved.",,841718,"Other, local or private",884323,,"Todd Defoe, Jane Jarnis, Bea Levey, Alice B. O'Connor, DeeDee Widdes, Mary Ebert, Robert Leff, Terry Roberts, Debra Hannu, Peggy Mason, Dan Shogren, Bruce Hansen, Sharon Mollerus, Miriam Sommerness",,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Duluth-Tweed Museum of Art AKA Tweed Museum of Art","State Government","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ken,Bloom,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Duluth-Tweed Museum of Art AKA Tweed Museum of Art","1201 Ordean Ct",Duluth,MN,55812-3041,"(218) 726-7056 ",kbloom@d.umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-507,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25806,"Operating Support",2015,42086,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans involved in community organizations will have access to arts programs that let them experience, understand, create and connect with art. Programs held at five or more types of organizations: schools, shelters, libraries, hospitals. Residency participants will create at least one piece of original art. 85% of participants agree they learned. 2: People from across Minnesota, of many ethnicities and abilities, will participate in COMPAS programs. At least 35% of COMPAS’ roster artists will be people of color. Programs reach people in all eight Minnesota congressional districts. Everyone at a residency is given the opportunity to create art.","Minnesotans involved in community organizations had access to arts programs that let them experience, understand, create and connect with art. COMPAS tracked the types of organization in which programs were held, and asked artists and customers (e.g. teachers, activity directors, etc.) to report on the art that was created and if new skills / information was learned. 2: People from across Minnesota, of many ethnicities and abilities, participated in COMPAS programs. We tracked the ethnicity of our artists and (to the best of our ability) participants, recorded program locations, surveyed artists and customers about participant inclusivity, and asked participants what they did.",,1420053,"Other, local or private",1462139,9820,"Cheryl Bock, Mimi Stake, Diane Johnson, Susan Rotilie, Irene Suddard, Michelle Silverman, Roderic southall, Yvette Trotman, Keven Ambrus, Stephanie Benson, Marta Chou, Robert Erickson, Tamera irwin, Christina Koppang, Hristina Markova, Samantha Massaglia, Celena Plesha, Louis Porter",,"COMPAS, Inc. AKA COMPAS","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joan,Linck,"COMPAS, Inc. AKA COMPAS","75 5th St W Ste 304","St Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 292-3203 ",joan@compas.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Cook, Dakota, Faribault, Fillmore, Hennepin, Houston, Itasca, Kittson, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Marshall, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Polk, Ramsey, Renville, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-509,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25810,"Operating Support",2015,17295,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Further the Minnesota Marine Art Museum's Regional Artist Initiative, build collaborations, and engage and evaluate the programmatic functions of the Museum. Utilize qualitative evaluation which includes artistic, educational, social, and economic benefit categories. Two questions we ask are: did we develop community identity? Did we enhance art appreciation? 2: Further the Museum's educational programs, outreach, and engagement initiatives. Collect community feedback and utilize quantitative (participation) and qualitative systems. For internal qualitative evaluation, one question is: did we communicate relevant ideas and improve understanding?","Successful Mississippi River-inspired exhibitions, MMAM programs and outreach programs with regional artists Chris Faust and Nick Wroblewski. Direct and social media feedback from public, admission and membership numbers (record FY 2015), discussions with outreach partners, and internal evaluation with staff each pointed to positive results. 2: Successful implementation of many lectures and talks, family events and programs, gallery interactives, and outreach including University residency and Family Art Day. Direct and social media feedback from public, participation numbers, discussions with outreach partners, and internal evaluation with staff each pointed to many positive programs. ",,822792,"Other, local or private",840087,2629,"Dr. John O. Anfinson, James A. Bowey, Cassie Cramer, Dr. James H. Eddy, Michael J. Galvin Jr., Dan Hampton, Betsy Midthun, Mark Metzler, Nancy Nelson, Rachelle Schultz, Phil Schumacher, Steve Slaggie, Dr. Donald Sloan, Dr. Dominic Ricciotti ",,"Minnesota Marine Art Museum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Andrew,Maus,"Minnesota Marine Art Museum","800 Riverview Dr",Winona,MN,55987-2272,"(507) 474-6626x 12",amaus@minnesotamarineart.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lake, Lyon, Mower, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Scott, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-511,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25812,"Operating Support",2015,22387,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Integrate the arts into all facets of community life, including public spaces, civic partnerships, and events. Lanesboro Arts Center will use data (number events, audiences, use of public arts spaces), research measuring the socio-economic impact of the arts in the community, and feedback from partners to evaluate this outcome. 2: Offer increased opportunities for both professional artists and community members to participate in the arts. Lanesboro Arts Center will work with local partners, artists, and audiences to determine the success derived from an increase in the quality and the number of public art, programming, and educational experiences.","Through outreach programs and strategic partnerships, LA increased the socio-economic impact of the arts and further integrated the arts into all facets of community life. LA engaged local government, schools, businesses, artists, and residents in a community-wide creative placemaking initiative that positively impacted the culture of Lanesboro. Record # of artist projects and ten new businesses opened in Lanesboro. 2: LA built capacity to create several new opportunities for artists and participants. The arts leveraged success across sectors in the community. Data and feedback from new events, including the Emerging Artist Exhibition and Arts Campus programs, created increased opportunities to engage people in the arts. Increased support for independent artist projects created new opportunities as well.",,294743,"Other, local or private",317130,2150,"Joe O’Connor, Bonnie Handmacher, Eric Miehlisch, Stephanie Davidson, Ronald Amdahl, Erin Dorbin, Richard Eichstadt, Leisa Luis-Grill, Richard Haight, Steve Harris, Kathy Kasten, Al Nettles, Andy Wood, Robin Krom, Jackie Rehm",,"Lanesboro Arts Center AKA Lanesboro Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Davis,"Lanesboro Arts Center","103 Parkway Ave N PO Box 152",Lanesboro,MN,55949,"(507) 467-2446 ",info@lanesboroarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dodge, Fillmore, Goodhue, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-512,"Melissa Brechon: Faculty member, Masters of Library and Information, Saint Catherine University; Nolita Christensen: Marketing and operations consultant, Great North Show Providers; Janis Lane-Ewart: Long-time arts administrator; most recently as executive director of KFAI, Fresh Air Radio; Kathleen Maurer: Professor, Anoka-Ramsey Community College.; William Miller: History professor at the College of Saint Scholastica; former MSAB board member; Gary Peterson: Managing Director, Anaya Dance Theatre; board chair, Southern Theater; independent consultant; Anat Shinar: Program manager, BodyCartography Project; instructor, Young Dance; Bonnie Stewart: Cofounder, SistersSojourn; Patricia Zurlo: Attorney specializing in services for artists, small businesses and nonprofits; former professional musician|Jeanne Zwart, Board member, Elysian Area Library; chair, Elysian Fourth of July Parade","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25814,"Operating Support",2015,29963,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Through all the Ballet’s programming and efforts at inclusion, the full public can experience the art of dance as participants or audience members. Ballet programs are inclusive as measured by such means as goal-based evaluation of audience ages, observation by teacher and parents of special Creative Dance classes, monitoring Americans with Disabilities Act plan. 2: Through excellent presentations, education programs, and nourishing of state artists, Ballet helps arts flourish in northern Minnesota and beyond. Arts thrive in Duluth area and beyond boosted by Ballet’s fine artistic efforts, measured by such outcome-based assessing as data-gathering, internal/external observation, participant surveys.","The Ballet was inclusive of the full public as all performances were handicap accessible and appealed to all ages, backgrounds, income levels, and mental challenges. The Ballet received feedback from staff and board members on audience diversity and inclusion, summary of age for performance tickets, feedback from parents of class of children with developmental challenges, and monitored the ADA plan. 2: The Arts thrive in Minnesota from the Ballet’s exceptional performances, dancer and student development, outreach programs, and other events. The Ballet used surveys from audience members, staff observation of students and company, surveys from outreach programs, and various feedback from events and performances. ",,759730,"Other, local or private",789693,,"Harvey Plasch, Mary Gummerson, Morgana Davis, Rachel Inselman,Betsy Holcomb, Ken Kolquist, Jeff Anderson, Sue Fuchs, Briana von Elbe, Mel Winkler, Carole Turner, Mary Jo White, Susan Johnson",,"Duluth Ballet AKA Minnesota Ballet","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Willy,McManus,"Duluth Ballet AKA Minnesota Ballet","301 W 1st St Ste 800",Duluth,MN,55802-1613,"(218) 529-3742x 17",bizadmin@minnesotaballet.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Carlton, Itasca, Lake, Pine, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-513,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25816,"Operating Support",2015,77115,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase local attendance by 10% over prior year. Success will be measured by the number of tickets sold. 2: Increase individual donations by 10% over year prior. Success will be measured by the number of donors and the total amount donated.","In FY 2014 19,766 attended. In FY 2015 17,977 attended representing a 9% decrease in overall attendance. Attendance was determined through box office tickets and education and outreach attendance. Box office tickets were compiled by the audience relations director. Education and outreach attendance was compiled by the director of inquiry. 2: 1,294 individuals donated $375,016 in FY 2014. 1,154 donated $ 354,931 in FY 2015 representing a decrease of 5%. Individual donations in FY 2015 were tracked through our finance department under the management of the managing director and general manager.",,3367349,"Other, local or private",3444464,37420,"Paul Actio, Katrice Albert, Kris Arenson, Kathleen Edmond, Carson Funderburk, Duane Johnson, Kevin Maler, Mark McLellan, Robert Olafson, Jeffrey Saunders, Catherine Stemper, Bill Stevens, Brooke Story, Tim Sullivan, Sarah Walker, Caroline Wanga",,"Penumbra Theatre Company, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeffrey,Freeman,"Penumbra Theatre Company, Inc.","270 Kent St N","St Paul",MN,55102-1744,"(952) 512-7724 ",jeff.freeman@penumbratheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lake, Le Sueur, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Pope, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-514,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25818,"Operating Support",2015,10734,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Create broader access to and awareness of the theatrical arts through outreach. Data (attendance statistics and feedback surveys) will be collected. Success attributes include at least one outreach activity out-city in 2014, two in 2015, and the creation of an outreach troupe by 2015. 2: Foster greater collaboration between area arts organizations to maximize sustainability. Measurements include surveying stakeholders of area arts organizations (benchmark and follow-up) as well as completion of a community ticketing plan, community marketing plan, one joint educational effort, and a joint programming option.","41 artists and 34 audience members participated in outreach educational opportunities in the first year of Alexandria Area Arts’ outreach program. Attendance statistics and feedback surveys were used to evaluate. 92% of participants found the program beneficial and 71% indicated they found the program increased their ability to `understand` theatrical programming following the program. 2: Community participants have created a joint ticketing plan to be implemented in Fall of 2015, and one joint educational opportunity benefitting 40 students. Surveying of stakeholders informed the creation of a joint ticketing plan between Theatre L'Homme Dieu and Alexandria Area Arts set for implementation in late Fall of 2015. Evaluation weighed success attributes/completion against original timelines.",,215645,"Other, local or private",226379,10734,"Amy Allen, Rachel Barduson, Becky Byrne, Nicole Fernholz, Chuck Grussing, Kent Kolstad, Gary Lund, Kelly Prestby, Holly Wallerich, Bruce Wegner, Mackenzie Webb, Pete Woit",0.49,"Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. AKA AAAA Community Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Benjamin,Klipfel,"Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. AKA AAAA Community Theatre","618 Broadway St",Alexandria,MN,56308,"(320) 762-8300 ",info@alexandriaareaarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Douglas, Grant, Otter Tail, Pope, Stearns, Stevens, Todd",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-515,"Melissa Brechon: Faculty member, Masters of Library and Information, Saint Catherine University; Nolita Christensen: Marketing and operations consultant, Great North Show Providers; Janis Lane-Ewart: Long-time arts administrator; most recently as executive director of KFAI, Fresh Air Radio; Kathleen Maurer: Professor, Anoka-Ramsey Community College.; William Miller: History professor at the College of Saint Scholastica; former MSAB board member; Gary Peterson: Managing Director, Anaya Dance Theatre; board chair, Southern Theater; independent consultant; Anat Shinar: Program manager, BodyCartography Project; instructor, Young Dance; Bonnie Stewart: Cofounder, SistersSojourn; Patricia Zurlo: Attorney specializing in services for artists, small businesses and nonprofits; former professional musician|Jeanne Zwart, Board member, Elysian Area Library; chair, Elysian Fourth of July Parade","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25822,"Operating Support",2015,13673,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Represent the visual arts and artists in the Arrowhead region of Minnesota including mid-career, emerging, and beginning artists. Provide a minimum of fourteen different exhibitions in Duluth Art Institute galleries and community-wide. Increase attendance at Duluth Art Institute openings, exhibition enhancement events, and educational programming. Attendance will be tracked and compared to previous year. 2: Provide arts-related outreach services throughout the community. Provide outreach including health services clients in/out patient (minimum 100 served), 8-12 home-school students, and 800 participants at three free family days. Track number of participants served and survey participants for feedback.","The Duluth Art Institute presented a strong schedule of exhibitions featuring work from visual artists in the Arrowhead region of Minnesota. The Duluth Art Institute put on seventeen exhibitions representing the visual arts in the Arrowhead region including mid-career, emerging, and established artists. Exhibitions included a diversity of voices including Ojibwe and Dakota, and GLBT artists. 2: The Duluth Art Institute provided arts-related outreach services throughout the community. The DAI kept track of the number of outreach events, the numbers served as well as instituted qualitative surveys. The Duluth Art Institute provided 35 outreach events serving 3,853.",,387273,"Other, local or private",400946,2734,"Matt Hanka, Matt Cartier, Mary Mathews, Marva Beckman, Helena Jackson, Chris Benson, Lindsay Kolu, John Heino, Fred Lewis Jr., Patty Mester, Fatih Benzer, Robin Washington, Joe Nease, Melissa Maloney, Kat Ramslad",,"Duluth Art Institute Association AKA Duluth Art Institute","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Anne,Dugan,"Duluth Art Institute Association AKA Duluth Art Institute","506 W Michigan St",Duluth,MN,55802-1517,"(218) 733-7560 ",adugan@duluthartinstitute.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Hennepin, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-517,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25829,"Operating Support",2015,20685,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","White Bear Center for the Arts will increase by 10% the number of new artist-designed classes and activities designed and led by artists. White Bear Center for the Arts will measure this outcome by tracking new classes that are offered in 2015 and comparing to 2014 offerings. 2: White Bear Center for the Arts will increase by 10% the number of new participants in diverse arts experiences. White Bear Center for the Arts measured this by tracking student and audience registration numbers in 2015 and comparing to 2014.","From FY 2014 to FY 2015, WBCA increased the number of classes offered from 778 to 886. This was an increase of 14%. WBCA tracks the number of classes offered in its database and compares different time periods. 2: Registrations increased significantly from FY 2014 to FY 2015. Total registrations increased 23%. The number of unique students grew by 20%. WBCA tracks all class registrations in its database and compares different time periods.",,506230,"Other, local or private",526915,3144,"Patricia Berger, Donna Bruhl, Craig Campbell, Leonardo Castro, Robert Cuerden, Kim Ford, Jan Gillen, Mary Gove, Kevin Hart, Cindy Ihlenfeld, Alan Kantrud, Mary Levins, Nor Olson, Kraig Thayer Rasmussen, Jeff Schreier, Karl Sevig, Dan Wachtler, Steve Wolgamot, Karen April Wong, Malia Yang-Xiong, Sue Ahlcrona, Roberta Johnson, Neil Johnston",,"White Bear Center for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Suzi,Hudson,"White Bear Center for the Arts","4971 Long Ave","White Bear Lake",MN,55110,"(651) 407-0597 ",wbca@whitebeararts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lake, Morrison, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Roseau, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-520,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25833,"Operating Support",2015,24171,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota arts administrators will use VSA Minnesota accessibility resources to improve their outreach and service to Minnesotans with disabilities. We will track postings to the Arts Access Calendar by arts organizations and all in-coming communications requesting this service. 2: Young people with disabilities will have greater access to the arts for the betterment of their overall education through in-school, VSA Minnesota programs. We will evaluate each of our school residency and Arts Ambassador programs looking at number of students and arts curricular areas addressed. ","Minnesota arts administrators use resources provided by VSA Minnesota to improve their outreach to and engagement of people with disabilities. The VSA Minnesota Accessible Arts Calendar (on website) provides more information about arts performances with communication accommodations than any other state. Number of participants attending access workshops was up over 2014. 2: Students with disabilities at five school sites participated in VSA Minnesota artist residencies during 2014-15. Decrease due to fund cut from Minnesota Department of Education. All evaluations from host teachers and teaching artists reported positive learning outcomes for students engaged in artist residencies. Organization will determine program’s viability in coming year given smaller funding base.",,428171,"Other, local or private",452342,24171,"Gail Burke, Adam Perry, Adrienne Mason, Stephen Danko, Anne Peacock, Christian Novak, Maggie Karli, Char Coal, Stacy Shamblott, Jessica Lee, Jenny Le, Kay Augustine",,"VSA Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Craig,Dunn,"VSA Minnesota","528 Hennepin Ave Ste 305",Minneapolis,MN,55403-1810,"(612) 332-3888x 1",craig@vsamn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Fillmore, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Isanti, Lac qui Parle, McLeod, Mille Lacs, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-522,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25837,"Operating Support",2015,38437,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Create work of high artistic merit that shows arts as vital because it provides inspiration and relevant information specific audiences learn and use. We measure our artistic/educational value through audience evaluations and research, reviews by other professional artists and educators, and the directors’ field observations and critiques. 2: The quality of service to urban schools and special needs students is enhanced. Service to greater Minnesota, especially congressional districts 1, 7, and 8 is increased. Actor-Educators evaluate urban school and special needs training as a 3 on a 4-point scale. Totals of teaching days and performances given in greater Minnesota are compared for 2013-14 and 2014-15.","CLIMB's educational/artistic merit was rated: 3.99/4 by professionals/experts, and 3.82/4 by educators. 78% of audiences surveyed were inspired to change their perspective or behavior. CLIMB surveyed 4,187 educators (99% want us back), and 5,476 students. Six plays were reviewed by four theatre professionals, and two by a child psychologist. CLIMB also received 215 letters from educators in support of our plays and classes! 2: CLIMB TeachCo. staff received training on working with special needs and urban populations. TeachCo. service to greater Minnesota increased by 12%, and service to Districts 1, 7, and eight by 23%. Staff were surveyed after training. 100% of staff rated trainer’s knowledge as excellent, and rated the helpfulness of the special needs training a 3.75/4, and the urban/diversity training at 3.5/4. To show increase: we tracked all programming.",,8038574,"Other, local or private",8077011,12852,"James Gambone, Joseph Atkins, Bonnie Matson, Milan Mockovak, James Olney, Bill Partlan, Christine Walsh, Peg Wetli",0.38,"CLIMB Theatre, Inc. AKA CLIMB Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Peg,Wetli,"CLIMB Theatre, Inc. AKA CLIMB Theatre","6415 Carmen Ave E","Inver Grove Heights",MN,55076-4428,"(651) 453-9275x 19",peg@climb.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Marshall, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, St. Louis, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-524,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25839,"Operating Support",2015,52395,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Schubert Club will attract new and diverse audiences to experience professional classical artists in new, creative ways. New and diverse audiences will attend because of alternative, relaxed presentation styles, making classical musical artists accessible to those who would not otherwise attend formal concerts. 2: The Schubert Club will provide more diverse opportunities for Minnesota-based musicians to perform, compose, and develop as artists. Expand our list of Minnesota composers and performers for the opportunity to showcase their talent through performances, and explore artistic partnerships with new, diverse cultural communities.","New audience members attended performances in alternative venues in Minneapolis and Saint Paul. The Schubert Club Mix artist performances took the formality out of classical music in unique warehouse venues. 54% of our Mix audiences had never attended a Schubert Club performance in the past. 2: The Schubert Club engaged a vast array of Minnesota musical artists. The Schubert Club performances during FY 2015 included new compositions by 35 composers and performances by 78 Minnesota musicians.",,1709399,"Other, local or private",1761794,,"Craig Aase, Mahfuza Ali, Mark Anema, Nina Archabal, Paul Aslanian, Lynne Beck, Carleen Bengtsson, Dorothea Burns, James Callahan, Carolyn Collins, Marilyn Dan, Anna Marie Ettel, Richard Evidon, Catherine Furry, Michael Georgieff, Elizabeth Holden, Dorothy Horns, Anne Hunter, Kyle Kossol, Chris Levy, Jeffrey Lin, Kristina MacKenzie, Peter Myers, Ford Nicholson, Gerald Nolte, Gayle Ober, David Ranheim, Ann Schulte, Kim A. Severson, Gloria Sewell, Anthony Thein, John Treacy, Alison Young",,"Schubert Club, Inc. AKA The Schubert Club","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paul,Olson,"Schubert Club, Inc. AKA The Schubert Club","75 W 5th St Ste 302","St Paul",MN,55102-7730,"(651) 292-3270 ",polson@schubert.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Faribault, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-525,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25841,"Operating Support",2015,38024,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Recognition of both professional and community-based quality production values. Strong attendance, positive feedback, and artist participation (key indicators) will be tracked by ticket sales, memberships, attendance/non-ticketed events, audience surveys, and number of artists. 2: Maintain and create new arts, business, and education partnerships that utilize arts programming to serve the needs of the community. Successful fulfillment of partnership objectives (key indicator) will be measured primarily by partner satisfaction and rates of participation by community members.","Excellent attendance sustained throughout the season and the draw of highly skilled artists to Rochester Civic Theatre programming reflects recognition of product quality. Community-based productions played to 95% capacity; 400 professional artists joined skilled volunteer performers to reach an audience of 30,000. Ticket packages rose 19%; electronic and oral feedback heartily endorsed theater programming choices. 2: Established and new partnerships addressed arts access, arts in health and social well-being, and issues of inclusiveness. The Arts Collaboration Award from Greater Rochester Arts and Cultural Trust was received. Initiatives with the Adult Detention Center, Mayo Clinic, and Rochester Public Library were expanded. New partner programs attracted young professional women. ",,727955,"Other, local or private",765979,38024,"Pam Allan, Nick Campion, Corey Heimer, Brad Herr, Heather Holmes, Molly Mallory, Johnny Mangouras, Karl Oestreich, Denise Robertson, Angie Rustad, Cheryl Schaefer Bruce Snyder, Jaimi Stejskal",,"Rochester Civic Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Gregory,Stavrou,"Rochester Civic Theatre","20 Civic Center Dr SE",Rochester,MN,55904-3773,"(507) 282-8481 ",GStavrou@rochestercivictheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-527,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25842,"Operating Support",2015,58926,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Build a leading list of creative writing by publishing 35 high quality books (fiction, literary nonfiction, and poetry). Graywolf will follow a rigorous schedule for book production and analyze the impact of editorial and publicity efforts through review coverage, awards, and reader responses. 2: Reach 250,000 readers, schedule twenty author readings attended by 1,000 Minnesotans, and collaborate with four major local institutions. Graywolf will use traditional and innovative marketing to connect authors and audiences; track book sales; evaluate the attendance and cultural impact of collaborative events and programs.","Graywolf published 34 literary books (poetry, fiction, nonfiction); both the Press and its titles were praised nationally and locally for excellence. Graywolf books received seventeen reviews in the Star Tribune and seventeen in the New York Times and its Book Review. Citizen by Claudia Rankine won a National Book Critics Circle Award; Graywolf won the AWP Small Press Publisher Award. 2: Graywolf reached over 445,000 readers, held 24 local author readings attended by at least 5,000 people, and collaborated with seven major institutions. Graywolf interacted with 250,000 followers daily on social media, drew 191,228 unique web visitors, and sold 297,820 books. The Press partnered with The Loft; it held nine classes based on the “Art of” books on literary craft.",,2534573,"Other, local or private",2593499,8249,"Catherine Allan, Trish Anderson, Carol Bemis, Mary Ebert, Lee Freeman, Chris Galloway, Jim Hoecker, Shirley Hughes, Mark Jensen, Tom Joyce, Will Kaul, Chris Kirwan, Ann MacDonald, Jim McCarthy, Ed McConaghay, Georgia Murphy Johnson, Allie Pohlad, Mary Polta, Bruno Quinson, Gail See, Roderic Southall, Judy Titcomb, Emily Anne Tuttle, Melinda Ward",,"Graywolf Press","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Katie,Dublinski,"Graywolf Press","250 3rd Ave N Ste 600",Minneapolis,MN,55401,"(651) 641-0077 ",dublinski@graywolfpress.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-528,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25844,"Operating Support",2015,37182,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To build a state-wide creative community leadership network and expand our creative leadership and place-making efforts in Minnesota. Train 50 new leaders, host a two-day summit for 100 state-wide leaders and provide ongoing training and events for the network. Present at the rural arts summit. 2: To support the creation, presentation and engagement with art that encourages participation with the community and fosters dialogue and civic engagement. We aim to increase participation by 10% again this year and maintain the number of weeks we present in the Catalyst Series. Engage over 1,500 Minneapolis residents through our Creative CityMaking efforts and commission new work from artists of color.","Intermedia Arts trained 56 new leaders, hosted convening for 50 statewide leaders, conducted network activities for 84 members, and presented on arts-based community development in Minnesota at five forums. Intermedia Arts has a quarterly reporting system to track participation. In FY 2015, we worked with evaluators Betty Emarita, (Development and Training, Inc.) and Scott Chazdon, Ph.D. (Extension Center for Community Vitality, University of Minnesota). 2: Intermedia Arts presented sixteen weeks of performance, 36 weeks of exhibitions, sold out shows, placed seven artists in five City departments and commissioned new work by artists of color. Audiences were tracked and evaluated through ticket sales and surveys. FY 2015 was dedicated to strategically designing Creative CityMaking as a systems-change initiative within City government in service of advancing equity.",,752246,"Other, local or private",789428,8180,"Omar Akbar, Dan Cornejo, Janis Lane Ewart, Jeff Gatesmith, David Greenberg, Andrew Hestness, Brandy Hyatt, Blake Iverson, Andrea Jenkins, Jeremy McClain, Chaka Mkali, Julia Nekessa Opoti, Takawi Peters, David Safar, Theresa Sweetland, Saymoukda Vongsay, Mark Waller",,"Intermedia Arts of Minnesota, Inc. AKA Intermedia Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Theresa,Sweetland,"Intermedia Arts of Minnesota, Inc. AKA Intermedia Arts","2822 Lyndale Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55408-2108,"(612) 871-4444 ",theresa@intermediaarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Clay, Hennepin, Lake, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-530,"Carol Bemis: Museum professional; active arts community volunteer; Gretchen Boyum: Curator and education coordinator, Kaddatz Gallery, Fergus Falls; Jonathan Carter: Solutions manager, General Mills; former board chair, Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir; Barbara Davis: Retired teacher and non-profit consultant; founding executive director of Springboard; Crystal Hegge: Director, Frozen River Film Festival; Katie Marshall: Executive Director, MacRostie Art Center, Grand Rapids; Peter Pellinen: Founder, Small Parts Players; working to renovate the historic Lyric Theatre, Virginia; Chamath Perera: Independent leadership coach and fund development consultant; independent filmmaker; Susan Prosapio: Former executive director, Great River Arts Association, Little Falls|Linda Shapiro, Founder and former artistic codirector of New Dance Ensemble, director of New Dance Laboratory","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25846,"Operating Support",2015,52730,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Mixed Blood Theatre Company partners with county attorneys (youth violence prevention and bias elimination), with Health Partners (health care disparities), and with YWCA (racial justice). The number of partners/participants in customized shows; number of youth and institutions served; number of health workers and attorneys accredited; number of events and surveyed responses. 2: Mixed Blood Theatre Company will hire 150 Minnesota artists, produce eleven productions, and attract audiences for Mixed Blood and all Minnesota performing arts organizations. Actors earn $500 - $1500 week; increase in audience and artist composition will have quantifiable expectations. Tours aim to increase presence from 42 counties to 68 counties.","MBT partnered with the county attorney's office on a production of `Stars and Stripes` and partnered with the YWCA on a production of Going Up. Stars and Stripes collaborated with the county attorney's office and reached 3,000 audience members and 45 staff. 722 students from the YWCA attended `Going Up` followed by a 90-min small group dialogue entitled `It's Time to Talk About Race`. 2: MBT hired 120 Minnesota artists, produced eleven productions seen by 37,000+ audience members. The five touring productions received 151 performances, 129 of which were in Minnesota, at 99 sites in 63 communities in six states to an estimated audience of 27,032. Mixed Blood employed 120 artists earning $500-$1500/week. ",,1340394,"Other, local or private",1393124,,"Tabitha Montgomery, Deb Bryan, Eric Hyde, Molly Bott, Warren Bowles, Yolanda Cotterall, Sheila Gore Dennis, Pj Doyle, Diana Hellerman, K. David Hirschey, Sarah Kilibarda, Nancy Koo, Robert Lunning, Susan P. Mackay, Jeff McCallum, Jack Reuler, Jeff Schuur, Eviano Useh, Gauri Vardhan Yedla, Charles A `Chad` Weinstein, Kathleen Westerhaus",,"Mixed Blood Theatre Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amanda,"White Thietje","Mixed Blood Theatre Company","1501 S 4th St",Minneapolis,MN,55454-1100,"(612) 338-0984 ",Amanda@mixedblood.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Hennepin, Itasca, Koochiching, Mahnomen, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nobles, Olmsted, Pennington, Polk, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-532,"Melissa Brechon: Faculty member, Masters of Library and Information, Saint Catherine University; Nolita Christensen: Marketing and operations consultant, Great North Show Providers; Janis Lane-Ewart: Long-time arts administrator; most recently as executive director of KFAI, Fresh Air Radio; Kathleen Maurer: Professor, Anoka-Ramsey Community College.; William Miller: History professor at the College of Saint Scholastica; former MSAB board member; Gary Peterson: Managing Director, Anaya Dance Theatre; board chair, Southern Theater; independent consultant; Anat Shinar: Program manager, BodyCartography Project; instructor, Young Dance; Bonnie Stewart: Cofounder, SistersSojourn; Patricia Zurlo: Attorney specializing in services for artists, small businesses and nonprofits; former professional musician|Jeanne Zwart, Board member, Elysian Area Library; chair, Elysian Fourth of July Parade","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25850,"Operating Support",2015,22860,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Fergus Falls: A Center for the Arts will continue to see an increase in diversity of patrons and participants in the arts. We will measure the numbers. Participants are a tangible/measurable outcome. We will continue to increase our education of the populous of all abilities to assure everyone can enjoy events by our organization. As well we will continue surveys. 2: Maximize block booking opportunites with other Minnesota presenters. As a member of the Minnesota Presenters Network we will continue to use best business practices and work with colleagues by presenting the highest quality of arts at the most affordable of prices through ongoing discussion and block booking.","18,964 diverse patrons were served! We recorded 52,133 contact hours with outreach and programming. Modified Arts Midwest tracking system for events and outreach. 2: MPN meetings were attended and three blocks were executed. There is safety in numbers and several of our most memorable shows were block booked. ",,719124,"Other, local or private",741984,2000,"Sarah Duffy, David Strom, Deborah Embretson, Stefanie Gerhardson, Wally Warhol, Mark Helland, Kathy Wagnild, Tim Hunt, Lisa Litt, Mark Olmstead",,"Fergus Falls Center for the Arts, Inc. AKA A Center for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael,Burgraff,"Fergus Falls Center for the Arts, Inc. AKA A Center for the Arts","124 W Lincoln Ave","Fergus Falls",MN,56537,"(218) 736-5453x 16",ac4ta@fergusarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Douglas, Grant, Hennepin, Hubbard, Mahnomen, Norman, Otter Tail, Polk, Pope, Todd, Wadena, Wilkin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-536,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25855,"Operating Support",2015,29583,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Up to 40 writers and artists in all media will be awarded residencies in which to advance their work. All will make community presentations about their work. Center residents will give presentations at a school, senior center, service organization, arts organization, or correctional facilities. Reports and feedback from presentation hosts, the audiences, and the artists will provide evaluation. 2: Three major arts celebrations in summer, fall, and winter will present work by over 200 regional artists, writers, musicians, and performers to 5,000 – 6,000 people of all ages. Attendance at the events and the high percentage of return visitors plus direct feedback to staff from the artists and performers along with letters and emails from attendees about the Center's programs provide important evaluation.","Month-long residencies were provided to 32 artists and writers, each of whom gave a presentation at an area school or community organization. Community hosts and attendees at the presentations on their work by the Center residents praised the value of them, and the host organizations requested to be considered as hosts again in subsequent years. 2: The three major arts celebrations were very well attended and the number of children, parents and grandparents at Children's Book Fair was especially high. Attendance is tabulated by ticket sales and headcounts for the free events such as the Children's Book Fair. Positive press coverage and praise from attendees to Center staff was heartening.",,469259,"Other, local or private",498842,,"Doug Bayley, John Christiansen, Judy Christianson, Sean Dowse, Donna Dummer, Bruce Geary, Barb Hansen, Carolyn Hedin, Robert Hedin, Art Kenyon, Marilyn Lawrence, Peg Noesen",,"Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Inc. AKA The Anderson Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Peter,Bradley,"Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Inc. AKA The Anderson Center","163 Tower View Dr","Red Wing",MN,55116,"(651) 388-2009 ",pfbradley@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clearwater, Dakota, Dodge, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Stearns, Steele, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-541,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25856,"Operating Support",2015,39903,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Duluth Superior Symphony Association is performing throughout the community and involved and visible in many activities year round. The Duluth Superior Symphony Association is engaged in activities, outside of our concert season; at schools, community centers, presentations around the region, invitations to civic and community events. We will keep a running list working tirelessly to expand that list. 2: The Duluth Superior Symphony Association is the place to be, concerts and activities, and the community embraces symphonic music. We will see younger people and new people in our audiences. We will energize our young professionals group and musicians to help us. We will survey the community to discover why people embrace symphonic music and the arts.","Not only did the DSSO perform throughout the community, we collaborated with community centers outside of the community as well. We were even able to stretch beyond the city limits of Duluth - up the North Shore to Two Harbors, Grand Marais and Silver Bay. Our running list continues to grow. These efforts have prompted contacts from others. 2: Last season our audiences increased by 27%. Our Forte group continues to help us attract newer and younger audiences. The Bush Foundation has recognized our efforts and, with their help, we are diving into more community work - helping us identify new ways for our community to embrace symphonic music.",,1709633,"Other, local or private",1749536,18100,"Jeffrey Cadwell,Mamie Hughes, Eric Kiekow, Patrick Spott, Erin Aldridge, Sandra Barkley, John Berchild, Dean Casperson, Ruth Ann Eaton, Zack Filipovich, Christabel Grant, Faith Hensrud, Sheryl W. Homan, Erik Honkanen, Jeff Iisakka, Elise Peterson Kuutti, Dennis Lamkin, Lucia Magney, Patricia Mast, Cathy McCarty, James Sebastian, Breanne Tepler, Rajiv Vaidyanathan, Christopher Virta",,"Duluth Superior Symphony Association AKA Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rebecca,Petersen,"Duluth Superior Symphony Association AKA Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra","130 W Superior St Ste LL2",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 623-3776 ",rpetersen@dsso.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, Cook, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-542,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25859,"Operating Support",2015,23997,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater will create, produce, and present new work and repertory in the Twin Cities, throughout Minnesota, across the U.S., and internationally. Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater will help the arts thrive in Minnesota by creating and presenting original performance work in the Twin Cities as well as statewide in Ely, Grand Rapids, Mankato, and Rochester. 2: Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater will offer community inclusive, arts and education and arts and healthcare programs to a wide range of populations. Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater will offer workshops and classes in communities throughout the state, as well as in the Twin Cities, providing more opportunities for Minnesotans to participate in the arts.","Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater helped the arts thrive in Minnesota, presenting new work and repertory in performances throughout the state. SPDT utilized these evaluation methods: post performance Talk Piece audience-performer discussions, press reviews, feedback from presenter partners, electronic responses via website, Facebook, Survey Monkey. 2: SPDT engaged hundreds of Minnesotans in its community-inclusive programs, including Arts and Education and Arts and Healthcare projects for many populations. SPDT used several evaluation methods to determine outcome achievement, including evaluation forms, interviews, responses from community leaders, feedback from presenter partners, electronic responses via website, Facebook, Survey Monkey.",,354077,"Other, local or private",378074,4800,"Ruth Balbach, Howard Bell, Michael Brooks, Judith Johnson, Jennifer Olson, Zoe Sealy, V. Paul Virtucio",0.12,"Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Stuart,Pimsler,"Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater","528 Hennepin Ave S Ste 707",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(763) 521-7738 ",spdanth@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Blue Earth, Hennepin, Itasca, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-545,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25861,"Operating Support",2015,12045,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Musical excellence: Honors Choirs will strive to provide artistic challenge and growth opportunities for singers and the community. 1) Concerts, touring, outreach, and theater will provide broad musical experience; 2) varied, challenging repertoire will encompass genres, historical eras, and cultural diversity; and 3) learning will include age-appropriate theory and ear-training. 2: Commitment to participants: Honors Choirs will continue to hold the highest standard of excellence while recognizing the importance of affordability to singers and their families. 1) Scholarship awards will remain priority; 2) cost of tuition will remain unchanged; 3) volunteer roles will be increased; and 4) outside resources/fundraising will help maintain program integrity without imposing tuition increase.","Honors Choirs provided a solid choral instructional program including weekly rehearsals, multiple concerts, school outreach tours, and a robust repertoire. Theory exams/vocal assessment for all singers ensured progress. Repertoire was age-appropriate and chosen to teach/challenge. Artistic Director met regularly with conductors to review/advise progress. 2: Scholarships were awarded to all singers with need, enrollment levels increased, outside funding remained consistent, and volunteer involvement increased. Scholarship awards, tuition rates, and outside funding levels are all reviewed and discussed at the board and board committee levels. The Parent Volunteer Team is overseen by the executive director.",,286200,"Other, local or private",298245,,"Michael Holmes, Dan Orvis, Cheryl James, Todd Weston, Mary Schneekloth, Amy Crockett, Scott Davis, Lori Forstie, Tim Gangl, Laurie Nelsen, Fletcher Smith, Mary Vogel",,"Honors Choirs of Southeast Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jayne,Rothschild,"Honors Choirs of Southeast Minnesota","1001 14th St NW Ste 920",Rochester,MN,55901-2534,"(507) 252-0505 ",jayne@HonorsChoirs.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dodge, Goodhue, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-547,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25862,"Operating Support",2015,58420,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Create and present 4-6 Mainstage plays and two series (Fresh Ink, Lights Up) that represent diverse voices and align with Illusion’s mission. Illusion records of plays and series staged; Illusion records of playwrights and other artists who create the plays; review of works staged by producing directors to determine alignment with mission. 2: Conduct theater-based programs with at least 200 Minnesota youth giving them experience developing plays and performing for their peers and community. Illusion records of programs conducted and numbers of youth performances; Illusion records of number of youth participating; surveys and interviews with youth and liaison adults.","Illusion presented five mainstage plays and two series (FRESH INK, LIGHTS UP) that represent diverse voices and align with Illusion’s mission. Illusion records of plays and series staged. Illusion records of playwrights and other artists who create the plays. Review of works staged by producing directors to determine alignment with mission. 2: Conducted theater-based programs with 8,154 Minnesota youth giving them experience developing plays and performing for their peers and community. Illusion records of programs conducted and numbers of youth performances. Illusion records of number of youth participating. Surveys and interviews with youth and liaison adults to determine program satisfaction and places for improvement.",,1101589,"Other, local or private",1160009,,"Stan Alleyne, Anthony Bohaty, Willie Bridges, Barbara Brin, Amy Brenengen, Pat Dunleavy, Keith Halperin, Christina Herzog, Lori Liss, Christopher Madel, Vivian Martin,Danielle McCallum, Bonnie Morris, Danica Natoli, Julia O'Brien ,Katie Otto, Emily Palmer, Therese Pautz, Jeffrey Rabkin, Michael H. Robins, Jim Smart, David Stamps, Susan Thurston, Christopher Wurtz ",,"Illusion Theater and School, Inc. AKA Illusion Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael,Robins,"Illusion Theater and School, Inc. AKA Illusion Theater","528 Hennepin Ave Ste 704",Minneapolis,MN,55403-1814,"(612) 339-4944x 208",mrobins@illusiontheater.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-548,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25865,"Operating Support",2015,10629,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Broaden audience participation. New audience will become aware of The Singers and attend programming. Success will be measured using comparative ticket and attendance data; tracking marketing through audience survey data. 2: Further develop educational outreach programming. Student and educator participation, scope, and number of programs will increase. Success will be measured by educator interest in programs, student feedback sessions, and 360 peer evaluation. ","2014-2015 saw a new record high for concert ticket sales. A free preview concert, new community outreach, and innovative programs led to noticeable broadening of audience. Comparing attendance with previous season data, a steady increase in concert attendance was noted. Budget comparisons revealed record-setting ticket sales. Audience surveys were included in concert programs to track marketing success and other data. 2: New outreach included a community sing and a festival day with 500 high school singers from across the region. An educational collaboration concert took place in Virginia, Minnesota. Receiving positive feedback from partnering educators and students, and from verbal conversations and written feedback. The Singers feels confident that educational offerings are successfully managed. The board evaluated for future, similar events.",,186153,"Other, local or private",196782,10629,"Maureen Armstrong, Craig Carnahan, Kathy Tunseth, Alan Beck, Thomas Burke, Carolyn Collins, Connie Foote, Liesl Koehnen, Justin Madsen, Luther Ranheim, Alicia Sauer, Jackie Steele, Greta Wicker, Matthew Culloton, Allie Tunseth",,"Singers Minnesota Choral Artists AKA The Singers - Minnesota Choral Artists","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Aaron,Wulff,"Singers Minnesota Choral Artists AKA The Singers-Minnesota Choral Artists","528 Hennepin Ave Ste 303",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(651) 917-1948 ",aaron@singersmca.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-551,"Carol Bemis: Museum professional; active arts community volunteer; Gretchen Boyum: Curator and education coordinator, Kaddatz Gallery, Fergus Falls; Jonathan Carter: Solutions manager, General Mills; former board chair, Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir; Barbara Davis: Retired teacher and non-profit consultant; founding executive director of Springboard; Crystal Hegge: Director, Frozen River Film Festival; Katie Marshall: Executive Director, MacRostie Art Center, Grand Rapids; Peter Pellinen: Founder, Small Parts Players; working to renovate the historic Lyric Theatre, Virginia; Chamath Perera: Independent leadership coach and fund development consultant; independent filmmaker; Susan Prosapio: Former executive director, Great River Arts Association, Little Falls|Linda Shapiro, Founder and former artistic codirector of New Dance Ensemble, director of New Dance Laboratory","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25868,"Operating Support",2015,38360,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Rochester Art Center will create accessible opportunities for Minnesota artists and residents to make, present, and experience contemporary art. Rochester Art Center will serve Minnesota artists through major exhibitions: Lamar Peterson; emerging and local artists series: eleven artists in nine exhibitions: and education programs: 6,800 residents and state visitors. 2: Rochester Art Center will create, offer, promote, and guide education programs and activities that are available to everyone regardless of identity or circumstance. Rochester Art Center will present Kids Art (pre-K), Total Arts Day Camp (K-12), Tastes Like Paint (teens), Cross Cultures+Multimedia (cultural diversity), and Open Studio for adults and the developmentally disabled.","RAC served 92 Minnesota artists in thirteen exhibitions and public programs; and 13,400 participants-visitors in art education and public programs. Participating artists were accounted for by their names appearing in gallery guides, exhibition catalogs, visitor guides, and wall didactics. Attendance was determined by using an audience clicker at each activity. 2: RAC created, offered, promoted, and guided education programs and activities that were available to everyone regardless of identity or circumstance. RAC presented all proposed programs and added two adult program lectures that served re-K children, K-12 and college-university students, adults, and developmentally disabled clients. We added two adult lecture programs.",,1019999,"Other, local or private",1058359,6458,"Stephen Troutman, Larry Guse, Bradley Nuss, Paul D. Scanlon, Christine M. Armstrong, Tracy Austin, Sheila Broughton, Elizabeth Carpenter, Betty Devine, Mary Dunlap, Cheryl J. Hadaway, David Herbert, Anastasia Hopkins Folpe, Stephen Lehmkuhle, D.C. Mangum Jr., Timothy M. Monaghan, Kim Norton, Nicole Pierson, Stephen J. Russell, Joan Weber, Michael Wojcik",,"Rochester Art Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sandy,Thompson,"Rochester Art Center","40 Civic Center Dr SE",Rochester,MN,55904-3773,"(507) 424-3303 ",sthompson@rochesterartcenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Steele, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-554,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25869,"Operating Support",2015,24591,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","GREAT will increase the number of first time participants in a meaningful theatre arts experience that will build life-time love of the arts. Progress will be measured through surveys, attendance, and registration numbers and through communication with first-time participants. 2: GREAT seeks to build stronger financial support to ensure long-term stability for our work. Progress will be measured through surveys, our Financial Committee, our financial dashboard which tracks and summarizes data related to donor acquisition, contributions, cash on hand, income/expenses, volunteer hours, and program satisfaction.","GREAT Theatre increased the number of first time participants in a meaningful theatre arts experience that helped them to build a lifetime love of the arts. Progress was measured through surveys, attendance and registration numbers and through communication with first-time participants. 2: GREAT Theatre built stronger financial support to ensure long-term stability for our work. Progress was measured through surveys, our Finance Committee, our dashboard which tracks and summarizes data related to donor acquisition, contributions, cash on hand, income/expenses, volunteer hours, and program satisfaction.",,987898,"Other, local or private",1012489,,"Marianne Arnzen, Bonnie Bologna, Barbara Carlson, Don Christenson, Joanne Dorsher, Brady Hughs, Patrick LaLonde, Steve Palmer, Mónica Segura-Schwartz, Pat Thompson ",,"Great River Educational Arts Theatre AKA GREAT Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dennis,Whipple,"Great River Educational Arts Theatre AKA GREAT Theatre","919 St Germain St W Ste 3000","St Cloud",MN,56301-3407,"(320) 258-2787 ",dennis@greattheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Benton, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, Martin, Meeker, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-555,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25877,"Operating Support",2015,40434,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Optimize programming. Increase participation in IFP MINNESOTA programming by at least 10% across the board, targeting outreach and engagement to communities of color and to more diverse communities. Outcomes are measurable by attendance and tuition data. 2: Strengthen public awareness of IFP MINNESOTA, its programming, opportunities, and value. Initiate new partnerships, relaunch new website, and enhance promotional opportunities at all existing events. Outcomes are measurable by new partnerships, website hits, and event attendance.","Participation in IFP Minnesota programming increased by 10.8% across the board. IFP Minnesota also saw a slight (less than 5%) increase in the diversity of participants. We compared the participants in 2013/2014 to the number of program participants in 2014/2015. We also collected demographic data on participants who were willing to share that information. 2: Three new partnerships were forged; a new website was launched and the new visitor rate nearly tripled at 25,479, and event attendance increased by over 10%. IFP Minnesota entered into new partnerships with Forecast Public Art, Youthprise, and Sundance Institute. Website activity is monitored monthly using Google analytics. Attendance at events is counted carefully by staff. ",,698511,"Other, local or private",738945,40434,"Mary Ahmann, Chris Barry, Beth Bird, JoEllen Martinson Davis, Robin Hickman, Chauncey Jackson, Amy Johnson, Tom Lesser, Elizabeth Redleaf, Kristin Schaak, Jatin Setia, Andrea Stein, Emily Stevens, Jeremy Wilker, Aaron Young",,"IFP Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Andrew,Peterson,"IFP MINNESOTA","2446 University Ave W Ste 100","St Paul",MN,55114-1740,"(651) 644-1912 ",apeterson@ifpmn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-563,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25878,"Operating Support",2015,263776,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Serve 250,000 young people and families through productions and education programs, with a focus on increasing access and engaging new communities. Increase access to productions/classes for 80,000 people; serve 900+ low-income children through Bridges programs; co-host engagement events with community organizations. Evaluation: counts, surveys, formal assessment. 2: Commission and produce world premiere work by both nationally acclaimed and local theatre artists that meets international standards of artistic excellence. Produce a season of eight plays, including two world premieres by Minnesota artists; increase commissions for artists/works of color; increase community engagement around productions. Evaluation: counts, surveys, community discussion.","CTC served 210,000 young people and families through productions and education programs, including 85,000 people who came through access programs. CTC used participation counts to assess increases in access and implemented a survey (in progress) of access/community engagement program participants. CTC conducted formal assessments of education programs in the schools. 2: CTC produced eight plays, including two premieres by Minnesota artists; commissioned/developed new works by 10+ artists; and increased community engagement. CTC used audience counts, an audience survey, and community discussion/co-learning opportunities to assess artistic and community engagement success.",,10360891,"Other, local or private",10624667,22511,"Lynn Abbott, Stefanie Adams, Whit Alexander, Todd Balan, Matthew Banks, Ellen Bendel-Stenzel, Michael Blum, Tony Bohmert, Todd Brooks, Morgan Burns, Barbara Burwell, Ralph Chu, Paula Cooney, Fran Davis, Eve Deikel, Ryan Engle, Pam Enstad, Michael Fanuele, Kerry Fauver, Bryan Fleming, Beth Ford, Gina Gage, Rajiv Garg, Lili Hall, Jeffrey Hatcher, Sandy Hey, Carrie Higgins, Hoyt Hsiao, Same Hsu, Bill Johnson, Christine Kalla, Joe Keeley, Helen Kurtz, Ed Lagerstrom, Chad Larsen, Jim Lemke, Alex Liu, Muffy Macmillan, Michael Maeser, Gayle Malcolm, Jose Martin, George Montague, Todd Noteboom,Joanne Pastel, Lisa Paylor, Martha Pomerantz, Mark Price, Melissa Raphan, Betsy Russomanno, Sharon Ryan, Betsy Sagnes, Suzi Kim Scott, Tara Sutton, Meredith Tutterow, George Tyson, Dave Vanbenschoten, Jeff von Gillern, Patrick Walsh",0.27,"The Children's Theatre Company and School AKA Children's Theatre Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Katherine,Duffy,"The Children's Theatre Company and School AKA Children's Theatre Company","2400 3rd Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55404-3506,"(612) 874-0500 ",kduffy@childrenstheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Cook, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pipestone, Polk, Ramsey, Renville, Scott, Stearns, Stevens, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-564,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25879,"Operating Support",2015,58463,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","More than 4,500 students in grades 4-12 will be engaged in our education programs, ¡Cantaré! and WITNESS. VocalEssence will record attendance at all education program events and conduct evaluations of WITNESS and ¡Cantaré! participants. 2: More than 1,000 adults will attend a VocalEssence community outreach activity. VocalEssence will track attendance at all community outreach activities.","5,837 students in grades 4-12 in Minnesota Schools participated in the arts through the VocalEssence education programs ¡Cantaré! and WITNESS. VocalEssence tracked attendance to determine the number of participants. Qualitative evaluation results from surveys and focus groups showed that both the WITNESS and ¡Cantaré! programs effectively engaged K-12 students. 2: 1,937 Minnesota adults participated in the arts at a VocalEssence workshop, community sing, concert conversation, or professional development seminar. VocalEssence staff tracked attendance of both adults and students at each community outreach activity to determine total number and observed relative age of attendees.",,1796780,"Other, local or private",1855243,,"Paul Pribbenow, Kathryn Roberts, Jacob Wolkowitz, Susan Crockett, Kristine Aasheim, Ann Barkelew, Roma Calatayud-Stocks, Karen Charles, Debbie Estes, Ann Farrell, Jamie Flaws, Art Kaemmer, Joseph Kalkman, Fred Moore, David Myers, Kristen Hoeschler O’Brien, James Odland, Cay Shea Hellervik, Don Shelby, Timothy Takach, Jenny Wade, Dorene Wernke, Mary Ann Aufderheide, Philip Brunelle, Judy Drobeck",,VocalEssence,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elissa,Weller,VocalEssence,"1900 Nicollet Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 547-1452 ",elissa@vocalessence.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Douglas, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Lac qui Parle, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-565,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25882,"Operating Support",2015,14104,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Audiences of new, young, and diverse backgrounds experience innovative artistic productions of opera, musical theatre, and concerts performed outdoors. We will track number of audience members attending each performance of operas and concerts. We will gather demographic information, whenever possible, on audience members. We will record reviews of productions. 2: Artists, singers, musicians, and crew will have the opportunity to take new, creative risks in an alternative venue, stretch themselves, and be employed in the arts during summer. We will track number of artists, singers, musicians, and technical crew we employ. We will conduct surveys to receive feedback on artists’ experience. We will keep records of compensation paid to artists.","Audiences of new, young, and diverse backgrounds experienced artistic productions of opera, musical theatre, and concerts performed outdoors. We performed for sold-out audiences and tracked attendance and production reviews of all performances. We gathered demographic information through visual evaluation of audiences and informal surveys. 2: Artists, singers, musicians, and crew had the opportunity to take creative risks in an alternative venue and be employed in the arts during summer. We tracked the number of artists, singers, musicians, and technical crew we employ and tracked their compensation. We conducted surveys to receive feedback on artists’ experience.",,437563,"Other, local or private",451667,9758,"Karen Brooks, Ellen Doll, Noah Eisenberg, Kingston Fletcher, Bill Gamble, Joanne Henry, Heather Johnson, David Lefkowich, Alex Legeros, Merle Minda, Karen Rasmussen, Marty Swaden, Lee Vaughan, Michael Weinbeck, Morgan Zuehlke, Mary Jane Melendez",,"Mill City Summer Opera","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lea,Johnson,"Mill City Summer Opera","3208 W Lake St",Minneapolis,MN,55416,"(612) 916-7333 ",lmj_consulting@comcast.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Cook, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Marshall, Mille Lacs, Olmsted, Ramsey, Scott, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-568,"Carol Bemis: Museum professional; active arts community volunteer; Gretchen Boyum: Curator and education coordinator, Kaddatz Gallery, Fergus Falls; Jonathan Carter: Solutions manager, General Mills; former board chair, Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir; Barbara Davis: Retired teacher and non-profit consultant; founding executive director of Springboard; Crystal Hegge: Director, Frozen River Film Festival; Katie Marshall: Executive Director, MacRostie Art Center, Grand Rapids; Peter Pellinen: Founder, Small Parts Players; working to renovate the historic Lyric Theatre, Virginia; Chamath Perera: Independent leadership coach and fund development consultant; independent filmmaker; Susan Prosapio: Former executive director, Great River Arts Association, Little Falls|Linda Shapiro, Founder and former artistic codirector of New Dance Ensemble, director of New Dance Laboratory","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25886,"Operating Support",2015,57779,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Cedar will support development, creation, and engagement with the arts. Present 800 artists in 200 public concert events; present 75 events featuring local musicians; commission new pieces from seven local artists; host one educational program for youth and one off-site program for people with disabilities per quarter. 2: The Cedar will continue to increase and diversify our audience. Serve an estimated 55,000 individuals; donate 10% of our capacity to organizational partners that serve marginalized communities; build a five member youth advisory committee.","The Cedar supported development, creation, and engagement with the arts. We presented and featured 1,800 artists in 250 public concerts and activities, commissioned new or expanded pieces from eleven local artists, and hosted ten youth educational programs and three programs for people with disabilities. 2: The Cedar increased and diversified our audience. We served about 65,000 individuals, donated about 10% of our overall capacity through giveaways and free events, and served more Somali youth and adults that ever before by launching Somali artist residencies.",,1440320,"Other, local or private",1498099,7159,"Abdirizak Bihi, Sarah Bowman, Chuck Corliss, Michelle Courtright, Jill Dawe, David Edminster, Everett Forte, Glen Helgeson, Galen Hersey, Steven Katz, Cari Nesje, Rob Nordin, Jeff Potter, Hugh Pruitt, Rob Salmon, Robert Simonds, Chuck Tatsuda, Mary Laurel True",0.25,"The Cedar Cultural Center, Inc. AKA The Cedar","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Adrienne,Dorn,"The Cedar Cultural Center, Inc. AKA The Cedar","416 Cedar Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55454-1033,"(612) 338-2674x 103",adorn@thecedar.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lake, Le Sueur, Marshall, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-572,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25887,"Operating Support",2015,10975,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Mount exhibitions and create related programming that help visitors understand their shared cultural and artistic heritage, and that of others. Ensure that no less than 30% of exhibited artists are Minnesota artists. Increase overall attendance by non-members by 10%. Increase attendance at learning moments by 10%. 2: Develop programming to reach past traditional audiences to our area's growing ethnic and immigrant populations, and those of different abilities. Increase by 10% the number of learning moments (specialized tours, lectures, etc.) and increase attendance at such moments by 10%, with focus on underserved audiences.","The Rourke exhibited artwork by regional artists, nearly 1/3 from Minnesota. New events and partnerships with other organizations drew non-members. Exhibit and event attendance and artist information was tracked. 2: The Rourke created a children's gallery to increase the age range of visitors and participated in local events that drew a diverse audience. Event/Gallery tracking and audience tracking.",,305985,"Other, local or private",316960,,"Jeanne Aske. Dirk Ockhardt, Aaron Becher, Zachary Dawson, Bev Lake, Chad Johnson, Jeff Knight, Patrick Vincent, Sharon Pfeifer",,"The Rourke Art Gallery Museum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Meredith,Lynn,"The Rourke Art Gallery Museum","521 Main Ave",Moorhead,MN,56560-2748,"(218) 236-8861 ",meredith.lynn@therourke.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Clay, Douglas, Grant, Otter Tail, Stevens, Traverse, Wilkin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-573,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25888,"Operating Support",2015,12182,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Children and adults representing the diversity of the Minnesota community will come together to partake in Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company's stage production and Doorways programming arts experiences. Phone surveys with ticket sales, audience surveys at theater, and teacher evaluations will provide data to verify that the Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company audience is 3-85+ from varying backgrounds. 2: Children and adults of diverse heritages will gain increased knowledge of Jewish culture and arts, increased understanding of experiences, and increased tolerance. Teacher evaluations submitted with student writing, written surveys at the theater, and unsolicited emails and voice mails will confirm audiences' increased knowledge, understanding, and tolerance.","Caucasian, African American, Hispanic/Latino, Somali, Asian children and adults from Twin Cities and other areas i.e. Morris, Rochester, Austin and Duluth attended. Online order forms and/or phone survey at time of ticket sales, and teacher evaluations provided information on our audiences. 2: Children and adults gained increased knowledge of Jewish culture and the arts, increased understanding of experiences, and increased tolerance. Written audience and teacher evaluations, emails and notes revealed:`Very entertaining as well as educational`;`brought understanding to my life`;`touched issues of what it means to be deeply human.` ",,218385,"Other, local or private",230567,,"Evan Binkley, Barbara Brooks, John Feldman, Nancy H. Fushan, Pat Harris, Jimmy Levine, Mary Pickard, Linda Platt, James Proman, Honorable James M. Rosenbaum, Rebecca Shavit-Lonstein, Laura Schindelman",,"Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Barbara,Brooks,"Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company","PO Box 16155","St Paul",MN,55116-0155,"(651) 647-4315 ",info@mnjewishtheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Cass, Cook, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Mille Lacs, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pope, Ramsey, Rice, Sherburne, Stearns, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-574,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25889,"Operating Support",2015,17287,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Contracting for a publicity/promotion person for our Minnesota Bluegrass and Old-Time Music Festival and using a student intern to promote our Minnesota Homegrown Kickoff. Success: new participants of all ages. Tools: traditional media vehicles (news, radio, print, etc.) plus expanded use of electronic media. Evaluation: a new set of event surveys and electronic measurements (web hits, click rates, etc.). 2: Cultural stewardship: teach and inform about the history, culture, and traditions of the music. Present five elder statesmen programs that focus on history, culture, and traditions.","Contracting a publicity/promotion specialist for our major music festival and using a student intern to promote our second outdoor festival. Both objectives were completed. In the last two years we have experienced list increases of 1.4% and 13.7% for email, 48.5% and 30.9% for Facebook, and 36.3% and 83.3% for Twitter. 2: Cultural Stewardship: Teach and inform about the history, culture, and traditions of the music. Our educational workshops continue to be a vital part of our events: 57 were held in 2014 and 80 have been held or are planned for 2015 during six separate events. That's a 40% increase.",,330269,"Other, local or private",347556,,"Peter Albrecht, Jana Metge, Mary DuShane, Sandi Pidel, Alan Jesperson, Marilyn Bergum, Gary Germond, Philip Nusbaum, Kenneth Bloch, Greg Landkamer, Catie Jo Pidel, Sarah Cagley",,"Minnesota Bluegrass and Old-Time Music Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jed,Malischke,"Minnesota Bluegrass and Old-Time Music Association","PO Box 16408",Minneapolis,MN,55416-0408,"(715) 635-2479 ",jed@minnesotabluegrass.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Beltrami, Carlton, Cass, Crow Wing, Goodhue, Hennepin, Itasca, Ramsey, Stearns, St. Louis, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-575,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25890,"Operating Support",2015,20198,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Create a behavior of attendance and support for the arts within our student population. Fine Arts Program will work with Student Activities to develop a set of surveys about perceptions and behavior in the arts; Fine Arts program will track student tickets and participation in residency; Fine Arts Program will survey graduates to assess perceptions and behavior. 2: Spend the equivalent of 30% of our artist fee budget on powerful residencies that bring the arts across campus and community. Letters of Agreement with residency details; track number and participation of residency activities. Tracking additional residency expenses, such as increased hotel and technical costs associated with residency.","Created framework to track and measure student support and perceptions of the arts and attendance patterns. FAP built a survey for this fall's first year students and will track/survey this class over the next four years in order to assess changes in perceptions/behavior. FAP tracked student participation for a baseline of comparison. 2: Spent the equivalent of 38% of our artist fee budget on residency activities. SJU tracked residencies and activities as specified in letters of agreement with artists and projected costs of residencies versus performance. SJU also tracked expenses directly related to residency activities, such as additional travel required. ",,640338,"Other, local or private",660536,,"Mimi Bitzan, Brian Campbell, Sarah Catcher, Hollie Kroehler, David Deblieck, Louann Dummich, Barry Elert, Paul Hamilton, Laura Hood, Ken Jones, Katie McCarney, Mark McGowan, Rick Odenthal, Sue Palmer, Gustavo Pena, Colleen Hollinger Petters, Simon-Hoa Phan, Chris Rasmussen, Joe Rogers, Steven Bezdichek Pfahning, Arno Shermock, Jerry Wetterling, Katie Ruprecht-Wittrock, Brandyn Woodard, Rob Culligan",,"Saint John's University AKA Saint John's University Fine Arts Programming","Public College/University","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Leslie,Hanlon,"Saint John's University AKA Saint John's University Fine Arts Programming","2850 Abbey Plz PO Box 2222",Collegeville,MN,56321-2000,"(320) 363-2011 ",lhanlon@csbsju.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Benton, Carlton, Cass, Chisago, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Murray, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pope, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Todd, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-576,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25892,"Operating Support",2015,16405,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We will continue to increase our level of professionalism and artistic quality, providing greater artistic impact for our participants and community. Lyric Arts will see a growth in reputation, indicated by greater media attention and continued increase in positive reactions to our work, which will be evaluated by the collecting of quantitative and qualitative data.","Lyric Arts saw a growth in reputation and positive reactions from both patrons and artists within the local and surrounding community. Lyric Arts received an increase in the number of reviews by both local and twin cities metro based reviewers. Lyric Arts took into account the number of reviewer tickets, the number of reviews and increased audience attendance year over year.",,826873,"Other, local or private",843278,,"Chris Geisler, Tracey Jeffrey, Jeff Lee, Emily Lindholm, Joan O'Sullivan, Olivia Bastian, Lin Schmidt, Chad Unger",,"Lyric Arts Company of Anoka, Inc. AKA Lyric Arts Main Street Stage","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Laura,"Tahja Johnson","Lyric Arts Company of Anoka, Inc. AKA Lyric Arts Main Street Stage","420 E Main St",Anoka,MN,55303-2341,"(763) 433-2510 ",laura@lyricarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Washington, Watonwan, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-578,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25894,"Operating Support",2015,426763,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Artspace will leverage affordable space to increase arts production, collaboration, and earnings; engage audiences; and spur positive development. Artspace will provide 1,120,832 square feet of affordable space across 12 projects for more than 300 artist families and 50 arts organizations in 5 Minnesota communities. 2: Thousands of Minnesota youth and adults from across the state will have access to diverse and affordable dance education and performance activities. As Minnesota's home for dance, Artspace's Cowles Center will provide at least 100 performances, 300 educational sessions, and space for 20 arts organizations.","Artspace leveraged affordable space to increase arts production, collaboration and earnings; engage audiences; and spur positive development. Artspace tracks this outcome in terms of the amount, quality, and diversity of artistic activity occurring within the 1,120,832 SF of affordable space across twelve projects, serving 300 artist families and 50 arts organizations in five Minnesota communities. 2: 10,888 Minnesota youth and adults from across the state had access to diverse and affordable dance education and performance activities. This outcome was tracked by performance and program attendance numbers, program records, and feedback from survey, talk back session, and conversations with participants and partners. ",,15864372,"Other, local or private",16291135,189266,"James Adams, Mark Addicks, Peter Beard, Leslie Black Sullivan, Randall Bourscheidt, Diane Dalto, Matt Damon, Lou DeMars, Terrance Dolan, Rebecca Driscoll, Marie Feely, Roy Gabay, Katherine Hayes, Bonnie Heller, Burton Kassell, Suzanne Koepplinger, Peter Lefferts, Margaret Lucas, Mark Manbeck, Rich Martin, Betty Massey, Dan Mehls, Herman Milligan, Cynthia Newsom, Roger Opp, Gloria Perez, Barbara Portwood, Elizabeth Redleaf, Joel Ronning, Annamarie Saarinen, Gloria Sewell, Susan Kenny Stevens, Cree Zischke",3,"Artspace Projects, Inc. AKA Artspace","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Shannon,Joern,"Artspace Projects, Inc. AKA Artspace","250 3rd Ave N Ste 500",Minneapolis,MN,55401,"(612) 333-9012 ",shannon.joern@artspace.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Benton, Carver, Crow Wing, Dakota, Freeborn, Hennepin, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Morrison, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Rice, Sherburne, Sibley, Stevens, St. Louis, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-580,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25896,"Operating Support",2015,9888,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","In 2015, Theatre L'Homme Dieu will expand its offerings to include the state's best music and dance, top-of-the field theatre companies, and offer its ten-building compound for artist retreats. Partnering with individual artists and arts organizations for retreat opportunities; quality of dance companies performing at Theatre L'Homme Dieu; caliber of theatre companies and their production values. 2: In 2015, Theatre L'Homme Dieu will present six professional theatre companies from five Minnesota counties for 8,000 Central Minnesotans, plus three youth performance camps, employing 72 Minnesota artists. Measures include: geographic range of patrons, compensation for Minnesota theatre artists, artistic excellence of productions, number of youth participating in training programs, surveyed audience feedback, demographic variety of audience and artists.","TLHD expanded its 2015 offerings to include six shows, two concerts, a staged reading of The Cherry Orchard, and four Master Classes for youth and adults. The six shows include an Arts Board funded tour of Nature, a site-specific original work by TigerLion Art. 2: The shows, band hail from five communities in five counties. The concerts were both sold out as well as the shows for our first theatrical production. A total of 73 artists will be employed.",,185694,"Other, local or private",195582,9800,"Linda Akenson, Jeanne Batesole, Fred Bursch, Philip Eidsvold, Lisa Gustafson, Gayle Haanen, Donna Jensen, Shelly Karnis, Yvonne Kinney-Hockert, Katherine Liesemeyer, Jack Reuler, Mike Stoermoen, Amy Sunderland",,"Theatre L'Homme Dieu","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,"Ann C",Hermes,"Theatre L'Homme Dieu","PO Box 1086",Alexandria,MN,56308,"(320) 846-3150 ",ann@tlhd.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Dakota, Douglas, Grant, Hennepin, Isanti, Lac qui Parle, Lyon, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pope, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Wadena, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-582,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25898,"Operating Support",2015,33016,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Rose Ensemble performs concerts or provides educational outreach to over 40 nursing homes, schools, libraries, or other venues throughout Minnesota. A list will be created of outreach events and concerts performed, as will a list of the geographic distribution of services. 2: The Rose Ensemble provides professional development for its musicians, hires language coaches, guest musicians, musicologists and runs a three-day artistic retreat. Musicians will be surveyed about growth in their understanding of the music, texts, and historical background; audiences will be surveyed about their enjoyment of learning from the musicians.","TRE performed twenty-five concerts and provided twenty-two educational and outreach activities in nursing homes, libraries, schools, churches and art centers. A list was maintained detailing when and where each event took place and how many people participated in the event. 2: A half-day retreat was held (extenuating circumstances). Musicians performed with and received coaching in language pronunciation and stylistics from guest musicians. After each concert program, a verbal survey is conducted of the musicians. This has resulted in more time dedicated to historical background and texts. An online survey of Twin Cities audiences is taken and paper surveys of outstate audiences.",,702951,"Other, local or private",735967,8500,"Gayle Ober, Pete Parshall, Andrea Specht, Ann Jin Soo Preston, Gary Aamodt",,"The Rose Ensemble","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jordan,Sramek,"The Rose Ensemble","75 W 5th St Ste 314","St Paul",MN,55102-1423,"(651) 225-4340x 202",jordan@RoseEnsemble.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Blue Earth, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Lyon, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Redwood, Stearns, Stevens, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-584,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25899,"Operating Support",2015,10185,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To enhance the quality of life for our community by removing barriers of participation by bringing high quality performing artists outside the theatre and into the community. Through interviewing participants before and after the activity we will learn the specific barriers to their participation in the arts, and how the experience affected them. 2: To deepen the experience for ArtWorks Festival attendees by providing additional participatory offerings. Festival attendees will participate in more arts throughout the year by taking arts classes, attending events, and/or volunteering. We will ask for participants' contact information at the Festival and follow up with them mid-year.","To bring artists into the community through outreach activities, which will increase and diversify our audience at the Historic Paramount Theatre. After the public performance, we interviewed participants who also had attended outreach event. We learned that the outreach had a direct impact on their attendance at the event, and many were at the Paramount for the first time. 2: To increase the participation of ArtWorks Festival attendees in other arts-related activities throughout the year. We interviewed individuals when they have registered for art classes and/or purchased tickets to events at the Paramount. Many stated that they learned about our organization’s other activities during their attendance at the ArtWorks Festival.",,258646,"Other, local or private",268831,5093,"Megan Burroughs, Mary Davenport, Greg Davis, Andrew Kepper, Rod Nordeng, Gretchen Ramlo, Ward Robinson, Belita Schindler, Marlene R. Schlichter, Jim Schroeder, David Sylte, Mary Anne Wolesky",0.5,"Austin Area Commission for the Arts AKA Historic Paramount Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jennie,Knoebel,"Austin Area Commission for the Arts AKA Historic Paramount Theatre","300 Main St N",Austin,MN,55912,"(507) 434-0934 ",Jennie@austinareaarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Freeborn, Hennepin, Mower, Olmsted, Steele",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-585,"Carol Bemis: Museum professional; active arts community volunteer; Gretchen Boyum: Curator and education coordinator, Kaddatz Gallery, Fergus Falls; Jonathan Carter: Solutions manager, General Mills; former board chair, Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir; Barbara Davis: Retired teacher and non-profit consultant; founding executive director of Springboard; Crystal Hegge: Director, Frozen River Film Festival; Katie Marshall: Executive Director, MacRostie Art Center, Grand Rapids; Peter Pellinen: Founder, Small Parts Players; working to renovate the historic Lyric Theatre, Virginia; Chamath Perera: Independent leadership coach and fund development consultant; independent filmmaker; Susan Prosapio: Former executive director, Great River Arts Association, Little Falls|Linda Shapiro, Founder and former artistic codirector of New Dance Ensemble, director of New Dance Laboratory","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25901,"Operating Support",2015,31967,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Be a professional center for theatre arts that offers inspiring opportunities and provides artists with tools and resources for high artistic experiences, satisfying our growing audience. Produce professional standards for strong artistic outcomes; support the work of the creative team and actors resulting in acclaimed performances; increase patronage and support documented by box office reports and financials. 2: Be a gateway to the arts offering opportunities to all, mitigating barriers of participation, promoting inclusiveness, and encouraging interactions among people. Program reports, formal feedback, and statistical documents will measure increased impact and growing participation, along with our success in opening doors to newcomers by reducing barriers to participate.","The Playhouse produced an outstanding season of successful activities that offered artists and audiences educational, engaging, and entertaining opportunities. The Playhouse hired professional directors, designers, and actors combined with emerging talents that resulted in top notch productions and educational activities. Box office reports and financials demonstrate the success of artistic endeavors. 2: The Playhouse offered opportunities to be in shows and see shows at no cost. Scholarships were provided for participation in classes and camps. Activities encouraged people to connect. Statistical reports through box office audits, enrollment tracking, and online data collection document participation of artists, audiences, and students and are evidence of growing participation and increased impact. ",,968960,"Other, local or private",1000927,31967,"Herb Minke, Casey Russell, Sandy Hoff, Wayne Hibbard, Steve Greenfield, Mia Thibodeau, Marcia Doty, Patty McNulty, Dolly Schnell, Monique Forcier,Ken Kolquist, Jeanie Peterson",0.5,"Duluth Playhouse","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christine,"Gradl Seitz","Duluth Playhouse","506 W Michigan St",Duluth,MN,55802-1517,"(218) 733-7551 ",seitz@duluthplayhouse.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Lake, Pine, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-587,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25904,"Operating Support",2015,83572,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Expand the season to 400 performances of nineteen productions on two stages; grow the audience of adults and youth to 80,000-100,000; increase job opportunities for artists by 60%. Quantitative results: number of plays produced, artists employed (debuts), and attendees. Qualitative results: critical reviews, audience surveys, focus group responses, follow-up emails, social media, and teacher evaluations. 2: Develop diverse, varied shows for multiple audiences; increase number of plays, performances, and audiences; more leadership and acting opportunities for artists of color. Programming will meet demands for casts and stories reflecting the 21st century American mosaic; public and teen plays, performances, and audiences will grow. Artists of color, including four directing debuts, will populate the stages.","Expanded the season to 424 performances of eighteen productions on two stages; grew the audience of adults and youth to over 80,000; increased job opportunities for artists by 60%. Quantitative results: number of plays produced, artists employed (debuts), and attendees; Qualitative results: critical reviews, audience surveys, focus group responses, follow-up emails, social media, and teacher evaluations. 2: Developed diverse, varied shows for multiple audiences; increased the number of plays, performances and audiences; had more leadership and acting opportunities for artists of color. Programming met demands for casts and stories reflecting the 21st century American mosaic; Public and teen plays, performances, and audiences grew. Artists of color, including four directing debuts, populated the stages.",,2959415,"Other, local or private",3042987,16000,"Tim Ober, John L. Berthiaume, Karen Heintz, Kristin Geisler, Jeff Johnson, Barb Davis, Julie Cox, Caldwell Camero, Elizabeth H. Cobb, Jim Falteisek, Nancy Feldman, Andrea Trimble Hart, Lori Jenkins, John Jensvold, Hayley Johnson, Paul A. Johnson, Ray Krause, John Lefevre, Paul Mattessich, Naomi Pesky, Kari Ruth, Joseph W.E. Schmitt, Helen Wagner, Susan Wenz",,"Park Square Theatre Company AKA Park Square Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael-jon,Pease,"Park Square Theatre Company AKA Park Square Theatre","408 St Peter St Ste 110","St Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 767-8485 ",pease@Parksquaretheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Mille Lacs, Mower, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Swift, Wabasha, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-589,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25429,"Operating Support",2015,30316,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Ensure that the arts are interwoven into every facet of community life through Rochester Music Department’s free, outdoor summer concert series, Down by the Riverside. If the Mayo Civic Center waives rental fees for use of its facilities and provides certain staffing at no cost to Rochester Music Department; and if the Police and Fire Departments provide public safety and audience engineering support services at no cost to Rochester Music Department. 2: Ensure that the arts are interwoven into every facet of community life through Rochester Music Department’s free, outdoor Thursdays on First and Third summer music festival. If Rochester Downtown Alliance continues to be responsible for implementing, advancing, servicing, and marketing/developing audiences for the Festival in consultation with Rochester Music Department; and if Police and Fire provide public safety/ audience engineering support at no cost to Rochester Music Department.","Ensured that the arts were interwoven into every facet of community life through RMD’s free, outdoor summer concert series, Down by the Riverside. Rental fees were waived and Police/Fire provided public safety support services at no cost to RMD. Change - RMD now pays MCC staffing costs; City Council approved a supplemental appropriation for this purpose as part of the City budget process. 2: Ensured that the arts were interwoven into every facet of community life through RMD’s free, outdoor Thursdays on First and Third summer music festival. The RDA continued to be responsible for implementing, advancing, servicing, and marketing/developing audiences for the Festival; Police/Fire continued to provide public safety support at no cost to RMD.",,832113,"Other, local or private",862429,,"Barbara Sorensen, Carol Berteotti, Dennis Brooks, Daniel A. Drubach, Michelle Mahannah, Marti Abts, Marv Mitchell, Mary Jo D. Briggs, Karuna Ojanen, Steve Orwoll, Patricia Barrier, William Smith, Sankesh Prabhakar",,"City of Rochester Music Department AKA Riverside Concerts","Local/Regional Government","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Steven,Schmidt,"City of Rochester Music Department AKA Riverside Concerts","201 4th St SE Ste 170",Rochester,MN,55904-3778,"(507) 328-2201 ",steve@riversideconcerts.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Blue Earth, Carver, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Steele, Wabasha, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-438,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1
25438,"Operating Support",2015,274694,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Realize 12% enrollment growth in response to increased demand for services and greater awareness in the community of the role of MacPhail. MacPhail will achieve $12.1 million revenue in fiscal year 2015 to serve 15,600 children and adults, with 40% identifying as racially/ethnically diverse. Financial aid and partnership subsidies will total $1 million. 2: Deliver and ensure quality across all program areas of MacPhail delivered by a faculty of excellent teaching artists. MacPhail will employ 200 teaching artists, gain national media attention, increase enrollment by 12%, and maintain a balanced budget in fiscal year 2015.","MacPhail’s Chanhassen site has over 400 students. New Horizon Academy partnership doubled enrollment. On track to meet its FY 2015 board budgeted revenue at $10,500,243 and serve 14,200 children and adults; in FY 2015, 44% of students reported non-white race. Financial aid and partnership subsidies are on track to total $889,000. 2: New faculty resources include Learning Lab and Teaching Principles websites, multiple workshops, and 100 instructional videos. 96.9% of students would recommend MacPhail. MacPhail employs 220 teaching artists. National media attention included NBC Nightly News for Giving Voice Chorus. Enrollment set to increase 8%, according to Board plan. On track for balanced budget.",,9175015,"Other, local or private",9449709,27500,"Tom Abood, Jane Alexander, Aaron Alt, Barry Berg, Sally Blanks, Margee Bracken, Ellen Breyer, Hudie Broughton, Roma Calatayud-Stocks, Kate Cimino, Tom Clark, Joaquin Delgado, Andrew Eklund, Leslie Frecon, Rahoul Ghose, Warren Kelly, Bob Lawson, Diana Lewis, Tom McEnery, Kate Mortenson, Patty Murphy, David Myers, Christopher Perrigo, Connie Remele, John Righini, Jill Schurtz, Chris Simpson, Carolyn Smallwood, Kim Snow, Peter Spokes, Kiran Stordalen, Lica Tomizuka Sanborn, Steve Wells",,"MacPhail Center for Music","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Leslie,Fideler,"MacPhail Center for Music","501 S 2nd St",Minneapolis,MN,55401-2383,"(612) 767-5326 ",fideler.leslie@macphail.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pennington, Pine, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-439,"Melissa Brechon: Faculty member, Masters of Library and Information, Saint Catherine University; Nolita Christensen: Marketing and operations consultant, Great North Show Providers; Janis Lane-Ewart: Long-time arts administrator; most recently as executive director of KFAI, Fresh Air Radio; Kathleen Maurer: Professor, Anoka-Ramsey Community College.; William Miller: History professor at the College of Saint Scholastica; former MSAB board member; Gary Peterson: Managing Director, Anaya Dance Theatre; board chair, Southern Theater; independent consultant; Anat Shinar: Program manager, BodyCartography Project; instructor, Young Dance; Bonnie Stewart: Cofounder, SistersSojourn; Patricia Zurlo: Attorney specializing in services for artists, small businesses and nonprofits; former professional musician|Jeanne Zwart, Board member, Elysian Area Library; chair, Elysian Fourth of July Parade","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25452,"Operating Support",2015,67208,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Foster artistic development and community engagement for composers: act as resource for composers, and create connections with local communities. Regular communication with participants throughout the duration of programs and surveys completed by key stakeholders. 2: Inspire students with fresh music: provide students with meaningful, relevant musical experiences through the creation of new music. Ongoing monitoring of the launch of a new program, input from advisory committee and surveys completed by key stakeholders.","ACF maintained vital re-granting, fellowship and commissioning programs; produced 26 new recordings; and facilitated seminars for reading of new work. Staff communicates with participants throughout residencies/programs to shape projects as they progress. Composers complete final reports and findings are shared with pertinent committees of the board and funders. 2: Two pieces were written for BandQuest and ChoralQuest. NextNotes High School Composition Awards was launched to encourage music creation in students. Quantitative and qualitative data were measured. Compiled findings assess program elements and the role staff needs to play in fostering success. An independent evaluation of the first year of NextNotes is in process.",,1631211,"Other, local or private",1698419,3830,"Meredith Alden, J. Anthony Allen, James Berdahl, Pearl Bergad, Patrick Castillo, Mary Ellen Childs, David Conte, Dee Ann Crossley, Ian Ding, Jon Deak, Jorja Fleezanis, Melitta George, Delta David Gier, Jeff Graves, Stephen Green, Joy Harjo, Sam Hsu, Nancy Huart, Barry Kempton, Deborah Kermeen, Anne LeBaron, Evans Mirageas, Fred Moore, David Myers, John Nuechterlein, David O'Fallon, Joseph Ohrt, David Ranheim, Eugene Rogers, Bill Sands, James Stephenson, Dan Thomas, Tom Voegeli",,"The American Composers Forum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Bonnie,Marshall,"The American Composers Forum","522 Landmark Ctr 75 W 5th St","St Paul",MN,55102-1439,"(651) 251-2822 ",bmarshall@composersforum.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Benton, Blue Earth, Cook, Hennepin, Lake, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Sherburne, Steele, St. Louis, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-440,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25457,"Operating Support",2015,493916,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Trust will reinforce Hennepin Avenue as the premier entertainment destination in the state. The Trust will work with local and national partners to bring a high quality mix of nearly 350 live performances and events to Minneapolis including musical theatre, concerts, comedy, and speakers. 2: The Trust will engage the public by producing four activation activities utilizing art on Hennepin Avenue. The Trust will continue to activate the Downtown Cultural District with a variety of activities including Family Day events and summer street closures.","Hennepin Theatre Trust offered more than 500 performances and events in our theatres on Hennepin Avenue in FY 2015. Hennepin Theatre Trust worked with local theatre groups including Theater Latte Da and Minneapolis Musical Theatre as well as national partners to present musical theatre, concerts, comedy, speakers, etc. 2: Hennepin Theatre Trust engaged the public in seven Cultural District activations utilizing art and culture in FY 2015. Hennepin Theatre Trust offered two Made Here, two Family Day and three PARKLOT activations in the Cultural District in FY 2015, which includes Hennepin Avenue.",,22409626,"Other, local or private",22903542,164968,"Travis Barkve, Scott Benson, Daniel Pierce Bergin, John Blackshaw, Judy Blaseg, Ralph W. Burnet, Sonia Cairns, Andrea Christenson, Dan Cramer, Kathleen Gullickson, Thomas L. Hoch, Linda Ireland, Jeannie Joas, Barbara Klaas, Jim Linnett, Mark Marjala, Annette Thompson Meeks, Jay Novak, Jann L. Olsten, David Orbuch, Dan Pfeiffer, Brian J. Pietsch, Thomas J. Rosen, Ann Simonds, Julie Beth Vipperman, Tom Vitt",1,"Hennepin Theatre Trust","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Laura,Lewis,"Hennepin Theatre Trust","615 Hennepin Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 455-9500 ",Laura.Lewis@HennepinTheatreTrust.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-441,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25517,"Operating Support",2015,434356,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Walker will serve as a catalyst for the creative expression of artists. Key indicators of the Walker's support of artists include the acquisition, commission, and presentation of artists work across the disciplines of design, film/video, performing arts, and visual art. 2: The Walker will work to advance participation in the arts and active audience engagement. In addition to tracking attendance and participation both onsite and online, the Walker evaluates qualitatively through regular audience surveys, studies, advisory groups, and community partnerships.","Serve as a catalyst for the creative expression of artists. Artist surveys and interviews are regularly conducted. Engagements are tracked across exhibitions, publications, commissions, premieres, residencies, interdisciplinary collaborations, and acquisitions. 2: Advance participation in the arts and active audience engagement. Attendance and participation are tracked. Audience and member surveys are regularly conducted and advisory groups provide feedback to ensure accessibility. Google Analytics is used to evaluate online audience engagement.",,25996824,"Other, local or private",26431180,,"Mark Addicks, Christopher Askew, Jan Breyer, John Christakos, James G. Dayton, Patrick J. Denzer, Andrew Duff, Sima Griffith, Julie Guggemos, Nina Hale, Andrew Humphrey, Amy Kern, Chris Killingstad, Anne Labovitz, Muffy MacMillan, Alfredo Martel, Jennifer Martin, Aedie McEvoy, Dave Moore, Jim Murphy, Monica Nassif, Dawn Owens, Dick Payne, Michael Peterman, Patrick Peyton, Donna Pohlad, Rebecca Pohlad, Teresa Rasmussen, Elizabeth Redleaf, Peter Remes, Joel Ronning, Lynn Carlson Schell, Jesse Singh, Greg Stenmoe, Wim Stocks, Carol Surface, Laura Taft, Marjorie Weiser, John Whaley, Susan White, Tom Wicka, Audrey Wilf, D. Ellen Wilson, Wayne Zink",,"Walker Art Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Marla,Stack,"Walker Art Center","1750 Hennepin Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55403-2115,"(612) 375-7640 ",marla.stack@walkerart.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-443,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25532,"Operating Support",2015,45802,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","At least maintain the Jungle Theater's increased, record-setting engagement in programs, including outreach to underserved populations and affordable access. Track attendance and participation; document number and percent of free and discounted tickets distributed and free program usage; track outreach and education program service data and demographics. 2: Continue to provide expanded employment and professional development opportunities for Minnesota artists. Track number of artists engaged, and percentage of budget dedicated to artists, compared with years prior to Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund funding; track number of interns engaged.","Second largest season audience ever (30,055); record number subscribers (2,449 for 2014 season; 2,516 for 2015 season); 4,628 free tickets. Box office tracking of attendance, number tickets sold, and number complimentary tickets provided; box office tracking of season tickets sold 2: 134 artists employed in season; 50% of total expense budget for artist pay/benefits (10% above pre-ACHF); free tickets = 15% total audience. Staff unduplicated count of artists/technicians employed; analysis of artist pay as % of expense budget; comparative data with previous years.",,1449354,"Other, local or private",1495156,,"Tom Beimers, Barbara Bencini, Brad Betlach, Bain Boehlke, Jeffrey Bores, Bob Bush, Kim Carlander, Ann Dayton, Carolyn Erickson, Ed Foppe, Ed Friedlund, Theodora Gaitas, Eric Galatz, John Kachelmacher, Miriam Kelen, Tom Keller, Thom Lewis, Sarah Meyer, Jennifer Schaeidler, Amber Senn, Michael Shann, Marcia Stout, David Swenson, Paul Thomas, Barbara Zell, Suzanne Zeller",,"Jungle Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Margo,Gisselman,"Jungle Theater","2951 Lyndale Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55408-2111,"(612) 278-0141 ",margo@jungletheater.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Lake, Martin, McLeod, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-444,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25537,"Operating Support",2015,32686,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Expand Minnesota Center for Book Arts’ contribution to the book arts community. Expand all-ages educational programming. Support Minnesota artists through studio access, fellowships, and artist programs. Present superb exhibitions and free community programs. 2: Enhance the visibility of Minnesota Center for Book Arts and the book arts, and expand participation by new stakeholders. Complete communications redesign with audience development plan. Add strategic partnerships with new constituencies. Communicate social and cultural value of book art form in programs and settings.","MCBA served 73,000 all-ages Minnesotans in programs including fourteen free exhibitions, such as Contained Narrative: Defining Contemporary Artists’ Books. Indicators include strong attendance at fourteen free exhibitions, and increased participation by children and youth: over 31,000 served (up from nearly 30,000) on-site and through community partnerships in the metro and greater Minnesota. 2: MCBA expanded all-ages programming onsite and in both metro and greater Minnesota communities, including schools supporting diverse cultural values. MCBA served over 31,000 youth and children, with partners including LEAP, a Title I high school for youth new to the U.S., and the Academia Cesar Chavez School, a dual language school advocating Latino cultural values.",,799704,"Other, local or private",832390,,"Dara Beevas, Laurel Bradley, Ronnie Brooks, Mathea K.E. Bulander, Duncan Campbell, Patrick Coleman, Eric Crosby, Valerie Deus, Diane Katsiaficas, Lyndel King, Peggy Korsmo-Kennon, Marci Malzahn, Steven McCarthy, Diane Merrifield, Barbara Portwood, Sherry Poss, Regula Russelle, Ryan Scheife, Odia Wood-Krueger",,"Minnesota Center for Book Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeff,Rathermel,"Minnesota Center for Book Arts","1011 Washington Ave S Ste 100",Minneapolis,MN,55415-1279,"(612) 215-2525 ",jrathermel@mnbookarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Carver, Clay, Cook, Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Le Sueur, Olmsted, Polk, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-445,"Melissa Brechon: Faculty member, Masters of Library and Information, Saint Catherine University; Nolita Christensen: Marketing and operations consultant, Great North Show Providers; Janis Lane-Ewart: Long-time arts administrator; most recently as executive director of KFAI, Fresh Air Radio; Kathleen Maurer: Professor, Anoka-Ramsey Community College.; William Miller: History professor at the College of Saint Scholastica; former MSAB board member; Gary Peterson: Managing Director, Anaya Dance Theatre; board chair, Southern Theater; independent consultant; Anat Shinar: Program manager, BodyCartography Project; instructor, Young Dance; Bonnie Stewart: Cofounder, SistersSojourn; Patricia Zurlo: Attorney specializing in services for artists, small businesses and nonprofits; former professional musician|Jeanne Zwart, Board member, Elysian Area Library; chair, Elysian Fourth of July Parade","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25547,"Operating Support",2015,626681,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Guthrie will produce, co-produce, and present at least 650 live performance events for the public on three stages during fiscal year 2015. Fully-mounted productions and concerts will be joined by showcases of University of Minnesota/Guthrie B.F.A. and Guthrie Experience (M.F.A.) students. All ticketed performances are tracked through Tessitura software. 2: The Guthrie will be accessible to all visitors with mobility, visual, and hearing impairments. 1,300 people will receive discounted Sensory Tours, American Sign Language interpretation, audio description and open captioning. Free use of wheelchairs, Braille materials and other services will continue.","The Guthrie offered 683 ticketed performances (productions, presentations and concerts), exceeding the goal of 650. Audience surveys and press coverage were used to evaluate artistic merit. All ticketed performances were tracked through Tessitura software. 2: 1,441 people with disabilities purchased discounted tickets for 61 accessible performances. Other access services were available for all performances. Access tickets purchased and accessible performances offered were tracked through Tessitura software. The Access Services Manager tracked utilization of access equipment and publications and solicited feedback from users.",,31948925,"Other, local or private",32575606,,"Peggy Steif Abram, Martha Goldberg Aronson, Y. Marc Belton, Anne Bjerken, Terri E. Bonoff, Blythe Brenden, Peter A. Brew, Priscilla Brewster, James L. Chosy, Richard J. Cohen, Jane M. Confer, Fran Davis, David Dines, Joseph Haj, Todd Hartman, Matthew Hemsley, David G. Hurrell, Liesl Hyde, Eric Kaler, Patrick S. Kennedy, Mark Kenyon, Jodee Kozlak, Suzanne Kubach, Brad Lerman, Helen C. Liu, Jennifer Melin Miller, David Moore, Amanda Norman, Timothy Pabst, Thomas M. Racciatti, Robert A. Rosenbaum, Stephen W. Sanger, Patricia S. Simmons, Lee B. Skold, Michael Solberg, Lisa Sorenson, Kenneth F. Spence III, Brian W. Woolsey, Sri Zaheer, Charles A. Zelle, Wayne Zink, Martha Atwater, Karen Bachman, David C. Cox, Pierson M. Grieve, Polly Grose, Sally Pillsbury, Douglas M. Steenland, Mary W. Vaughan, Irving Weiser, Margaret Wurtele",,"Guthrie Theatre Foundation AKA Guthrie Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Danielle,"St Germain-Gordon","Guthrie Theatre Foundation AKA Guthrie Theater","818 2nd St S",Minneapolis,MN,55415-1252,"(612) 225-6000 ",danielle@guthrietheater.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-447,"Carol Bemis: Museum professional; active arts community volunteer; Gretchen Boyum: Curator and education coordinator, Kaddatz Gallery, Fergus Falls; Jonathan Carter: Solutions manager, General Mills; former board chair, Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir; Barbara Davis: Retired teacher and non-profit consultant; founding executive director of Springboard; Crystal Hegge: Director, Frozen River Film Festival; Katie Marshall: Executive Director, MacRostie Art Center, Grand Rapids; Peter Pellinen: Founder, Small Parts Players; working to renovate the historic Lyric Theatre, Virginia; Chamath Perera: Independent leadership coach and fund development consultant; independent filmmaker; Susan Prosapio: Former executive director, Great River Arts Association, Little Falls|Linda Shapiro, Founder and former artistic codirector of New Dance Ensemble, director of New Dance Laboratory","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",Yes
25552,"Operating Support",2015,17636,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Explore program participation opportunities that engage Minnesota audiences and increase community involvement. Weavers Guild of Minnesota will develop and evaluate events and activities that broaden participation amongst students, artists, teachers, volunteers, partners, and members to deepen community connections. 2: Assess and revise learning opportunities, programs, and services that support and explore interest in an appreciation for the arts. Weavers Guild of Minnesota will generate skill development and measure progress toward eliminating barriers to increase the value and understanding of contemporary and traditional weaving and spinning art forms.","The Weavers Guild of Minnesota achieved its proposed outcome of exploring program participation opportunities that engage Minnesota audiences and increase community involvement. WGM developed and evaluated events and activities meant to broaden participation. Survey results, database analytics, and email campaign analytics were used to track audience engagement. 2: The Weavers Guild of Minnesota achieved its proposed outcome of assessing and revising learning opportunities that support interests in fiber arts. WGM used student surveys, instructor surveys, and database analytics to assess skill development and to track participation activity.",,207900,"Other, local or private",225536,17636,"Cynthia Scott, Peter Withoff, Ellen Richard, Karen Hovermale, Robbie LaFleur, Jere Thompson, Robyn Husebye, Lisa-Anne Bauch, Gayle Groebner, Cassie Warholm-Wohlenhaus, Jackie Lind, Donna Gravesen, Geri Retzlaff, Jan Hayman, Susan Larson-Fleming, Debbie Heilig",,"Weavers Guild of Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Becky,Franklin,"Weavers Guild of Minnesota","3000 University Ave SE Ste 110",Minneapolis,MN,55414,"(612) 436-0463 ",lhansen@weaversguildmn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Lake, Le Sueur, McLeod, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-448,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25557,"Operating Support",2015,49275,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Cantus will build capacity and understanding in evaluating and assessing its goals in artistic excellence. Indicator of success and tools to evaluate: working with Chorus America and other choruses across the country over two years, we will implement intrinsic impact surveys, monitor responses, and share results for further understanding. 2: Cantus will create and perform concert programs that are relevant to its audience and that offer new perspectives, reflection, and affirmation. Intrinsic impact surveys will help us learn how our audience understands our programming intent. Anecdotal comments and monitoring individual gifts will also provide important information. ","Cantus gained capacity and additional understanding in how our audience understands our work. Cantus fully participated in the first year of a two year, national, `Intrinsic Impact` survey project through Chorus America. 2: Cantus created and performed four distinct concert programs and reprised `All is Calm`. Evaluation method included: intrinsic impact surveys, artist and staff concert reports, concert reviews and ticket sales. ",,960275,"Other, local or private",1009550,,"Wendy Holmes, Chuck Peterson, Karl Reichert, Noel McCormick, James Dorsey, Julie Carver, Brock Metzger, Marit Nowlin, Amanda Davisson, Doug Affinito, David Ranheim, Libby Larsen, Patricia Kirkpatrick, Pete Cochrane, Katie Berg, Martha Graber",,Cantus,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mary,Lee,Cantus,"1221 Nicollet Ave Ste 231",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 435-0046x 2",mlee@cantussings.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Carlton, Douglas, Goodhue, Hennepin, Martin, Ramsey, Rice, St. Louis, Todd, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-449,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25567,"Operating Support",2015,78086,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Re-engage past program participants, most of whom are Minnesota artists, as part of our Affiliated Writers initiative. Track number and location of Affiliated Writers in Minnesota; track number of interactive/participatory activities offered and resources available; qualitatively assess engagement and perceived value. 2: Strengthen and grow local partnerships and playwright-community connections for the benefit of Minnesota communities. Track number and scope of partnerships compared with recent years; track constituencies served; assess nature and depth of partnerships; collect data and feedback on unique goals achieved via written partnership evaluations.","Engaged 150 past participants as Affiliated Writers and supported partnerships for three of them with Composer’s Forum, KBEM radio, and Augsburg College. Of the 150 Affiliated Writers, 52 are based in Minnesota. Impact of the partnership projects for Affiliated Writers was evaluated via written reports by the artists and conversations with the partnering organizations. 2: Partnered with Ten Thousand Things, Mu Performing Arts, and Red Eye to produce plays by Minnesota-based writers and connected playwrights and producers. Impact was assessed through artists’ written surveys and conversations with collaborating theaters about the audiences reached. Of the 75 theaters who joined the connections program, twelve are based in the Twin Cities. ",,1095988,"Other, local or private",1174074,78086,"Toni Bjorklund, Carlyle Brown, Barbara Davis, John Geelan, Greg Giles, Chelle Gonzo, Elizabeth Grant, Tessa Gunther, Janet Jones, Carson Kreitzer, Annie Lebedoff, Molly Lehman, Sara Nelson, Nathan Perez, Charlie Quimby, Steve Strand, Kesha Tanabe, Joe Waechter, Harry Waters Jr., Ruth Weiner",,"The Playwrights' Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Keri,Kellerman,"The Playwrights' Center","2301 Franklin Ave E",Minneapolis,MN,55406-1024,"(612) 332-7481x 122",kerik@pwcenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Lyon, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-451,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25577,"Operating Support",2015,94813,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Audience engagement: create compelling stories around exhibitions and events, communicate the Minneapolis Institute of Arts' stories over multiple programs and platforms, and assess constituents' reception of them. 450,000 Minnesotans will have opportunities to engage with the stories of art delivered in a new, less connoisseur-centered voice. Whenever possible, the museum will engage an outside evaluator to assess programs and projects related to this outcome. 2: Embrace globalization: address the global transmission of art and culture in exhibitions and develop programs that address the cultures and concerns of ethnic communities living in Minnesota. 450,000 Minnesotans will have opportunities to learn about the global transmission of culture through the presentation of works of art. Where possible, the museum will engage an outside evaluator to assess programs related to this outcome.","The MIA created compelling stories around exhibitions and events and communicated them over multiple platforms. By engaging visitors across multiple channels, including 100th Birthday Surprises, digital treatments called ArtStories, and Of Us and Art: The 100 Videos Project, the MIA welcomed over 700,000 visitors in FY 2015. 2: The MIA embraced globalization through exhibitions and programs that addressed the cultures and concerns of ethnic communities living in Minnesota. The MIA met this goal through a video program for Somali youth, an exhibition of the Art of Liberia and Sierra Leone, tours with Native American museum guides during Native American History Month, and many other activities.",,26336367,"Other, local or private",26431180,,"Diane Lilly, Maurice Blanks, Mary Ingebrand-Pohlad, John Lindahl, John Huss, Kaywin Feldman, Kari Alldredge, Stacia Andersen, Shari Ballard, Gary Bhojwani, Blythe Brenden, Willard Clark, Kitty Crosby, Ken Cutler, Richard Davis, Eric Dayton, Jane Emison, Nancy Engh, Michael Fernandez, Michael Francis, Gayle Fuguitt, Paul Grangaard, Rick King, Mark Lacek, Eric Levinson, Reid MacDonald, Nivin MacMillan, Brent Magid, Al McQuinn, Leni Moore, Sheila Morgan,Mary Olson, John Prince, Abigail Rose, Marianne Short, Roger Sit, Michael Snow, Ralph Strangis, Brian Taylor, Lori Watso",,"The Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts AKA The Minneapolis Institute of Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Charisse,Gendron,"The Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts AKA The Minneapolis Institute of Arts","2400 3rd Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55404-3506,"(612) 870-3223 ",cgendron@artsmia.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Clay, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-452,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25612,"Operating Support",2015,71134,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Continue to build our online program to reach more Minnesotans beyond those who participate on-site at metro area program locations. Track number and demographics, such as geographic location, of unique participants in online programs and activities; track unique visitors to the Loft’s Website; compare results to prior years. 2: Extend the Loft’s program reach to every congressional district, and a greater number of counties, in the state of Minnesota. Track geographic location of participants in Loft programs and activities during fiscal year 2015; compare with prior year the counties represented among service constituents.","The Loft reached 431 Minnesotans (from 117 cities) through online classes and 233,709 unique website visitors (with 417,644 sessions). Tracked number, and demographics such as geographic location, of unique participants in online programs and activities; tracked unique visitors to the Loft’s website. 2: The Loft served over 2,500 writers (representing every congressional district) from 55 Minnesota counties. Tracked geographic location of participants in Loft programs and activities during FY 2015; compared with prior year the counties represented among service constituents.",,1902419,"Other, local or private",1973553,,"John Schenk, Jacquelyn B. Fletcher, Ruth Shields, Nathan Perez, Kent Adams, Elspeth Carlstrom, Jack El-Hai, David Francis, W. Michael Garner, Sharon Hendry, Marlon James, Ed Bok Lee, Susan Lenfestey, Carrie Obry, Nina Orezzoli, Elizabeth Schott, Karen Sternal, Faith Sullivan, Lori Syverson, Kamau Witherspoon, Margaret Wurtele",,"Loft, Inc. AKA The Loft Literary Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Beth,Schoeppler,"Loft, Inc. AKA The Loft Literary Center","1011 Washington Ave S Ste 200",Minneapolis,MN,55415-1278,"(612) 215-2580 ",bschoeppler@loft.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-454,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25642,"Operating Support",2015,13215,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Engage and develop young people as dancers, in current programming and new. Create streamlined mobile version of website for cell phones; add Family Dance program by late 2014; visit dance locales with large % young dancers to analyze; gather data from popular Bollywood dance. 2: Create a welcoming environment at Contra dances. Solicit veteran contra dancers to mentor newcomers; create dance tips poster; individual discussions with longtime dancers to integrate newcomers; follow-up conversations with newcomers; quarterly board review.","Have a new device-friendly website. Regular family and young adult attendance is building. Family Dance began monthly series late 2014. Website completed. In 7-14 we had 742 Facebook fans: now nearly 1,000. Family Dance organizers and Bollywood dance admissions volunteer provided estimated stats and observations. - Marketing and Technical Assistant went to U Minnesota dance to observe. 2: Contra dance has created various means to welcome and integrate newcomers. Dance tips poster up. Callers tell what to expect (dance tips), and invite people to gather after dance to socialize. System ensures newcomers greeted and have people to dance with. Special needs of young adult dancers discussed. Periodic board review.",,205858,"Other, local or private",219073,4958,"Tuvia Abramson, Madhu Bangalore, Claudia Graebel Beermann, Barbara Beltrand, David Kirchner, Jeanne Novak, Gordon Olsen, Todd Petersen, Marc Scovill, Ed Stern, Carole Wilson",,"Tapestry Folkdance Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mary,Cummings,"Tapestry Folkdance Center","3748 Minnehaha Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55406-2668,"(612) 722-2914 ",Mary@tapestryfolkdance.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-457,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25647,"Operating Support",2015,89339,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","American Craft Council expands opportunities for craft in everyday life through partnerships with local artists and organizations, shows and programming, traditional and social media. American Craft Council assesses Minnesotan’s engagement with craft through the success of events and activities with partner organizations, increased use of American Craft Council resources, and response to traditional and social media. 2: American Craft Council promotes quality craft experiences for Minnesotans through engaging and award winning programming, awards, magazine, library, online resources and partnerships. American Craft Council assesses success through markers of excellence and engagement: financial stability; growth in attendance, donations, membership numbers; increased recognition and opportunities for artists.","ACC’s innovative programming and partnerships with organizations both inside and outside of the craft field provided opportunities to explore creative activities taking place in Minnesota. ACC used attendance, surveys and feedback to gauge Minnesotan’s engagement at events and activities like ACC’s Saint Paul Show, Let’s Make, Hip Pop, and Library Salons. Increased use of ACCs website, digital resources, and social media was also reviewed. 2: Through artistic excellence, unique and engaging programming, and organizational fiscal stability, ACC provides economic opportunities for artists and quality experiences for the entire Minnesota community. Direct feedback from show participants, including new emerging artists, is used to evaluate ACC programming. Key data, including membership and donors, attendance, website visits, and balanced budget, are all ways that ACC determines effectiveness.",,4977762,"Other, local or private",5067101,13400,"Barbara Berlin, Kevin Buchi, Sonya Clark, Charles Duddingston, Robert Duncan, Lisbeth Evans, Kelly Gage, Miguel Gómez-Ibáñez, James Hackney, Charlotte Herrera, Ayumi Horie, Stuart Kestenbaum, Michael Lamar, Stoney Lamar, Lorne Lassiter, Kathryn Lebaron, Lydia Matthews, Wendy Maruyama, Marlin Miller, Alexandra Moses, Gabriel Ofiesh, Bruce Pepich, Sylvia Peters, Judy Pote, Josh Simpson, Thomas Turner, Damian Velasquez, Barbara Waldman, Namita Gupta Wiggers, Patricia Young",,"American Craft Council","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elissa,Chaffee,"American Craft Council","1224 Marshall St NE Ste 200",Minneapolis,MN,55413,"(612) 206-3125 ",echaffee@craftcouncil.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lyon, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-458,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25669,"Operating Support",2015,373823,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Create community activities where the arts are unexpected such as the Summer Dance program and Children’s Festival. Bring at least 50,000 children/families to the Children’s Festival including art-making activities in the parks and attract 5,000 dancers and onlookers to free Summer Dance concerts and lessons. 2: Ordway will increase and diversify programming to coincide with the opening of the new 1,100-seat concert hall in 2015. Successfully complete Taking Our Place Centerstage: African Diaspora in Harmony, and attract at least 10,000 to programs at the Ordway and in the community touching on African/African American arts.","The arts are interwoven into every facet of community life through community activities such as the Summer Dance program and the Children's Festival. Through the Children’s Festival (67,491 families attended) and the Summer Dance program in June and July, audiences have the opportunity to experience the arts for free on stage and in nearby parks. 2: People of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities participate in the arts through increased diverse programming in the new 1,100-seat Concert Hall. After a successful series of “Taking Our Place Centerstage” in 2013-2014, in the past year, over 300,000 people attended more than 400 events that crossed cultures and spanned artistic disciplines, notably Raices y Suenos: The Artistry of Cuba.",,15846077,"Other, local or private",16219900,,"Scott P. Anderson, Jeannie P. Buckner, Dorothea Burns, Robert E. Cattanach, Mary P. Choate, John P. Clifford Jr., Honorable Chris Coleman, Traci Egly, Rajiv Garg, John Gibbs, Michael Goar, William D. Gullickson Jr., Thomas W. Handley, Linda Hanson, Mark L. Henneman, Roger Hewins, Ann Hilger, Angela Jenks, Tracy C. Jokinen, Eric D. Levinson, David M. Lilly Jr., Barry Lazarus, Maureen A. Kucera-Walsh, Laura McCarten, Matt Majka, Rosa M. Miller, Patricia A. Mitchell, Robert F. Moeller II, Nancy Nicholson, John G. Ordway III, P.W. Parker, David C. Quigg, William Sands, David Sewall, Valeria Silva, Debra A. Sit, Beth Theobald, Peter H. Thrane",,"Ordway Center for the Performing Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lori-Anne,Williams,"Ordway Center for the Performing Arts","345 Washington St","St Paul",MN,55102-1419,"(651) 282-3000 ",lwilliams@ordway.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-459,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25674,"Operating Support",2015,10893,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","These arts-based experiences will lead to a life-long appreciation of the arts, providing all involved with artistic and meaningful community life. By continuing to provide quality instruction and arts experiences within the community as it strives for excellence in the arts through partnerships, education, programming, and outreach. 2: People of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities in Southeastern Minnesota will experience the arts. By continuing to provide quality instruction and arts experiences within the community through educational programming, partnerships, and outreach, using surveys and meetings as a means of assessment.","MCA continues to partner with community organizations, offering affordable arts-based experiences and scholarship opportunities for all. MCA served over 7,000 community members through classes, performances and community events. Student surveys, advisory board feedback and social media reviews indicate MCA is successfully meeting the needs of the community. 2: MCA continues to evaluate and develop quality/accessible educational arts-based opportunities, programming, and experiences for all. Successful evaluation was accomplished through assessment meetings, statistical data (enrollment numbers, audience participants, community members served), and through anonymous survey-based feedback.",,243376,"Other, local or private",254269,,"Michael Gostomski, James L. Coogan, Bro. William Mann, Sandra Simon, Joseph J. Ross, Mary Burrichter, William Clarey, Keven Convey, John Domanico, Michael G. Dougherty, Marilyn Frost, Karen George, James Horan, Mark Jacobs, Betty Kabara, Linda A. Kuczma, Brother Michael McGinniss, Paul J. Meyer, Brother Frederick Mueller, Kaye O’Leary, Peter Pearson, Bother David Poos, Hamid Quarishi, Brother Gustavo Ramierez Barba, Richard J. Reedy, Terrance K. Russell, Patrick A. Salvi, Bother Larry Schatz, Michael Slaggie, John Smarrelli Jr. , Walter E. Smithe III, Celeste Suchocki, Mary Pat Wiazik",,"Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts AKA The Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jamie,Schwaba,"Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts AKA The Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts","700 Terrace Hts Ste 8",Winona,MN,55987,"(507) 453-5501 ",jschwaba@smumn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Benton, Dakota, Fillmore, Hennepin, Houston, Itasca, McLeod, Morrison, Mower, Olmsted, Pope, Ramsey, Steele, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-460,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25751,"Operating Support",2015,40569,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Our strategic goals include becoming a more vital part of the regional museum community, increase our fiscal stability, and increase our visibility to the general public. Increase our attendance to approximately 34,000 in 2014/2015. Continue to increase our membership by 5%. Outreach to the community through an expansion of our educational programs via a new educational committee. 2: We educate our viewing public, bringing new information and challenging assumptions through dynamic exhibitions and educational programs. We have provided well respected and well attended exhibitions in the past year. We are on track in expanding our educational programs to augment the information provided in our exhibitions.","TMORA has concentrated its efforts on implementing more frequent and diverse museum programming, a new development plan, and has focused on new marketing strategies. TMORA's attendance in May and June of 2015 has been the highest ever over the last five years. Our membership increased by 1% over the last year. We offer a new series of tours, painting classes, hunts for children, and presentations. 2: In addition to providing interactive opening receptions, TMORA has been partnering with new organizations to host plays, lectures and concerts that relate to exhibitions and the arts in Russia. Within the last year, TMORA has partnered with the Northrop Auditorium, Simply Jane's Studio, JCRC, JCC, World War II Roundtable, Special Actor's Group, and the Saint Mary's Choir to provide unique and educational learning programs. ",,1147652,"Other, local or private",1188221,7500,"Gayle DeVries, Ludmila Borisnova Eklund, M.D., Gwenn Djupedal, E. Duane Engstrom, M.D., Judy Garza, Barb Halverson, Rochelle Hoffman, Helen P. Hustad, William R. McLaughlin, Pam Safar, Bradford Shinkle, IV, Dr. C. Ben Wright, Cody Wolkowitz",1,"The Museum of Russian Art","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Randy,Maurer,"The Museum of Russian Art","5500 Stevens Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55419,"(612) 821-9045 ",rmaurer@tmora.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-469,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25757,"Operating Support",2015,44165,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Growth in applications from Greater Minnesota. In 2013, we received 24 non-metro Minnesota applications, eleven of which ended up in the festival. In 2015, we seek a 15% increase in non-metro Minnesota applications. We’ll track success using data collected from applicants. 2: Expanded online producer training and resources. In 2013, online producer resources were accessed 834 times in total. In 2015 we seek to expand online resources, and we seek a 15% increase in the usage of these materials. We’ll track success using web analytics and artist surveys.","In 2015, we received 35 non-metro Minnesotan applications – a 31% increase. Thirteen of these shows ended up in the 2015 festival. We collected ZIP code data from every applicant to determine whether they were a metro-based or nonmetro-based applicant. 2: Although the 2015 festival is not yet complete, online producer resources have been accessed 2,446 times in total. We used URL tracking and web analytics to determine how many times producers had accessed various producer resources.",,632217,"Other, local or private",676382,,"David Brookins, Ron Brunk-Parker, Connie Cameron, Shelly Dailey, David Frank, Matt Hanzlik, Gay Kemmis, Kathy Kim, Jamil Jude, Danna Mirviss, Annie Scott Riley, Cameron Skold, Steven Walker, Levi Weinhagen",,"Minnesota Fringe Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeffrey,Larson,"Minnesota Fringe Festival","79 13th Ave NE Ste 112",Minneapolis,MN,55413,"(612) 872-1212 ",jeff@fringefestival.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Fillmore, Hennepin, Kanabec, Le Sueur, Lyon, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pine, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-475,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25759,"Operating Support",2015,290935,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Deliver five-production seasons that expand the repertoire, enrich audiences, and contribute to the vitality of our community. Evaluation will be through: number of new composers/works to the operatic canon; use of innovation/technology in productions; ability to attract/retain top talent; ticket sales; number of people reached; audience feedback; Website use; and media response. 2: Advance Minnesota Opera’s position as a leading American opera company. Evaluation will be through: creation of new works; innovative productions of traditional works; number of co-producers; production rental revenue; national and international recognition (awards/articles); media response. ","Minnesota Opera delivered five productions including one newly commissioned opera, which expands the repertoire and provides access to art form due to relevance as contemporary work; 46,000 + served. Minnesota Opera evaluation included number of tickets sold, hiring top talent (including 159 Minnesota performers) and positive local newspaper reviews and comments via the website from audience attendees. 2: Minnesota Opera advanced its position as a leading American opera company. Evaluation was seen through successful commission and workshop of Stephen King's, The Shining as part of our New Works II Initiative; increased number of co-producers and rental revenue; and by setting record for ticket sales with Carmen.",,10255748,"Other, local or private",10546683,,"Patricia Beithon, Daniel Blanco,, Bernard Brunsman, Peter Carter, Rachelle D. Chase, Jane M. Confer, Sara Donaldson, Bianca Fine, Sharon Hawkins, Ruth S. Huss, Mary Ingebrand-Pohlad, Philip Isaacson, James Johnson, Patricia Johnson, John C. Junek, Christine Larsen, Robert Lee, Steve Mahon, Leni Moore, Albin Jim Nelson, Kay Ness, Elizabeth Redleaf, Connie Remele, Don Romanaggi, Christopher Romans, Mary H. Schrock, Linda Roberts Singh, Nadege Souvenir, Virginia Stringer, H. Bernt von Ohlen, Margaret Wurtele, Karen Bachman, John A. Blanchard III, Burton Cohen, Julia W. Dayton, Mary W. Vaughan",,"The Minnesota Opera AKA Minnesota Opera","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jada,Hansen,"The Minnesota Opera AKA Minnesota Opera","620 1st St N",Minneapolis,MN,55401-1225,"(612) 333-2700 ",jhansen@mnopera.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-477,"Melissa Brechon: Faculty member, Masters of Library and Information, Saint Catherine University; Nolita Christensen: Marketing and operations consultant, Great North Show Providers; Janis Lane-Ewart: Long-time arts administrator; most recently as executive director of KFAI, Fresh Air Radio; Kathleen Maurer: Professor, Anoka-Ramsey Community College.; William Miller: History professor at the College of Saint Scholastica; former MSAB board member; Gary Peterson: Managing Director, Anaya Dance Theatre; board chair, Southern Theater; independent consultant; Anat Shinar: Program manager, BodyCartography Project; instructor, Young Dance; Bonnie Stewart: Cofounder, SistersSojourn; Patricia Zurlo: Attorney specializing in services for artists, small businesses and nonprofits; former professional musician|Jeanne Zwart, Board member, Elysian Area Library; chair, Elysian Fourth of July Parade","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25760,"Operating Support",2015,250409,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To provide wide access to live performances of world-class music in the Twin Cities community. Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Society will provide more than 120 world-class performances, family activities, and education programs in the 2014-15 season through concerts in twelve venues (including the new hall at the Ordway), free and low-priced tickets, and diverse programming.","The SPCO provided wide access to live performances of world-class music in Minnesota and beyond by offering affordable tickets at twelve concert venues throughout the Twin Cities. With affordable concerts in convenient venues, free family education and outreach activities, diverse programming, and a variety of digital media efforts, the SPCO has expanded its reach into the community and upheld its commitment to accessibility.",,10801213,"Other, local or private",11051622,,"Ruggero Allifranchini, Betty Andrews, Jo Bailey, Debra Berns, Theresa Bevilacqua, Thomas Brown, Jon Cieslak, Penny Chally, Richard Cohen, Bruce Coppock, Sheldon Damberg, Joan Duddingston, Nina Tso-Ning Fan, Judith Garcia Galiana, Bonnie Grzeskowiak, Ingrid Lenz Harrison, James Haymaker, Andrina Hougham, A.J. Huss Jr., Arthur Kaemmer, D. William Kaufman, Erwin Kelen, Karen Larsen, Robert L. Lee, David Lillehaug, Laura Liu, Wendell Maddox, Stephen Mahle, Richard Martinez, Jerome Miranowski, Amy Moon, Alfred Moore, Betty Myers, David Myers, Jenny Lind Nilsson, Lowell Noteboom, Deborah Palmer, Paula Patineau, Daniel Pennie, Nicholas Pifer, Shawn Quant, Andrew Redleaf, Donald Ryks, Anthony Scarfone, Daniel Schmechel, Fred Sewell, Ronald Sit, Marschall Smith, Joseph Tashjian, Charles Ullery, Dobson West, Elizabeth Willis, Max Zarling, Priscilla Zee",,"The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Society AKA The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Becky,Cline,"The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Society AKA The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra","408 St Peter St 3rd Fl","St Paul",MN,55102-1497,"(651) 292-3280 ",rcline@spcomail.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Lyon, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-478,"Carol Bemis: Museum professional; active arts community volunteer; Gretchen Boyum: Curator and education coordinator, Kaddatz Gallery, Fergus Falls; Jonathan Carter: Solutions manager, General Mills; former board chair, Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir; Barbara Davis: Retired teacher and non-profit consultant; founding executive director of Springboard; Crystal Hegge: Director, Frozen River Film Festival; Katie Marshall: Executive Director, MacRostie Art Center, Grand Rapids; Peter Pellinen: Founder, Small Parts Players; working to renovate the historic Lyric Theatre, Virginia; Chamath Perera: Independent leadership coach and fund development consultant; independent filmmaker; Susan Prosapio: Former executive director, Great River Arts Association, Little Falls|Linda Shapiro, Founder and former artistic codirector of New Dance Ensemble, director of New Dance Laboratory","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25761,"Operating Support",2015,55948,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Northern Clay Center will increase visitors, in store and online, conduct satellite sale of ceramics, tour exhibitions to greater Minnesota, create online resources for educators. Northern Clay Center will increase levels of educational activity; deepen outreach relationships with long-time partners; conduct successful offsite sale of ceramics; tour exhibition to three sites; increase visits to Website from educators and general public. 2: Northern Clay Center’s mission will extend outside of its walls through new partnerships, convenings, and conversations. Surveys will show diversity of our audience (age/ethnicity/need); teachers will report we’ve helped students meet graduation requirements in art; 55+ population will experience arts in aging; we’ll identify new partners to reach underserved populations.","NCC-produced programs wove the clay arts into every facet of community life through on and offsite collaborations. NCC reached 163 artists from Minnesota; our exhibitions toured to three sites and collaboratively produced three more; we conducted our 2nd offsite sale of pots; our web sales increased; we served 20,134 thru our educational offerings 2: Youth, families and adults, as well as all ethnicities and abilities participated in the arts through specially-designed programs. Despite changes in funding to our outreach program, we served a diverse group of 8,500 youth, families and older adults (3rd highest ever). We solicited new partners and deepened our relationships with long-time partners. ",,1493229,"Other, local or private",1549177,8392,"Lynne Alpert, Nan Arundel, Robert Briscoe, Mary K Baumann, Craig Bishop, Phil Burke, Linda Coffey, Debra Cohen, Bonita Hill, Nancy Hanily Dolan, Sally Wheaton Hushcha, Chris Jozwiak, Mark Lellman, Bruce Lilly, Alan Naylor, Mark Pharis, Rick Scott, TCody Turnquist, Bob Walsh, Ellen Watters",,"Northern Clay Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sarah,Millfelt,"Northern Clay Center","2424 E Franklin Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55406-1027,"(612) 339-8007x 302",sarahmillfelt@northernclaycenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chisago, Cook, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Mille Lacs, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-479,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25763,"Operating Support",2015,13535,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Continue to strengthen strategic relationships and partnerships with community arts and cultural organizations, educational partners, and social service groups to ensure access and participation. An increase in participation of members of each of our partner groups is one indicator of success. 2: Continue ongoing conversations about our outreach programming with community groups whose clients include underrepresented and nontraditional members. Increase participation in outreach programs that provide opportunities for hands-on and audience participation with community partner organizations including seniors, youth, and new arrivals.","Strengthened relationships and partnerships with community and human service organizations to ensure access to cultural and educational programming This season we held ten outreach events with five partners including the public library, history center, schools, and senior center. We extended our relationships with five human service organizations, reaching 154 disadvantaged community members. 2: Increased opportunities for community groups to attend outreach programs and live performances. Outreach programs were attended by 442 community members including 228 area youth. Activities included a movement workshop for senior citizens, hands on events at the library and history center, and residencies within area schools.",,230711,"Other, local or private",244246,4467,"Saint Mary's University Board of Trustees include Mary Burrichter, Brother William Clarey, Brother Kevin Convey, James L. Coogan, John Domanico, Michael G. Dougherty, Marilyn Frost, Karen George, Michael M. Gostomski, Jim Horan, Mark Jacobs, Betty Kabara , Linda Kuczma, Brother William Mann, Brother Michael J. McGinniss, Paul Meyer, Brother Frederick Mueller, Kaye O'Leary, Peter Pearson, Brother David Poos, Hamid Quraishi, Brother Gustavo Ramirez Barba, Richard J. Reedy, Joseph J. Ross, Terrance Russell, Patrick A. Salvi, Brother Larry Schatz, Sandra Simon, Michael Slaggie, John Smarrelli Jr., Walter E. Smithe III, Celeste L. Suchocki, Mary Pat Wlazik, Page Series Advisory Committee includes Tove Wiggs, Brianna Haupt, Lezlea Dahlke, Jennifer Weaver, Christine Martin, Emily Kurash",,"Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, Page Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Patrick,Grace,"Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, Page Theatre AKA Page Theatre at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota","700 Terrace Hts Ste 67",Winona,MN,55987-1321,"(507) 457-1714 ",pgrace@smumn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Cook, Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Itasca, Lac qui Parle, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Sherburne, Steele, Wabasha, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-481,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25764,"Operating Support",2015,88648,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Create art experiences that spark discovery, critical thinking, and transformation. Attendance is a key indicator of success, along with the active participation of visitors. Tracking numbers, observing participation, and processing audience surveys and feedback are also key evaluation tools.","WAM produced eleven exhibitions and 26 public programs, including free conversations, WAM Chatters, a “pop-up park”, student design showcase, and Sonic Image Ensemble, a new resident music group. WAM counted onsite admissions and tracked online connections through Facebook, Twitter, and WAM’s website using Google analytics and other data capture methods. Audience surveys were collected and tabulated after public programs. ",,6087942,"Other, local or private",6176590,88648,"Srdan Babovic, Laura Bishop, Wooj Byun, Gary Christenson, Fuller Cowles, Noah Eisenberg, Robert Elde, Rolf Engh, Tom Fisher, Cindy Ihlenfeld, Diane Katsiaficas, Barry Kudrowitz, Tom LaSalle, Brian Longe, Betsy Lucas, Julie Matonich, Michelle Mesenburg, Jose Peris, Elizabeth Redleaf, Shelly Regan, Gerald Rinehart, Karla Robertson, Nancy Rosenberg, Matthew Russo, Gary Smaby, Tom Swigert, Jane Tilka, Robin Torgerson, Charlie Wagner, Kimberly Walsh, Deb Weiss, Cody Wolkowitz",,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Weisman Art Museum AKA Weisman Art Museum","State Government","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,"C. Scott",Winter,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Weisman Art Museum AKA Weisman Art Museum","333 E River Rd",Minneapolis,MN,55455,"(612) 625-9678 ",cswinter@umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carlton, Clay, Dakota, Douglas, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Mower, Nicollet, Ramsey, Waseca, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-482,"Melissa Brechon: Faculty member, Masters of Library and Information, Saint Catherine University; Nolita Christensen: Marketing and operations consultant, Great North Show Providers; Janis Lane-Ewart: Long-time arts administrator; most recently as executive director of KFAI, Fresh Air Radio; Kathleen Maurer: Professor, Anoka-Ramsey Community College.; William Miller: History professor at the College of Saint Scholastica; former MSAB board member; Gary Peterson: Managing Director, Anaya Dance Theatre; board chair, Southern Theater; independent consultant; Anat Shinar: Program manager, BodyCartography Project; instructor, Young Dance; Bonnie Stewart: Cofounder, SistersSojourn; Patricia Zurlo: Attorney specializing in services for artists, small businesses and nonprofits; former professional musician|Jeanne Zwart, Board member, Elysian Area Library; chair, Elysian Fourth of July Parade","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25767,"Operating Support",2015,33886,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Utilize programmatic synergy to expand our reach to communities and artists. Evaluation will be based on delivering: four cross-sector forums; five capacity building workshops; twenty staff meetings to build connections between programmatic events and opportunities; develop five new capacity building workshops. 2: Increase our capacity to utilize existing and new technology to effectively serve existing and new constituencies. Evaluation will be based on hiring/retaining communications staff; improved database functionality, as well as increased income via marketing; online communications; web visits; and participation in workshops, grant program.","Utilize programmatic synergy to expand our reach to communities and artists. Forecast Public Art delivered: four cross-sector forums; five capacity building workshops; twenty staff meetings to build connections between programmatic events and opportunities; developed five new capacity building workshops. 2: Increase our capacity to utilize existing and new technology to effectively serve existing and new constituencies. Our new staff improved communications to inform and educate our community about news, events, and opportunities. We used Google and Social Media Analytics, newsletter, subscription, application, and attendance figures for events to evaluate.",,743885,"Other, local or private",777771,33886,"Caroline Mehlhop, Elizabeth Jolly, Wendy Lane, Hlee Vang, Michael Watkins, Laurence Margolis, Amy Dillahunt, Susan Loyd, Bob Close, Kurt Gough, Frank Fitzgerald, Bob Kost, Meena Mangalvedhekar, Darcy Berus, Christine Hammes, Avital Rabinowitz ",0.5,"Forecast Public Artworks AKA Forecast Public Art","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Melinda,Childs,"Forecast Public Artworks AKA Forecast Public Art","2300 Myrtle Ave Ste 160","St Paul",MN,55114-1854,"(651) 641-1128 ",Melinda@forecastpublicart.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Chippewa, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Kandiyohi, Lyon, Mower, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Rice, Steele, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-485,"Melissa Brechon: Faculty member, Masters of Library and Information, Saint Catherine University; Nolita Christensen: Marketing and operations consultant, Great North Show Providers; Janis Lane-Ewart: Long-time arts administrator; most recently as executive director of KFAI, Fresh Air Radio; Kathleen Maurer: Professor, Anoka-Ramsey Community College.; William Miller: History professor at the College of Saint Scholastica; former MSAB board member; Gary Peterson: Managing Director, Anaya Dance Theatre; board chair, Southern Theater; independent consultant; Anat Shinar: Program manager, BodyCartography Project; instructor, Young Dance; Bonnie Stewart: Cofounder, SistersSojourn; Patricia Zurlo: Attorney specializing in services for artists, small businesses and nonprofits; former professional musician|Jeanne Zwart, Board member, Elysian Area Library; chair, Elysian Fourth of July Parade","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",Yes
25772,"Operating Support",2015,31565,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Provide musical programming that is exceptional, entertaining, educational, and essential. Evaluation will consist of audience and chorus member response to programming and increase in singing members/volunteers/friends of the Chorus. 2: Continue to reach new audiences while deepening ongoing relationships with existing audience members. Evaluation will consist of response to programming in addition to measuring audience numbers, singing members, and evaluating marketing tactics.","Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus provided musical programming that was exceptional, entertaining, educational, and essential. Evaluation consisted of audience and chorus member comments in addition to ticket sales and an increase in total audience served. 2: Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus continued to reach new audiences while deepening ongoing relationships with existing audience members. Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus reached new audience while deepening ongoing relationships with current audience. Evaluation consisted of measuring ticket sales against marketing tactics and audience and chorus comments.",,580212,"Other, local or private",611777,5966,"Paul Blom, Mary Schwind, Jeff Bores, Ann Rainhart, Nathan Croner, Erik Anderson, Michael Brown, Larry Bussey, Dennis Clausen, Steve Dahl, John Dwyer, David Hoang, Steve Humerickhouse, Alyssa Johnson Paquette, Chris Mellin, Mikal Nabors, Tom Schierholz, Vince Therrien, Laurel Chu",,"Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christopher,Taykalo,"Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus","528 Hennepin Ave Ste 307",Minneapolis,MN,55403-1810,"(612) 339-7664 ",ctaykalo@tcgmc.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Le Sueur, McLeod, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Wabasha, Wadena, Washington, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-490,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25775,"Operating Support",2015,101964,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Open the newly revitalized Northrop as a hub of artistic and creative exploration. The reinvented spaces of the new Northrop will be a catalyst for the interdisciplinary collaborations that are central to contemporary artistic exploration. 2: Present world-class performances to diverse Minnesota audiences in collaboration with community partners. Through curatorial process and creative engagement, Northrop creates partnerships with a breadth of community partners ensuring that performance events featuring artists of the highest caliber are available to an expansive section of the community.","Successfully opened the newly revitalized Northrop as a hub of artistic and creative exploration. The reinvented spaces of the new Northrop proved to be a catalyst for the interdisciplinary collaborations that are central to contemporary artistic exploration for University students and the public. 2: Presented world-class performances to diverse Minnesota audiences in collaboration with community partners. Northrop curated artists from many countries, cultures, and artistic themes to reflect the diversity of Minnesota citizens. With 15+ community partners, Northrop provided workshops, previews, and other activities for audiences.",,2754765,"Other, local or private",2856729,,"Antone Melton-Meaux, Colleen Carey, Heather Faulkner, John Foley, Tom Morgan, Cecily Sommers",,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Northrop AKA Northrop","State Government","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christine,Tschida,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Northrop AKA Northrop","2829 University Ave SE Ste 750",Minneapolis,MN,55414-3279,"(612) 625-6600 ",tschidac@umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-493,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25776,"Operating Support",2015,643743,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Maintain tradition of artistic excellence and performance at the highest level. Success will be indicated by offering concerts and community programs and by maximization of opportunities at a renovated Orchestra Hall; measured primarily through attendance and participation.","Season of high quality music engaged nearly 250,000 audiences; education/community engagement reached 90,000; broadcasts and tours engaged many more. Tracked concert attendance, ticket sales, number of participants in activities; documented critical response to quality of performances; compared scope of programming to prior full seasons.",,35336266,"Other, local or private",35980009,,"Warren Mack, Martin Lueck, Jane Gregerson, Kevin Smith, Karen Himle, Nancy LIndahl, Marilyn Carlson Nelson, Nicky Carpenter, Kathy Cunningham, Luella Goldberg, Douglas Leatherdale, Ronald Lund, Betty Myers, Margaret Ankeny, Mari Carlson, Andrew Czajkowski, Dolly Fiterman, Beverly Grossman, Karen Hubbard, Hella Mears Hueg, Harvey Mackay, Susan Platou, Maxine Wallin, Emily Backstrom, Karen Baker, Rochelle Blease, David Boehnen, Margaret Bracken, Barbara Burwell, Mark Copman, Jonathan Eisele, John Farrell Jr., Paul Grangaard, Joseph Green, Laurie Hodder Greeno, Susan Hagstrum, William Hodder, Shadra Hogan, Jay Ihlenfeld, Philip Isaacson, Steven Kennedy, Lloyd Kepple, Michael Klingensmith, Michael Langley, Allen Lenzmeier, Kathleen Lundeen, Anne Miller, Hugh Miller, Christopher O’Connell, Liz O’Neal, Anita Pampusch, Chris Policinski, Paula Prahl, Judy Ranheim, Michael Roos, Matthew Spanjers, Robert Spikings, Robert Spong, Gordon Sprenger, Mary Summers, Timothy Welsh, John Wilgers, Aks Zaheer",,"Minnesota Orchestral Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dianne,Brennan,"Minnesota Orchestral Association","1111 Nicollet Mall",Minneapolis,MN,55403-2477,"(612) 371-5600 ",dbrennan@mnorch.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-494,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25777,"Operating Support",2015,16229,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Audiences will be viscerally affected by our unique performance style, which creates a deep emotional connection between artist and audience. Audience evaluation tools will assess not just objective and demographic information, but also query for emotional impact factors. We will benchmark artistic quality by being judged in competitions. 2: Men of all ages will engage in a lifetime of singing as valued members of an intergenerational ensemble that performs with passion and excellence. We will track the age distribution of our ensemble and compare it to norms. We will look for continued progress in increasing the numbers of young men who join our community of artists.","Audiences were viscerally affected by a unique performance style, which created a deep emotional connection between artist and audience. Emotional impact statements were collected, including through a formal evaluation. Artistic benchmarks were achieved when the chorus finished with the highest third place score ever recorded at the barbershop international competition. 2: This intergenerational ensemble performed with passion and excellence, engaging men, ages twelve to 89, to create a lifetime of singing. Evaluators determined that 19% of members were under the age of 30, while by comparison only 7% of the broader barbershop chorus community is under the age of 30. Tracking also shows that current member ages range from twelve to 89.",,178265,"Other, local or private",194494,3853,"Jeff Taxdahl, Dan True, Rick Hurd, Kirk Lindberg, Alex Donaldson, Robert Dowma, Kevin Lynch, Roger Wambheim, Tom Semple, Eric Dove, Jerod Guida, Brent Benrud, Joe Cossette, Bryan Langren, Eric Renz, Jim Emery, Kyle Weaver",0.2,"Great Northern Union Chorus","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kevin,Lynch,"Great Northern Union Chorus","3909 Dartmouth Dr",Minnetonka,MN,55345,"(612) 723-4209 ",Klynch@ljj.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Hennepin, Hubbard, Itasca, Le Sueur, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pope, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Todd, Wadena, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-495,"Melissa Brechon: Faculty member, Masters of Library and Information, Saint Catherine University; Nolita Christensen: Marketing and operations consultant, Great North Show Providers; Janis Lane-Ewart: Long-time arts administrator; most recently as executive director of KFAI, Fresh Air Radio; Kathleen Maurer: Professor, Anoka-Ramsey Community College.; William Miller: History professor at the College of Saint Scholastica; former MSAB board member; Gary Peterson: Managing Director, Anaya Dance Theatre; board chair, Southern Theater; independent consultant; Anat Shinar: Program manager, BodyCartography Project; instructor, Young Dance; Bonnie Stewart: Cofounder, SistersSojourn; Patricia Zurlo: Attorney specializing in services for artists, small businesses and nonprofits; former professional musician|Jeanne Zwart, Board member, Elysian Area Library; chair, Elysian Fourth of July Parade","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25779,"Operating Support",2015,33938,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We will operate on a balanced budget and meet all budgeted areas by fiscal year’s end. The Reif is committed to achieving financial stability. As expenses go up, we need to generate more revenue and reduce unnecessary spending to ensure the arts continue to thrive in Northern Minnesota. 2: We will increase our regional patron database (those travelling 25+ miles to attend) to over 40% of our total database by fiscal year’s end (a 2% increase). We will build new audiences for our programming from our regional community. The arts are a defining characteristic of our community, and we want to extend an invitation for all persons to take part.","We completed fiscal year fifteen on a positive financial note and met budgeted areas. Because of positive ticket sales, increased dance revenue, and strong local support via our fundraising efforts for our annual fund, we operated on a balanced budget during the grant period. 2: Our overall attendance numbers were comparable to previous years, but our regional attendance went down. Historically, 35-40% of our patrons travel 25 or more miles, one way, to attend our events. This year that number dropped to 28%. However, our local attendance increased and we finished with typical total audience figures.",,976118,"Other, local or private",1010056,,"Kirk Adams, Gene Baker, Ben Edwards, Jean Goad, Louise Koglin-Fideldy, Julie Kennedy, Abby Kuschel, Scott Larson, Dan Margo, Jeanne Nicklason, Laurie Passard, Tom Peltier, John Schroeder, Donna Vennie",,"Reif Arts Council AKA Reif Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,David,Marty,"Reif Arts Council AKA Reif Center","720 NW Conifer Dr","Grand Rapids",MN,55744-2475,"(218) 327-5780 ",dmarty@reifcenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Beltrami, Cass, Cook, Hubbard, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-496,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25783,"Operating Support",2015,70185,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Make circus performing arts learning available to children/youth who would not otherwise be able to participate because of financial or other barriers. 150 need-based scholarships/work study to qualified students: partnership with two schools/social service agencies to offer targeted scholarships/programming. 2: Make circus performing arts learning accessible to those who would not otherwise be able to participate because of physical/developmental disabilities. Classes for physical/developmental disabilities students three times per year. Ten students per session through partnerships, targeted outreach, and subsidized class fees.","Make circus performing arts learning available to children/youth who would not otherwise be able to participate because of financial or other barriers 200 youth received needs-based scholarships or work study; partnered with Boys and Girls Club and Neighborhood House to bring students to Circus Juventas. 2: Make circus performing arts learning accessible to those who would not otherwise be able to participate because of physical/developmental disabilities. The Wings class for youth with developmental disabilities operated weekly during the school year, serving five youth consistently. Out of the Chair reached seven youth in wheelchairs, who participated in two eight week classes.",,1873754,"Other, local or private",1943939,70185,"Lance Lemieux, Dan Currell , Donna Gies, Laura Mogren, Krista Heikes, Dan Rooney, George M Heriot, Vineeta Sawkar Peter Huber, John Esch, Dan Butler, Betty Butler",,"Circus of the Star AKA Circus Juventas","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kim,Thompson,"Circus of the Star AKA Circus Juventas","1270 Montreal Ave","St Paul",MN,55116-2400,"(651) 699-8229 ",kim@circusjuventas.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Brown, Carlton, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Lake, Olmsted, Ramsey, Sherburne, Stevens, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-498,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No
25755,"Operating Support",2015,27378,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Present high quality performances that are eclectic and inclusive, a mix of different styles and disciplines, and innovative and diverse in viewpoints and traditions. Sixteen performances will be presented or co-presented with other artistic partners. 18,000 students will participate in the Young Audiences opportunities. An O’Shaughnessy database is used to report on outcome measures. 2: Support community artists and organizations through facility access and services in production and event planning, marketing, and audience services. Venue rental for 30 organizations, resulting in 10% increase in rental-related revenues above fiscal year 2014 baseline.","The O’Shaughnessy presented eclectic, inclusive, innovative, quality performances of different styles/disciplines; diverse in viewpoints and traditions. Presented or co-presented sixteen performances. 15,430 students participated in events at O’Shaughnessy. Evaluation methods: attendance and ticket sales reports. 2: The O’Shaughnessy supported community artists/organizations through facility access, production and event planning, marketing and audiences services. Twenty-seven rental partners used The O’Shaughnessy, of which five scheduled multiple events. Rental-related revenues increased 10% from the previous season. Evaluation methods included contracts, tracking spreadsheet, calendar of events.",,864698,"Other, local or private",892076,,"Karen Rauenhorst, Jean Wincek, Joanne Jirik Mullen, Kathleen O’Brien, William C. Britt, Mark Chronister, Barbara Dreher, The Most Reverend Harry J. Flynn, Margaret Ford, Margaret Gillespie, Margaret L. Kvasnicka, Catherine McNamee, Joan Mitchell, Susan Schmid Morrison, Jean Delaney Nelson, The Most Reverend John C. Nienstedt, Michael O’Boyle, Colleen O’Malley, David Page, Lois Gross Rogers, Ann Ryan, John J. Spillane Jr., Teresa Sterns, Linda Thrasher, Sandra Vargas, Sunny Back Wicka, Debra Wilfong, Brenda Grandstrand Woodson",,"The O'Shaughnessy at Saint Catherine University AKA The O'Shaughnessy","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support ",,"General operating support ",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mary,Clem,"The O'Shaughnessy at Saint Catherine University AKA The O'Shaughnessy","Research/Sponsored Programs 2004 Randolph Ave","St Paul",MN,55105,"(651) 690-6700 ",meclem@stkate.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lake, Le Sueur, Lincoln, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-473,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist ","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist ",,
33892,"An Oral History of Dorothy Molter",2015,5240,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.","Available upon request. Contact",,,,"Available upon request. Contact",5240,,"Butch Diesslin, President, Retired Professor Gil Knight, Vice President, USFS Fire manager, Real Estate Agent Sherry Abts, Secretary, Retired teacher Rob Talkington, Treasurer, Business Owner Peg Rosett, Retired Chamber Representative Barb Cary Hall, Retired musician Alyssa Nelson, Instructor, Vermilion Community College Pam Brunfelt, History Professor, Vermilion Community College Bill Latady, Curator, Bois Forte Heritage Museum Bill Tefft, Retired Professor",0.00,"Dorothy Molter Foundation and Museum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To document in 10 oral history interviews the history of Dorothy Molter and her work in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.",,,2015-03-01,2016-03-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Sarah,Guy-Levar,"Dorothy Molter Foundation and Museum","PO Box 391",Ely,MN,55731,218-365-4451,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/oral-history-dorothy-molter,,"Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",,
30271,"Partners in Arts Participation",2015,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Participants will increase their awareness of and participation in theatre, and identify the level of value of an arts experience. Project outcome will be evaluated by tracking attendance and surveys will collect data to measure and identify arts awareness and value. 2: Participants will improve and expand their self-perceptions by identifying and using personal strengths and skills to engage in theatre activities. Project outcomes will be evaluated by tracking case management goal progress and surveys will collect data to verify change in self-perceptions and identify skills and strengths developed.","Participants increased awareness and participation in theater. Participants improved self-perception and used personal strengths and skills. Surveys were implemented at the beginning of the project to gauge participants’ reaction to and previous experience with theatre. In addition, participants rated the value of their theater experiences on a weekly basis. This gauged participants’ self-reported ability to cooperate, meet people, their listening skills and body language skills. Clients’ individualized case management goals were tracked on an ongoing basis and measured if progress was made towards their individualized goals. 2: Participants increased awareness and participation in theater. Participants improved self-perception and used personal strengths and skills. Surveys were implemented at the beginning of the project to gauge participant reaction to and previous experience with theatre. In addition, participants rated the value of their theater experiences on a weekly basis. This gauged participants’ self-reported ability to cooperate, meet people, their listening skills and body language skills. Clients’ individualized case management goals were tracked on an ongoing basis and measured if progress was made towards their individualized goals. ",,,,25000,1261,"Cameron Bloom Kruger, Cindy Evenson, Theresa Severance, Matt Whiting, Steve Risacher, Fred Lund, Pattie Sauer, Kelly Boedigheimer",,"SOAR Career Solutions","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Partners in Arts Participation",,"SOAR Career Solutions will work with a teaching artist to design and implement theater workshops and a performance to develop positive and productive life skills of clients in the Community Offender Reentry Program.",2015-03-02,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Emily,Edison,"SOAR Career Solutions","205 2nd St W Ste 101",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 722-3126 ",eedison@soarcareers.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/partners-arts-participation-188,"Alice De Yonge: Program director, Project G.E.M.; Marlina Gonzalez: Multidisciplinary media arts curator and consultant; David Grant: A Twin Cities-based writer, core alumnus member of The Playwrights' Center; Jessica Lourey: Mystery and fantasy writer, professor of creative writing and sociology, Saint Cloud Technical and Community College; Elizabeth Mowry: Arts innovation director, COMPAS, City of Saint Paul parks commissioner; Laurie Pape Hadley: Business analyst, University of Minnesota, audio describer for theatres and arts organizations throughout Twin Cities; Timothy Takach: Composer, singer and music publisher; William Venne: Chief development officer, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota; Jane Zilch: Director of long term development, Thrivent Financial, board member, SteppingStone Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2
30174,"Partners in Arts Participation",2015,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The community written play Wait will be performed by Native youth at no less than three Minnesota reservations and seven Metro area Native audiences. A feedback form and pencil is handed to each audience member. Each performance includes a head count and photos. Throughout the program performance data is tracked using an outreach form. 2: Twenty Native youth will perform for the first time. Native audience members on Indian reservations and in the metro will see a theater performance. Qualitative post-survey responses and a focus group with actors identify previous theater barriers. In the audience discussions following performances the actors share barriers they overcame.","907 Minnesotans saw a performance at five Minnesota Reservations, one performance for a youth program in Brainerd, and seven metro audiences. In order to track the audience members for each performance a visual count was taken and recorded. There were 907 audience members counted. Each performance distributed feedback forms and a pencil to the audience members. The feedback forms were counted and recorded too. There were 340 written feedback forms received. (Our largest performance at Red Lake High School of 580 people only received 51 feedback forms). 2: 707 Natives saw a performance at five MN Reservations, one in Brainerd, and seven metro groups. 19 Native youth and four non-Native youth of color performed. 1) A focus group included twelve program participants. 2) There were 340 written feedback forms received from the audience. 3) The post-show discussion follows an introduction of the actors. Some questions included: do you live by the values in the play, how long do you practice, who wrote the script, and how long have you been acting? Adults often provide really positive feedback, appreciating the courage of the teens on stage.",,,,25000,,"Susan Allen,Don Crofut,Karen Clark, Dr. Anthony Stately, Colette Routel",0.43,"Indigenous Peoples Task Force","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Partners in Arts Participation",,"Indigenous Peoples Task Force and Pangea World Theater partner in the Ikdiowin Program, bringing their performance of Wait to many reservations across Minnesota and to Native youth audiences within the metro area.",2015-03-01,2016-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Brenna,Depies,"Indigenous Peoples Task Force","1335 23rd St E",Minneapolis,MN,55404,"(612) 870-1723 ",brennaa@indigenouspeoplestf.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Cass, Crow Wing, Hennepin, Mille Lacs, Red Lake, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/partners-arts-participation-175,"William Adams: Public policy consultant, community leader of Kaddatz Galleries creation; Gabrielle Bliss: Arts coordinator at Folwell School, Performing Arts Magnet; Ykatirina Cardenas: Performing artist, youth arts educator; Chrisanne Pieper: Senior program director, Rochester Community and Technical College; Toni Quirk: Vice president of development Phoenix Alternatives Inc (provides services to adults with developmental disabilities), White Bear Lake; Rickey Shiomi: Playwright, director, cofounder of Mu Performing Arts; Bree Sieplinga: Associate director, Upstream Arts; Kathleen Spehar: Executive director, The O'Shaughnessy","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1
9548,"Perpich Arts Integration Project, FY12-FY15",2012,850000,"M.L. 2011, Chp.6, Art. 4, Sec. 2, Subd. 9","These amounts are appropriated to the board of directors of the Perpich Center for Arts Education for arts, arts education, and arts access and to preserve Minnesota's history and cultural heritage. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2015.",,"Goal 1: Increase the capacity of teachers to design, implement, and assess collaborative arts integration in Minnesota schools, and the capacity of administrators to support this instructional strategy. Goal 2: Improve standards-based student learning through collaborative arts integration, a strategy used by teachers and supported by administrators. Our strategy for reaching these goals includes: professional development for teachers and administrators on standards-based collaborative arts integration; aligned curriculum, instruction and evaluation; and technology tools leveraging technology as a space for professional development and dissemination of learning and examples.",,,,828750,21250,"Peter Adolphson Bari Amadio Jan Carey Bill Crutcher Stephan Daly Ardythe ""Ardie"" Gallant Roberta Jones Virginia Katz Todd Liljenquist Pierce McNally Nancy Paddleford Alex Plechash Martha Weaver West",3,"Perpich Center for Arts Education","State Government","The Perpich Arts Integration Network of Teachers (PAINT) fosters collaborative arts integration in Minnesota through K-12 teacher professional development and funding to schools. With Perpich Center facilitation, teacher teams develop and implement arts-integrated lessons and units. PAINT program components include:Professional Development and Facilitation: PAINT teachers work together to develop and implement arts-integrated lessons that are student-centered and standards-based. They learn strategies for integrating the arts with other content areas in meaningful, engaging ways; aligning standards, learning goals, and assessments; and reflecting on and learning from student work. Professional development opportunities include multi-day workshops in summers, several 1-day network meetings throughout the school year, and meetings with Perpich facilitators on-site and online.Professional Network, Online and In-Person: Building bridges across disciplines involves tearing down silos and making connections—between content areas, within school teams, and across the region. Teachers network in two different spaces: in person at workshops and meetings, and in an online community of practice. Together, school teams share expertise, solve problems, build arts integrated curricula, assess student learning, and reflect on professional learning. Documentation and Technology: PAINT is an arts integration laboratory to create, test, and refine lessons. School teams contribute to the big picture of arts integration in Minnesota by digitally documenting and sharing those exemplary lessons and practices. Standards and Assessments: So what are students actually learning in arts-integrated lessons? Teachers want to know that too. While constructing arts-integrated lessons, teachers work together to address standards, build assessments that accurately reflect student learning, and review the arts-integrated student work to improve instruction and student learning.",,,2011-07-22,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Pam,Paulson,"Perpich Center for Arts Education","6125 Olson Memorial Highway","Golden Valley",MN,55422,763-279-4187,pam.paulson@pcae.k12.mn.us,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Perpich Center for Arts Education",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Clay, Cook, Dodge, Douglas, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Itasca, Lake, Mower, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, St. Louis, Steele, Stevens, Wabasha, Wilkin, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/perpich-arts-integration-project-fy12-fy15,,,,
9548,"Perpich Arts Integration Project, FY12-FY15",2013,850000,"M.L. 2011, Chp.6, Art. 4, Sec. 2, Subd. 9","These amounts are appropriated to the board of directors of the Perpich Center for Arts Education for arts, arts education, and arts access and to preserve Minnesota's history and cultural heritage. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2015.",,"Goal 1: Increase the capacity of teachers to design, implement, and assess collaborative arts integration in Minnesota schools, and the capacity of administrators to support this instructional strategy. Goal 2: Improve standards-based student learning through collaborative arts integration, a strategy used by teachers and supported by administrators. Our strategy for reaching these goals includes: professional development for teachers and administrators on standards-based collaborative arts integration; aligned curriculum, instruction and evaluation; and technology tools leveraging technology as a space for professional development and dissemination of learning and examples. ",,,,828750,21250,"Peter Adolphson Bari Amadio Jan Carey Bill Crutcher Stephan Daly Ardythe ""Ardie"" Gallant Roberta Jones Virginia Katz Todd Liljenquist Pierce McNally Nancy Paddleford Alex Plechash Martha Weaver West",4,"Perpich Center for Arts Education","State Government","The Perpich Arts Integration Network of Teachers (PAINT) fosters collaborative arts integration in Minnesota through K-12 teacher professional development and funding to schools. With Perpich Center facilitation, teacher teams develop and implement arts-integrated lessons and units. PAINT program components include:Professional Development and Facilitation: PAINT teachers work together to develop and implement arts-integrated lessons that are student-centered and standards-based. They learn strategies for integrating the arts with other content areas in meaningful, engaging ways; aligning standards, learning goals, and assessments; and reflecting on and learning from student work. Professional development opportunities include multi-day workshops in summers, several 1-day network meetings throughout the school year, and meetings with Perpich facilitators on-site and online.Professional Network, Online and In-Person: Building bridges across disciplines involves tearing down silos and making connections—between content areas, within school teams, and across the region. Teachers network in two different spaces: in person at workshops and meetings, and in an online community of practice. Together, school teams share expertise, solve problems, build arts integrated curricula, assess student learning, and reflect on professional learning. Documentation and Technology: PAINT is an arts integration laboratory to create, test, and refine lessons. School teams contribute to the big picture of arts integration in Minnesota by digitally documenting and sharing those exemplary lessons and practices. Standards and Assessments: So what are students actually learning in arts-integrated lessons? Teachers want to know that too. While constructing arts-integrated lessons, teachers work together to address standards, build assessments that accurately reflect student learning, and review the arts-integrated student work to improve instruction and student learning.",,,2011-07-22,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Pam,Paulson,"Perpich Center for Arts Education","6125 Olson Memorial Highway","Golden Valley",MN,55422,763-279-4187,pam.paulson@pcae.k12.mn.us,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Perpich Center for Arts Education",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Clay, Cook, Dodge, Douglas, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Itasca, Lake, Mower, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, St. Louis, Steele, Stevens, Wabasha, Wilkin, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/perpich-arts-integration-project-fy12-fy15,,,,
9548,"Perpich Arts Integration Project, FY12-FY15",2014,795000,"M.L. 2013, Chp.137, Art. 4, Sec. 2, Subd. 8","(a) These amounts are appropriated to the Board of Directors of the Perpich Center for Arts Education for the following programs. Money appropriated in this subdivision must not be used to purchase or lease a school facility previously operated by the East Metro Integration District No. 6067 or to continue any programs that were administered by the district.(b) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, the appropriations encumbered on or before June 30, 2015, are available until June 30, 2017.(c) Administrative Costs$20,000 the first year and $20,000 the second year are for administrative costs.(d) Arts Integration$775,000 the first year and $730,000 the second year are for the arts integration program to increase the capacity of teachers to design, implement, and assess collaborative arts integration in Minnesota schools and the capacity of administrators to support this instructional strategy, to improve standards-based student learning through collaborative arts integration, and to develop arts-integrated courses to be implemented in the 2015-2016 school year.",,"Goal 1: Increase the capacity of teachers to design, implement, and assess collaborative arts integration in Minnesota schools, and the capacity of administrators to support this instructional strategy. Goal 2: Improve standards-based student learning through collaborative arts integration, a strategy used by teachers and supported by administrators. Our strategy for reaching these goals includes: professional development for teachers and administrators on standards-based collaborative arts integration; aligned curriculum, instruction and evaluation; and technology tools leveraging technology as a space for professional development and dissemination of learning and examples. ",,,,775000,20000,"Thomas Adams Peter Adolphson Bari Amadio Eunice Biel Jan Carey Bill Crutcher Stephan Daly Susan Mau Larson Pierce McNally Nancy Paddleford Christopher Paul Alex Plechash Martha Weaver West",4.15,"Perpich Center for Arts Education","State Government","The Perpich Arts Integration Network of Teachers (PAINT) fosters collaborative arts integration in Minnesota through K-12 teacher professional development and funding to schools. With Perpich Center facilitation, teacher teams develop and implement arts-integrated lessons and units. PAINT program components include:Professional Development and Facilitation: PAINT teachers work together to develop and implement arts-integrated lessons that are student-centered and standards-based. They learn strategies for integrating the arts with other content areas in meaningful, engaging ways; aligning standards, learning goals, and assessments; and reflecting on and learning from student work. Professional development opportunities include multi-day workshops in summers, several 1-day network meetings throughout the school year, and meetings with Perpich facilitators on-site and online.Professional Network, Online and In-Person: Building bridges across disciplines involves tearing down silos and making connections—between content areas, within school teams, and across the region. Teachers network in two different spaces: in person at workshops and meetings, and in an online community of practice. Together, school teams share expertise, solve problems, build arts integrated curricula, assess student learning, and reflect on professional learning. Documentation and Technology: PAINT is an arts integration laboratory to create, test, and refine lessons. School teams contribute to the big picture of arts integration in Minnesota by digitally documenting and sharing those exemplary lessons and practices. Standards and Assessments: So what are students actually learning in arts-integrated lessons? Teachers want to know that too. While constructing arts-integrated lessons, teachers work together to address standards, build assessments that accurately reflect student learning, and review the arts-integrated student work to improve instruction and student learning.",,,2011-07-22,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Pam,Paulson,"Perpich Center for Arts Education","6125 Olson Memorial Highway","Golden Valley",MN,55422,763-279-4187,pam.paulson@pcae.k12.mn.us,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Perpich Center for Arts Education",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Clay, Cook, Dodge, Douglas, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Itasca, Lake, Mower, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, St. Louis, Steele, Stevens, Wabasha, Wilkin, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/perpich-arts-integration-project-fy12-fy15,,,,
9548,"Perpich Arts Integration Project, FY12-FY15",2015,750000,"M.L. 2013, Chp.137, Art. 4, Sec. 2, Subd. 8","(a) These amounts are appropriated to the Board of Directors of the Perpich Center for Arts Education for the following programs. Money appropriated in this subdivision must not be used to purchase or lease a school facility previously operated by the East Metro Integration District No. 6067 or to continue any programs that were administered by the district. (b) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, the appropriations encumbered on or before June 30, 2015, are available until June 30, 2017. (c) Administrative Costs$20,000 the first year and $20,000 the second year are for administrative costs. (d) Arts Integration$775,000 the first year and $730,000 the second year are for the arts integration program to increase the capacity of teachers to design, implement, and assess collaborative arts integration in Minnesota schools and the capacity of administrators to support this instructional strategy, to improve standards-based student learning through collaborative arts integration, and to develop arts-integrated courses to be implemented in the 2015-2016 school year.",,"Goal 1: Increase the capacity of teachers to design, implement, and assess collaborative arts integration in Minnesota schools, and the capacity of administrators to support this instructional strategy. Goal 2: Improve standards-based student learning through collaborative arts integration, a strategy used by teachers and supported by administrators. Our strategy for reaching these goals includes: professional development for teachers and administrators on standards-based collaborative arts integration; aligned curriculum, instruction and evaluation; and technology tools leveraging technology as a space for professional development and dissemination of learning and examples. ",,,,730000,20000,"Thomas Adams Bari Amadio Eunice Biel Jan Carey Bill Crutcher Stephan Daly Susan Mau Larson Pierce McNally Matthew Ollig Nancy Paddleford Christopher Paul Alex Plechash Luayn Ruch-Hammond Martha Weaver West",4.15,"Perpich Center for Arts Education","State Government","The Perpich Arts Integration Network of Teachers (PAINT) fosters collaborative arts integration in Minnesota through K-12 teacher professional development and funding to schools. With Perpich Center facilitation, teacher teams develop and implement arts-integrated lessons and units. PAINT program components include:Professional Development and Facilitation: PAINT teachers work together to develop and implement arts-integrated lessons that are student-centered and standards-based. They learn strategies for integrating the arts with other content areas in meaningful, engaging ways; aligning standards, learning goals, and assessments; and reflecting on and learning from student work. Professional development opportunities include multi-day workshops in summers, several 1-day network meetings throughout the school year, and meetings with Perpich facilitators on-site and online.Professional Network, Online and In-Person: Building bridges across disciplines involves tearing down silos and making connections—between content areas, within school teams, and across the region. Teachers network in two different spaces: in person at workshops and meetings, and in an online community of practice. Together, school teams share expertise, solve problems, build arts integrated curricula, assess student learning, and reflect on professional learning. Documentation and Technology: PAINT is an arts integration laboratory to create, test, and refine lessons. School teams contribute to the big picture of arts integration in Minnesota by digitally documenting and sharing those exemplary lessons and practices. Standards and Assessments: So what are students actually learning in arts-integrated lessons? Teachers want to know that too. While constructing arts-integrated lessons, teachers work together to address standards, build assessments that accurately reflect student learning, and review the arts-integrated student work to improve instruction and student learning.",,,2011-07-22,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Pam,Paulson,"Perpich Center for Arts Education","6125 Olson Memorial Highway","Golden Valley",MN,55422,763-279-4187,pam.paulson@pcae.k12.mn.us,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Perpich Center for Arts Education",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Clay, Cook, Dodge, Douglas, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Itasca, Lake, Mower, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, St. Louis, Steele, Stevens, Wabasha, Wilkin, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/perpich-arts-integration-project-fy12-fy15,,,,
28823,"Phase Four: Inventory of Exhibits",2015,8240,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.",,,,,,8240,,"Harlan Tardy, Rally Hess, Paul Janssen, Larry Killien, Rich Puhek, Shelley Robinson, Bonnie Fena, Rep. Carly Melin, Lisa Kvas, Dan Vidmar",0.38,"Minnesota Discovery Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To gain intellectual and physical control of historic objects held in public trust.",,,2014-08-01,2015-08-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Allyse,Freeman,"Minnesota Discovery Center","1005 Discovery Drive",Chisholm,MN,55719,218-254-1238,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Aitkin, Crow Wing, Koochiching, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/phase-four-inventory-exhibits,"Historic Resources Advisory Committee Mark Peterson, Winona (Chair) - Executive Director, Winona County Historical Society - Governor's appointee to Minnesota Sesquicentennial and Minnesota Humanities Commissions - Qualified in history, historic preservation and history museum administration Leanne Brown, Eden Prairie - Director of Development, Carver County Library/Library Foundation - Formerly, Executive Director, Carver County Historical Society - Qualified in history, project management and museum studies Jack Byers, Minneapolis - Manager, Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED) - Manages CPED's Preservation and Design Section - Qualified in historic preservation, architecture, urban geography and planning Tamara Edevold, Bagley - Executive Director, Clearwater County Historical Society - Active in Minnesota's Historic Northwest, regional historical organization - Qualified in history, archaeology, anthropology and history museum administration Ram Gada, Eden Prairie - Engineer - Active in the documentation of Minnesota's East Indian community - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), former member - Qualified in engineering, energy consulting and grants administration William Latady, Tower - Bois Forte Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer - Curator, Bois Forte Heritage Museum - Qualified in archaeology, anthropology, historic preservation and history museum administration Benjamin Vander Kooi, Luverne - Attorney practicing as Vander Kooi Law Offices, P.A., in Luverne, MN - Active in Vote Yes! Campaign - Past chair, MN State Arts Board - Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation - Qualified in historic preservation, nonprofit and grants administration Brenda Child, Minneapolis - Chair, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota - Enrolled member, Red Lake Nation - Qualified in history, American Studies and American Indian Studies Nicole Foss, Bemidji - Executive Director, Beltrami County Historical Society, Bemidji, MN - Qualified in anthropology, historical archaeology, library and museum fields Kris Kiesling, Roseville - Director of Archives and Special Collections at University of MN Libraries - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) member - Qualified in library and archives, digital services and history Jan Louwagie, Marshall - Coordinator, Southwest Minnesota Regional Research Center, Southwest Minnesota State University - Founding member of Society for the Study of Local and Regional History - Former member of State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) - Qualified in history and archival administration Ann Meline, Saint Cloud - Deputy Director, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud - Formerly Assistant Director/Public Programs managing Exhibits, Collections and Education Departments - Former grant reviewer for Institute of Museum and Library Services - Qualified in history, nonprofit and museum administration Peter Reis, White Bear Lake - President, White Bear Lake Area Historical Society - Chair, Minnesota Historical Society's Grants Review Committee - Qualified in history and nonprofit and grants administration William Stoeri, Minneapolis - Ex-officio member (president of the MHS Board) Missy Staples Thompson, Saint Paul - Ex-officio member (treasurer of the MHS Board)","Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",,
29497,"Phosphorous Study in the Red River Basin",2015,18375,,,,,,,,,,,.18,"United States Geological Survey (USGS)","Federal Government","The study will assess existing phosphorus data records and create a model to explain phosphorus loading into the Red River of the North. Studies have found that the majority of nutrient loading in the stream located in agricultural areas occurs with sediment loading since nutrients are typically bound to sediment particles.",,,2015-01-26,2015-09-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Joel,Galloway,"United States Geological Survey","2280 Woodale Drive","Mounds View",MN,55112,(763)783-3120,,Modeling,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Becker, Beltrami, Big Stone, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Kittson, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman, Otter Tail, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake, Roseau, Stevens, Traverse, Wilkin",,Statewide,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/phosphorous-study-red-river-basin,,,,
10013420,"Planning for Post-Secondary Preservation Education",2015,75336,"MN Laws 2013 Chaper 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 5 History Partnerships","$2,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000 the second year are for partnerships involving multiple organizations, which may include the Minnesota Historical Society, to preserve and enhance access to Minnesota's history and cultural heritage in all regions of the state.","Available upon request. Contact:grants@mnhs.org","Indicator 1, short-term progress indicator: One partnership agreement is drafted outlining how the two organizations could work together in an educational program. Grant work achieved the target. See uploaded Action Plan, Objective 4 for the Memorandum of Understanding draft. In talking with legal representatives, MSU,M and PAM staff agreed with the attorneys: suggestions that a MOU, rather than the :partnership agreement: identified in the grant application, more accurately reflected the desired working relationship. The successful outcome resulted from MSU,M and PAM leadership having worked together informally over the years; during the grant period holding many discussions, some facilitated; and timely, thoughtful work of the facilitator, lawyers, and MSU,M and PAM staff. Indicator 2, short-term progress indicator: Generate 15 ideas of possible curriculum changes to further develop and vet in Year Two. Grant work exceeded the target. Defining :curriculum: as the totality of student experience, grant work generated 27 suggestions/recommendations: one course alteration, four conceptual courses, five challenges to consider, six best practices for department administration and organization, seven student engagement ideas, and four community engagement ideas. See uploaded Action Plan, Objective 3 for discussion of the suggestions/recommendations. The successful outcome resulted from amending MSU,M staffing to allow an off-duty faculty member to conduct a site visit and write curriculum suggestions/recommendations based on that visit and four other site visits. Indicator 3, short-term progress indicator: Include two departments from MSU,M in a partnership agreement with PAM. Grant work demonstrated progress toward the target. In the future, other short term work may result in a second department joining the first department, Urban and Regional Studies Institute, in signing the Memorandum of Understanding (a type of partnership agreement) drafted during the grant period. In talking with legal representatives, MSU,M and PAM staff agreed with attorneys: suggestions that a MOU, rather than the :partnership agreement: identified in the grant application, more accurately reflected the desired working relationship. See uploaded Action Plan, Objective 4 for the Memorandum of Understanding draft. MSU invited faculty from the Nonprofit Leadership program to contribute to the discussion. Future phases of this work will continue to include this department, and may expand to include others as well. The successful outcome to date resulted from discussions to develop the MOU. As partnership work continues, additional departments may be interested in signing the MOU. Indicator 4, intermediate progress indicator: Add or change content to 3 to 5 existing courses which better serve the needs of public servants in relation to their communities: old buildings. As noted under indicator 2, MSU,M staff suggested alteration to one existing course to improve the curriculum. See uploaded Action Plan, Objective 3 for discussion of the suggestion/recommendation. The successful outcome to date resulted from amending MSU,M staffing to allow an off-duty faculty member to conduct a site visit and write curriculum suggestions/recommendations based on that visit and four other site visits. Grant work laid the foundation for future work to address Indicators 5 through 7: Indicator 5, intermediate progress indicator: Develop at least two Continuing Education online courses accessible to both students at MSU,M and non-degree seeking, practicing professionals around the state. Indicator 6, long-term progress indicator: PAM and MSU,M develop curricula integrating five basic historic preservation practices into two academic programs. Indicator 7, long-term progress indicator: Preservation will be better integrated into community planning in 60% of communities served by graduates of resulting new curricula.",,8232,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",83569,,"Michael Bjornberg, Vanessa Matiski, Aaron Martin, Matt Hill, Tom Balcom, Jane Bisel, Jeff Callinan, David Carisch, Melissa Christenson Ekman, Dan Hartman, Ellen Herman, Amanda Nonnemacher, Dan Smith, Cindy Telstad, Phil Willkie",1.08,"Preservation Alliance of Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To develop a partnership between historic preservationists and university faculty to integrate preservation curriculum into existing educational programs.",,"Partners: Preservation Alliance of Minnesota (PAM), Minnesota State University:Mankato (MSU:M) The partnership leverages PAM:s existing knowledge base and MSU:M:s students to produce heritage preservation professionals who are more adept at utilizing our state:s built historic resources (buildings, neighborhoods, commercial districts). The partnership integrates preservation knowledge and practices within MSU:M academic departments and PAM continuing professional educational offerings in the fields of public administration, city planning, economic development, and construction management. The goal of such integration is to produce professionals in these fields who are better able to manage, plan, and leverage the historic resources of the communities they serve. A long-term, self-sustaining educational strategy in historic preservation policy, planning, and economic development will be created. The development of a partnership between PAM and MSU:M will result in more of Minnesota:s historic built environment being preserved well because of better educated professionals able to understand and work with their cultural resources and heritage. And, more local government staff will be trained to develop and implement federal, state, and local preservation policy.",2015-06-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Emily,Northey,"Preservation Alliance of Minnesota","416 Landmark Center, 75 W 5th Street","St. Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 262-8770",emily@fortroadfederation.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Blue Earth, Hennepin, Ramsey, Becker, Brown, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Goodhue, Houston, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Renville, Rock, Scott, Sibley, Steele, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Yellow Medicine, Anoka, Big Stone, Carver, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Freeborn, Grant, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Martin, Murray, Pipestone, Redwood, Rice, Sherburne, Stearns, Stevens, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/planning-post-secondary-preservation-education,,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,No
21065,"Plum Creek Library System Legacy Grant SFY 2014 - SFY 2015",2014,137113,"Laws of Minnesota for 2013 Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4","These amounts are appropriated to the commissioner of education for grants to the 12 Minnesota regional library systems to provide educational opportunities in the arts, history, literary arts, and cultural heritage of Minnesota. These funds shall be allocated using the formula in Minnesota Statutes, section 134.355, subdivisions 3, 4, and 5, with the remaining 25 percent to be distributed to all qualifying systems in an amount proportionate to the number of qualifying system entities in each system. For purposes of this subdivision, ""qualifying system entity"" means a public library, a regional library system, a regional library system headquarters, a county, or an outreach service program. These funds may be used to sponsor programs provided by regional libraries or to provide grants to local arts and cultural heritage programs for programs in partnership with regional libraries. These funds shall be distributed in ten equal payments per year. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, the appropriations encumbered on or before June 30, 2015, as grants or contracts in this subdivision are available until June 30, 2017.",,"Total number of activities, programs or events: 158 Total participation/attendance: 9,899 Total number of partnerships: 79 ",,13362,,150474,16424,,.5,"Plum Creek Library System",Libraries,"Minnesota’s 12 regional public library systems, which encompass 350 public libraries in all areas of the state, benefit from a portion of the Legacy Amendment’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Through State Library Services, a division of the Minnesota Department of Education, each regional public library system receives a formula-driven allocation from the annual $3 million Minnesota Regional Library Legacy Grant. Plum Creek Library System (PCLS) is a federated regional public library system with central services located in southwestern Minnesota. PCLS has twenty-five member public libraries located in nine counties: Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Redwood, and Rock. With Arts and Cultural Heritage funds, PCLS and its member libraries present an array of arts, cultural, literary, and Minnesota history programs in collaboration with arts and cultural organizations, independent artists, historical societies, and community organizations. Programs contribute to the cultural vitality of the region and build a lasting legacy. ",,,2013-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jim,Trojanowski,"Plum Creek Library System","290 S. Lake Street, P.O. Box 697",Worthington,MN,56187-0697,"(507) 376-5803",jtrojanowski@plumcreeklibrary.net,"Digitization/Online Information Access, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Fund Administration, Grants/Contracts, Preservation, Research","Minnesota Department of Education","The Okee Dokee Brothers - PCLS, William Kent Krueger - PCLS 2014, Author Visits Flyer - PCLS 2014, Buster the Reading Clown - PCLS 2014, Brian Freeman - PCLS 2014, Erin Hart - PCLS 2014","Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Redwood, Rock",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/plum-creek-library-system-legacy-grant-sfy-2014-sfy-2015,,,,
21065,"Plum Creek Library System Legacy Grant SFY 2014 - SFY 2015",2015,137113,"Laws of Minnesota for 2013 Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4","These amounts are appropriated to the commissioner of education for grants to the 12 Minnesota regional library systems to provide educational opportunities in the arts, history, literary arts, and cultural heritage of Minnesota. These funds shall be allocated using the formula in Minnesota Statutes, section 134.355, subdivisions 3, 4, and 5, with the remaining 25 percent to be distributed to all qualifying systems in an amount proportionate to the number of qualifying system entities in each system. For purposes of this subdivision, ""qualifying system entity"" means a public library, a regional library system, a regional library system headquarters, a county, or an outreach service program. These funds may be used to sponsor programs provided by regional libraries or to provide grants to local arts and cultural heritage programs for programs in partnership with regional libraries. These funds shall be distributed in ten equal payments per year. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, the appropriations encumbered on or before June 30, 2015, as grants or contracts in this subdivision are available until June 30, 2017. ",,"Total number of activities, programs, and/or events: 97 Total participation/attendance: 9478 Total number of partnerships: 272 ",,16105,,153218,20611,,.5,"Plum Creek Library System",Libraries,"Minnesota’s 12 regional public library systems, which encompass 350 public libraries in all areas of the state, benefit from a portion of the Legacy Amendment’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Through State Library Services, a division of the Minnesota Department of Education, each regional public library system receives a formula-driven allocation from the annual $3 million Minnesota Regional Library Legacy Grant. Plum Creek Library System (PCLS) is a federated regional public library system with central services located in southwestern Minnesota. PCLS has twenty-five member public libraries located in nine counties: Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Redwood, and Rock. With Arts and Cultural Heritage funds, PCLS and its member libraries present an array of arts, cultural, literary, and Minnesota history programs in collaboration with arts and cultural organizations, independent artists, historical societies, and community organizations. Programs contribute to the cultural vitality of the region and build a lasting legacy. ",,,2013-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jim,Trojanowski,"Plum Creek Library System","290 S. Lake Street, P.O. Box 697",Worthington,MN,56187-0697,"(507) 376-5803",jtrojanowski@plumcreeklibrary.net,"Digitization/Online Information Access, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Fund Administration, Grants/Contracts, Preservation, Research","Minnesota Department of Education","The Okee Dokee Brothers - PCLS, William Kent Krueger - PCLS 2014, Author Visits Flyer - PCLS 2014, Buster the Reading Clown - PCLS 2014, Brian Freeman - PCLS 2014, Erin Hart - PCLS 2014","Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Redwood, Rock",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/plum-creek-library-system-legacy-grant-sfy-2014-sfy-2015,,,,
29776,"Port Authority Stormwater Study and Concept Design - Clean Water Partnership (CWP)",2015,24000,,,,,,,,,,,1,"Duluth Seaway Port Authority","Local/Regional Government","The project’s first phase includes development and implementation of a sampling plan to investigate stormwater quality within impervious areas; soil borings to determine the soil type; a topographical survey to determine drainage patterns and infrastructure locations; and data gathering of existing infrastructure. A season-long stormwater quality monitoring program will monitor stormwater within the drainage areas that flow directly to the storm sewer, including monitoring of roof runoff and overland flow to determine potential pollutant sources and mitigation options. The second phase will draw from the results and conclusions of the first phase. The Port Authority and its partners will choose the Best Management Practice (BMP) that will be most effective within one of the studied drainage areas that is determined to have the greatest opportunity for improvements, including that which sufficiently addresses stormwater benchmark monitoring values and reduces the discharge of pollutants. Investigated areas that are not selected for BMP design will serve as an opportunity future potential improvements. Another component of this phase will be implementing practices that protect stormwater through education and outreach to the Port Authority’s tenants. ",,"St. Louis River Watershed ",2015-06-08,2018-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Deborah,DeLuca,"Duluth Seaway Port Authority","1200 Port Terminal Drive",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 727-8525",,"Education/Outreach/Engagement, Restoration/Enhancement","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"St. Louis",,"St. Louis River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/port-authority-stormwater-study-and-concept-design-clean-water-partnership-cwp,,,,
23936,"Prairie Recovery Project Phase V",2015,3940000,"ML 2014, Ch.256, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 2(c )","$3,940,000 in the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources for a contract with The Nature Conservancy to acquire native prairie, wetlands, and savanna and restore and enhance grasslands, wetlands, and savanna. A list of proposed land acquisitions must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan and must be consistent with the priorities identified in the Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan. Lands acquired with this appropriation may not be used for emergency haying and grazing in response to federal or state disaster declarations. Conservation grazing under a management plan that is already being implemented may continue. Subject to the evaluation criteria under Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be given to acquisition of lands that are eligible for the native prairie bank under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands adjacent to protected native prairie. Annual income statements and balance sheets for income and expenses from land acquired with this appropriation must be submitted to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council no later than 180 days following the close of The Nature Conservancys fiscal year. ",,"Restored 698 acres, protected (in fee without state PILT liability) 698 acres, enhanced 18,839 acres for a total of 20,235 acres   ",,467400,"TNC ",3714600,159200,,6.80,"The Nature Conservancy","Non-Profit Business/Entity","This project contributed to the goals of the MN Prairie Conservation Plan by protecting 698 acres of native prairie/wetland/savanna; restoring 698 acres prairie/wetland; and enhancing 18,839 acres grassland/savanna. When combined with Phases 1-4 of the Prairie Recovery Program we have cumulatively protected 6,475 acres, enhanced 114,595 acres and restored 1,452 acres using Outdoor Heritage Fund dollars. We will continue to implement subsequent Phases toward meeting the conservation goals described in the MN Prairie Conservation Plan. ",,"Scope of work:With the requested funding the following actions and outcomes were achieved: Phase 5 built upon the success of the MN Prairie Recovery Project Phases 1-4 by continuing and expanding enhancement and protection work in 4 focal areas. Project partners, primarily through our participation in Prairie Plan Local Technical teams, helped us to prioritize and refine guidelines for protection, enhancement and restoration activities within priority landscapes. The Prairie Recovery Program utilizes a collaborative model for conservation and we regularly consult and work with a variety of entities including state and federal agencies, other conservation nonprofits, agricultural producer groups and local governments. 698 acres of existing and restorable grassland, prairie pothole wetland complex, and savanna were permanently protected within prairie core and corridor areas as defined in the MN Prairie Conservation Plan. Lands are held by The Nature Conservancy, subject to a recorded notice of funding restrictions pursuant to LSOHC requirements. All lands acquired in fee are FULLY open to hunting and fishing per state of Minnesota regulations. Basic developments have been, and will continue to be, implemented (boundary signage, habitat improvement, wetland restoration). Protection efforts were coordinated with other partner protection programs (e.g., DNR Wildlife Management Area and Prairie Bank programs), via interactions through Local Technical Teams. An internal fund has been established by The Nature Conservancy to cover ongoing land-management costs and property tax obligations. Income generated by agricultural leases (grazing, haying, and/or cropping) are held in this account and help offset property taxes. Coincidentally, exactly 698 acres of cropland and former foodplots were restored to diverse, local-ecotype grassland or grassland/wetland complex. Extensive effort was made to collect seed from local sources that cover the full season (early spring through late fall) needs of native pollinators. Seed sourcing included both mechanical and hand collection. 18,839 acres of grassland complex were enhanced on public lands and those purchased with OHF funds and held by the Conservancy (“protected conservation lands”) to increase native species diversity and improve critical wildlife habitat. Management techniques included prescribed fire (50 projects impacting 11,730 acres), removal of woody vegetation (40 projects for 3,048 acres), control of exotic species (70 projects - 3,930 acres), and inter-seeding of degraded grasslands (13 projects - 131 acres). Much of this work was accomplished by private vendors through contracts. We also extensively used Conservation Corps of Minnesota (CCM) crews and seasonal staff employed directly by TNC. On-the-ground Conservancy staff provided by this grant were co-located in DNR or US Fish and Wildlife Service offices and helped form and lead local coordination and implementation teams; identified protection, restoration and enhancement needs and opportunities within the focus areas; worked with DNR and USFWS staff to delineate conservation projects on public lands; coordinated deployment of contract and staff resources to protected conservation lands; contacted and worked with private landowners to coordinate agricultural activities/leases on appropriate protected conservation lands (e.g., haying, grazing, cropping in advance of restoration); educated lessees on appropriate conservation grazing/haying practices; supervised management of lands acquired above; planned and conducted prescribed burns; and other activities related to prairie conservation in the focus areas.  Contracts were let to provide a high level of enhancement activities to new and existing protected conservation lands, greatly expanding current capacity. These activities improved the habitat value of public lands that were not receiving adequate management treatment, while simultaneously providing local jobs through CCM and businesses. Activities included removal of undesirable woody vegetation, identification and treatment of invasive species infestations, removal of abandoned fences and/or other structures, and related restoration/enhancement activities. To ensure goals and outcomes are consistently achieved across all 4 project areas, a project coordinator oversaw implementation of the above activities and provided administrative support for budget monitoring and reporting. Significant marketing and media outreach was conducted by the Conservancy to highlight the goals and accomplishments of the project to local and statewide constituents, as well as elected officials. http://www.nature.org/ourinitiatives/regions/northamerica/unitedstates/minnesota/policy/minnesota-prairie-recovery-project.xml Temporary seasonal crews were employed by the Conservancy to provide additional capacity for public land management during critical periods like spring burn season. These crews helped create flexibility for enhancement projects and maximized the ability of specialized skilled personnel like burn bosses to increase the number of acres annually enhanced. 2. How priorities were set: Prioritization and prioritization criteria vary with the conservation tactic being employed (i.e., protection, restoration, enhancement). Focus areas were selected where there was overlap with MN County Biological Survey prairie “focus areas” and TNC portfolio areas. Each of the 4 project geographies directly correlate to core areas identified in the MN Prairie Conservation Plan. Because this project is a collaborative effort involving multiple partners, tactical priorities and criteria were established at both the state and local level by respective coordinating groups. criteria for each of these tactics include: a. Protection: location/proximity to other habitats, location/proximity to other protected lands, presence of rare/endangered species, imminence of conversion, ability to support grazing, size, cost, and likelihood for leveraged funding. A more robust listing of selection criteria can be provided upon request. b. Restoration: feasibility/likelihood of success, location, cost, availability of seed, and availability of restoration technical assistance, proximity to other habitats, and their ability to buffer or increase the conservation value of other protected lands. c. Enhancement: urgency/time since last enhancement, feasibility of success, accessibility, availability of enhancement technical assistance, cost, proximity to other habitats and partnership benefits. ",2014-07-01,2020-01-21,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Neal,Feeken,"The Nature Conservancy","1101 W River Parkway Suite 200",Minneapolis,MN,55415,"(612) 331-0738",nfeeken@tnc.org,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Becker, Big Stone, Chippewa, Clay, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lac qui Parle, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman, Pennington, Polk, Pope, Red Lake, Roseau, Stearns, Swift","Forest Prairie Transition, Prairie Region",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/prairie-recovery-project-phase-v,,,,
30798,"Presenter/Production Assistance",2015,1500,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Measurable outcome of access to participation in the arts for more Minnesotans. Online recommendations via social and traditional media, a progressive increase in ticket sales after opening night, ticket demand, online traffic to the ticket site, number of new and more engaged volunteers recruited from cast and crew.","We had several new volunteers audition for the play, of which four were cast. Two were completely new and left within the first two weeks of rehearsals. The production team concluded that perhaps we need to provide more clarity regarding the time commitment at the time of the auditions.",,13794,"Other, local or private",15294,,"Kris Bartley, Dan Borland, Kathy Brekke, Gayle Brownlow, Kristen Dye, Dawn Fleek, Jason Howland, Dylan Kaercher, Mary Ellen Johnson, Barb Lang, Rory Mattson, Brian Mattson, Sue Runden, Crystal Schatz, Tony Segura, Karen Szymanowski",,"Albert Lea Community Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Presenter/Production Assistance",,"Calendar Girls by Tim Firth",2015-08-01,2015-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jason,Howland,"Albert Lea Community Theatre","PO Box 115","Albert Lea",MN,56007,"(507) 437-9078 ",act@actonbroadway.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Freeborn, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Steele",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/presenterproduction-assistance-15,"Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: musician; Kathleen Peterson, playwright; Kathy Rush: thespian; Mary Ruth: dancer; Joan Sween: author; Sandy Thompson: arts administrator; Gary Tollers: musician; Tom Willis: potter","Kjel Alkire: performance artist; John Becker: Business Owner; Hal Cropp: Executive Director, Commonweal; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director, Words Players; Julie Fakler: operations manager, Paradise Center; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Paula Michel: secretary, Harmony Arts Board; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Scott Roberts: visual artist; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.",,
30802,"Presenter/Production Assistance",2015,1500,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We intend to recruit band members who would not typically have the opportunity to take part in a band. Without the community band they might not be playing their musical instrument. Ours is the only community band in Mower County that provides free summer concerts. Evaluation at the end of the season inquires as to the background of the Individuals participating in the band. This includes the number of years they have participated in the band, their age, gender and whether they thought the experience worthwhile and suggestions for the future.","Our most important goal was to provide a quality band experience to the residents of Austin and the surrounding communities. This also included an outlet for musicians from the area. Our mission is to provide an opportunity for local musicians which include high school students, college students home for the summer, retirees, and local professional musicians.",,3800,"Other, local or private",5300,,"Roger Boughton, Bradley Carlton, Carolyn Eilertson, Kathy Hecktorne, Brian Koser",,"Austin Community Band","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Presenter/Production Assistance",,"Free Summer Concerts in the Park",2015-06-01,2015-07-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carolyn,Eilertson,"Austin Community Band","2205 10th Ave SW",Austin,MN,55912,"(507) 437-7331 ",rwbought@smig.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Steele, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/presenterproduction-assistance-16,"Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: musician; Kathleen Peterson, playwright; Kathy Rush: thespian; Mary Ruth: dancer; Joan Sween: author; Sandy Thompson: arts administrator; Gary Tollers: musician; Tom Willis: potter","Kjel Alkire: performance artist; John Becker: Business Owner; Hal Cropp: Executive Director, Commonweal; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director, Words Players; Julie Fakler: operations manager, Paradise Center; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Paula Michel: secretary, Harmony Arts Board; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Scott Roberts: visual artist; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.",,
30803,"Presenter/Production Assistance",2015,1500,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Provide access to participation in the arts for more Minnesotans. Raise the quality, types and number of arts opportunities in our region, including an increase in the organizations or venues that offer them. Attendance at concerts, number of musicians performing in concert, survey response to change in performance venue (Paramount Theatre versus Austin High School), and repertoire.","Our goal to provide quality, live, orchestral music and an educational component to our community was met through our performance, our written program that contained background information on the music, and the guest performer, and our conductor's comments during the performance.",,21275,"Other, local or private",22775,,"Linda Baumann, Debbie Binder, Margo Bissen, Fred Bogott, Ann Bundy, Martha Chancellor, Terry Dorsey, Marge Dunlap, Janet Gilbertson, Sue Grove, Danielle Heiny, Laura Larson, Sonia Larson, Richard Lemons, Janet Oman Luick, Mille Masse, Susan Radloff, Steve",,"Austin Symphony Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Presenter/Production Assistance",,"Beethoven Bash with Fei-Fei Dong on Piano",2014-12-10,2015-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Terry,Dorsey,"Austin Symphony Orchestra","125 4th Ave NE PO Box 465",Austin,MN,55912,"(507) 433-5647 ",austinmnsymphony@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Freeborn, Hennepin, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Steele",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/presenterproduction-assistance-17,"Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: musician; Kathy Rush: thespian; Mary Ruth: dancer; Jon Swanson: curator; Joan Sween: author; Philip Taylor: artist; Sandy Thompson: arts administrator; Gary Tollers: musician; Tom Willis: potter","John Becker: Business Owner; Hal Cropp: Executive Director, Commonweal; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director, Words Players; Julie Fakler: education coordinator, Paradise Center; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Scott Roberts: arts administrator; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.",,
30840,"Presenter/Production Assistance",2015,1500,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We donate 100 tickets to Head Start for three plays during the school year and school policy provides comps for students who cannot afford tickets. Build relationship with Austin Welcome Center by giving 25 tickets per play to reach underserved groups. We seek feedback from adult participants and teachers who attend student shows. We will insert short audience survey in programs and encourage comments on Facebook and website. Board reviews and evaluates each production.","Use of co-Directors was a new approach for us. Younger, less experienced cast members enabled co-directors to divide time to focus on character development. The end result was very positive based on audience and board response to this production.",,4574,"Other, local or private",6074,,"Janet Anderson, Liz Bankes, Lora Lee Bauer, Cindy Bellrichard, Angela Donovan, Jenny Dreyer, Susan Hansen, Barb Kasel, Stephanie Kasel, Linda Sistek, Billie Jo Wicks, John Wik, Christine Wik, Jen Wiebrand",,"Matchbox Children's Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Presenter/Production Assistance",,"The Pale Pink Dragon--A 40th Anniversary Encore Production",2015-01-01,2015-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Angela,Donovan,"Matchbox Children's Theatre","911 Oakland Ave W",Austin,MN,55912,"(607) 342-4308 ",info@matchbboxchildrenstheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Mower, Olmsted, Steele",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/presenterproduction-assistance-20,"Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: musician; Kathy Rush: thespian; Mary Ruth: dancer; Jon Swanson: curator; Joan Sween: author; Philip Taylor: artist; Sandy Thompson: arts administrator; Gary Tollers: musician; Tom Willis: potter","John Becker: Business Owner; Hal Cropp: Executive Director, Commonweal; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director, Words Players; Julie Fakler: education coordinator, Paradise Center; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Scott Roberts: arts administrator; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.","Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Robin Pearson (507) 281-4848 ",
30858,"Presenter/Production Assistance",2015,1500,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We endeavor to increase interest in chamber music while providing exquisite concerts accessible to all. We use the finest musicians, concerts are free, and our venue is handicapped accessible with excellent acoustics. Our artists offer their insight into the music to audience members. A survey given out to audience members at the April concert; Recordings made for each of the concerts; Concert analysis by the board; Feedback from the artists themselves; Informal discussions with audience members; Data collection regarding attendance, donations, and expenses.","We chose exceptional musicians to play in a venue with excellent acoustics and which allowed the performers and their listeners to be close to each other. The artists offered information about the music during the performances and also during intermissions and after the concerts.",,9100,"Other, local or private",10600,,"Grace Cheng, Jane Cooper, Stephaie Deng, Robert Gardner, Judy Hickey, Horacio uguid, Mark Scheitel, Helga Smars, Joan Smith, Annie Sun, David Townsend, Paul Walker, Tomo Yamada, Felicia Zhang",,"Rochester Chamber Music Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Presenter/Production Assistance",,"Three concerts presented by Rochester Chamber Music Society",2014-12-16,2015-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Horacio,Nuguid,"Rochester Chamber Music Society","PO Box 834",Rochester,MN,55903,"(507) 287-9765 ",rcmsociety@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dodge, Fillmore, Goodhue, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Steele, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/presenterproduction-assistance-23,"Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: musician; Kathy Rush: thespian; Mary Ruth: dancer; Jon Swanson: curator; Joan Sween: author; Philip Taylor: artist; Sandy Thompson: arts administrator; Gary Tollers: musician; Tom Willis: potter","John Becker: Business Owner; Hal Cropp: Executive Director, Commonweal; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director, Words Players; Julie Fakler: education coordinator, Paradise Center; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Scott Roberts: arts administrator; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.","Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Robin Pearson (507) 281-4848 ",
30873,"Presenter/Production Assistance",2015,1500,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","Present three public performances to at least a thousand people, including fee access for cognitively and physically disabled individuals. Gather over 85 youth singers to learn and perform treble music at a high artistic level with 85% positive audience feedback. Number of events; ticket sales numbers; invitations to disadvantages groups and Friday performance audience head count; singer enrollment roster numbers; performance of music by memory; gathering stories and emails.","Our December performances had 1337 via ticket sales, and 120 individuals who received free attendance.",,14392,"Other, local or private",15892,,"Tracy Austin, Laura Archbold, Ann Elliott, Craig Johnson, Ellington Miller, Angelica Novinger, Betsy Singer, Shelly Winemiller, Mark Winemiller",,"Sing Out Loud AKA The Bella Choirs","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Presenter/Production Assistance",,"Sing Out Loud--Bella Voce and Bella Fiore Choir Performances",2014-12-19,2015-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Shelly,Winemiller,"Sing Out Loud AKA The Bella Choirs","PO Box 6205",Rochester,MN,55903,"(507) 269-7114 ",shelly@singoutloud.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/presenterproduction-assistance-26,"Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: musician; Kathy Rush: thespian; Mary Ruth: dancer; Jon Swanson: curator; Joan Sween: author; Philip Taylor: artist; Sandy Thompson: arts administrator; Gary Tollers: musician; Tom Willis: potter","John Becker: Business Owner; Hal Cropp: Executive Director, Commonweal; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director, Words Players; Julie Fakler: education coordinator, Paradise Center; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Scott Roberts: arts administrator; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.",,
30878,"Presenter/Production Assistance",2015,1500,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","Increase number of concert audience members at upcoming concert. Provide a unique positive learning experience for students through artist residency. Ticket sales will be compared to past concerts. Surveys will solicit rating and written feedback from students and parents regarding the artist residency, staff, conductors, volunteers, and board members will report anecdotal feedback.","The spring concert had approximately 100 more audience members than other concerts in the season. Even though 14 tickets were refunded due to Midori's cancellation, it was a positive learning experience for Southeastern Minnesota Youth Orchestra students.",,19846,"Other, local or private",21346,,"Amelia Barwise, Steve Dickes, Alan Duncan, Judy Hickey, Jill Maraganore, Eric Sanders, Pamela Siniorpor, Mike Smith, Jocelyn Woog, Karin Wright",,"Southeastern Minnesota Youth Orchestras AKA SEMYO","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Presenter/Production Assistance",,"Midori Orchestra Residency and Spring Trimester",2015-03-01,2015-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Katie,Livingood,"Southeastern Minnesota Youth Orchestras AKA SEMYO","1001 14th St NW Ste 450",Rochester,MN,55902,"(507) 282-1718 ",klivingood@semyo.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dodge, Fillmore, Goodhue, Mower, Olmsted",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/presenterproduction-assistance-27,"Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: musician; Kathy Rush: thespian; Mary Ruth: dancer; Jon Swanson: curator; Joan Sween: author; Philip Taylor: artist; Sandy Thompson: arts administrator; Gary Tollers: musician; Tom Willis: potter","John Becker: Business Owner; Hal Cropp: Executive Director, Commonweal; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director, Words Players; Julie Fakler: education coordinator, Paradise Center; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Scott Roberts: arts administrator; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.","Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Robin Pearson (507) 281-4848 ",
23938,"Preventing Forest Fragmentation and Protecting and Restoring Lake and Stream Habitat in the St. Louis River Watershed",2015,2800000,"ML 2014, Ch. 256, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 3(a)","$2,800,000 in the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources for a contract with the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa to acquire lands in fee in the St. Louis River watershed to be managed for fish and wildlife purposes. A list of proposed land acquisitions must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan. ",,"Forestlands are protected from development and fragmentation - The nearly 400 total acres of forestland at the project sites will be measured against a baseline year as to age classification and diversity of tree types. Increased availability and improved condition of riparian forests and other habitat corridors - The age class and diversity of tree types in the riparian corridor will be measured against a baseline year. Healthy populations of endangered, threatened, and special concern species as well as more common species - Periodic surveys will be conducted at Simian Lake, Simian Creek, and upland areas to evaluate the size and biodiversity of plant and animal populations.. Greater public access for wildlife and outdoors-related recreation - Number of visitors will be measured by car counts in parking lots, school visits, and game harvest registrations. Improved aquatic habitat indicators - Fisheries surveys on a 5 year cycle, benthic macroinvertebrate community composition sampled annually, and water quality sampling four times per year will be continued at Simian Lake and Simian Creek along with existing sampling of the St. Louis River and compared to existing baseline data. ",,572600,"FDL Band, Fond du Lac Band ",2697400,,,2.20,"Fond du Lac Bank of Lake Superior Chippewa","Tribal Government ","This project prevented forest fragmentation and protected lake and stream habitat in the St. Louis River watershed through the fee acquisition of 2555 acres.  ",,"The Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa is pleased to report that we exceeded our proposed acreage goal to prevent forest fragmentation and to protect and restore lake and stream habitat in the St. Louis River watershed. Following appraisal of the priority parcel it was determined that excess funding would be available to acquire additional lands.  This project includes acquisition of a 440-acre priority property containing an 80-acre lake, acquisition of 375 acres directly adjacent to the St. Louis River, acquisition of 236 acres with 2,000 feet along the St. Louis River, and 1504 acres of St. Louis County tax forfeit parcels. This project protects the water quality of the St. Louis River, provides expanded opportunities for public fishing and hunting, and prevents forest fragmentation. I.  Acquired the 440-Acre Priority Property:  Chi-wizo zaaga’iganing (Simian Lake) The priority for this project was the acquisition of a 440-acre property (“Priority Property”), which was one of the largest privately owned properties within the Fond du Lac Reservation and is being marketed by a real estate broker.  The Priority Property contains 83 acres of wetlands and an 80-acre lake, Chi-wizo zaaga’iganing (also known as Simian Lake), which is classified as a high-priority fishery and drains into the St. Louis River.  Preventing development of this lake will contribute to the restoration efforts of the St. Louis River by eliminating potential sources of sediment and nutrient loads. By purchasing the Priority Property in its entirety, the Fond du Lac Band will prevent fragmentation of the 194 acres of forest habitat on the Property.    II.  Acquired 611 Acres Along the Main Stem of the St. Louis River The Fond du Lac Band acquired 236 acres containing 2,000 feet of frontage along St. Louis River in one acquisition and 375 acres containing 3.7 miles of frontage along the St. Louis River in a second acquisition.  These acquisitions ensure public access ensure conservation of critical habitat along the St. Louis River. III. Acquired 1504 Acres of St. Louis County Tax Forfeit Lands This large acquisition of lands scattered throughout the Fond du Lac Reservation prevents future development of and further fragmentation of forested lands. A secondary benefit is that these lands will be managed in a similar fashion as the adjacent Band lands. These acquisitions make permanent public access to land for outdoor recreation available.   ",2014-07-01,2018-06-30,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Thomas,Howes,"Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa","1720 Big Lake Road ",Cloquet,MN,55720,"(218) 878-7163",thomashowes@fdlrez.com,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"St. Louis","Northern Forest",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/preventing-forest-fragmentation-and-protecting-and-restoring-lake-and-stream-habitat-st-lou,,,,
30624,"Project Grant",2015,4200,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","Recovery Plus clients will report benefits from art programming that will help sustain their sobriety and maintain their recovery programs. Clients will report stress reduction (1-10). Clients will demonstrate the ability to apply learned techniques in assigned projects. Clients will continue to use learned techniques outside of classroom for ongoing benefit. Track number of disciplines offered. Track numbers of classes offered. Artists will complete satisfaction survey. Tracking numbers served. Track student survey results. Track the number of completed projects. Track whether students applied the technique(s) learned in class.","Recovery Plus clients, who participated in the Artist in Residency Program reported emotional and creative benefits that are known to enhance a sobriety plan. Outcome measures used: tracking number of completed projects, tracking ability to apply learned techniques to project, receive of client feedback sheets, clinical observation of licensed professional, and group discussions.",,4800,"Other, local or private",9000,,"Teresa Bohnen, Craig Broman, Sarah Carter, Chris Cobern, Ronald Hansen, Kare Hennes, Mary Jackle, Cindy Jensen Melloy, Tom Knobloch, Diaviinder Malhotra, Maria Mallory, Edward Martin-Chaffee, Melinda Sanders, James Schlepper",,"CentraCare Health Foundation","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Project Grant",,"Recovery Plus Artist in Residency Program",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Pat,Mohr,"CentraCare Health Foundation","1406 6th Ave N","St Cloud",MN,56303,"(320) 251-2700 ",mohrp@centracare.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Central Minnesota Arts Board",,"Stearns, Benton, Sherburne, Wright, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, McLeod, St. Louis, Crow Wing",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/project-grant-131,"Alicia Peters: College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University Education instructor, Vice President of Millstream Arts Festival, Minnesota Street Market Co-op Chair; Janice Courtney: Stearns County Arts Adviser/Assistant Director of the Saint Cloud State University Program Board; Britt Aamodt: Central Minnesota Arts Board grantee, Jerome Foundation grantee, Anderson Center resident artist, playwright, author; Godfre Leung: Assistant Professor of Art History, author.","Mike Carlson: Foley High School Art Teacher, Fall Musical Director, Potter; Leslie Hanlon: Director of Fundraising and Marketing for the College of Saint Benedict/Saint John’s University Fine Arts Series; Al Hams: Founder of Al's Music, author; Linda Brobeck: visual artist, owner of Crow River North LLC; George Minerich: photographer, environmental professional; Ken Barry: Blues Musician, photographer.",,
30647,"Project Grant",2015,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Measured outcomes will be a slight increase in number of artists but also a higher quality of art presented. We will continue to ask our jury to use greater discretion in accordance to our criteria for artists. So, while we would like to continue to increase our numbers to a maximum of 70 artists, another measured outcome will be to increase numbers while maintaining quality of art on display. Another measured outcome will be to continue to increase Festival attendance by 10%. The number and quality of applications received, the number and quality of artists selected to participate by our independent jury, and the estimated crowd attendance (measured through input from the Saint Joseph Police Department and our experienced food vendors) are the methods we use to gauge whether or not we achieved our stated measurable outcomes.","More visibility for the works of authors and poets: ôThe Bookend,ö a large tent provided for authors, was busy throughout the day. Make Millstream a welcoming community for artists and offer a wide variety of art: artist feedback through our online survey showed that most felt very positive about their experience. Out of 34 responses, 15 stated that they had ôbetter than expectedö sales. Overall number of artists and quality of art increased: we received great feedback from attendees and artists.",,12500,"Other, local or private",17500,,"Mary Niedenfuer, Mary Degiovanni, Alicia Peters, Margy Hughes, Thomasette Scheeler, Danielle Taylor, Alison Bell, Jean Dotzler, Jeff Engholm, Molly Renslow, Doug Lien",,"Millstream Arts Festival, Inc. AKA Millstream Arts Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Project Grant",,"Millstream Arts Festival",2015-09-01,2015-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mary,Niedenfuer,"Millstream Arts Festival, Inc. AKA Millstream Arts Festival","PO Box 448","St Joseph",MN,56374,"(320) 363-7723 ",mniedenfuer@csbsju.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Central Minnesota Arts Board",,"Stearns, Benton, Sherburne, Wright, Hennepin, Ramsey, Morrison, Douglas, Chisago, Anoka, Kanabec, St. Louis, Todd, Isanti, Carver, Kandiyohi, Meeker, Wabasha, Itasca, Rice",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/project-grant-142,"Alicia Peters: College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University Education instructor, Vice President of Millstream Arts Festival, Minnesota Street Market Co-op Chair; Janice Courtney: Stearns County Arts Adviser/Assistant Director of the Saint Cloud State University Program Board; Britt Aamodt: Central Minnesota Arts Board grantee, Jerome Foundation grantee, Anderson Center resident artist, playwright, author; Godfre Leung: Assistant Professor of Art History, author.","Mike Carlson: Foley High School Art Teacher, Fall Musical Director, Potter; Leslie Hanlon: Director of Fundraising and Marketing for the College of Saint Benedict/Saint John’s University Fine Arts Series; Al Hams: Founder of Al's Music, author; Linda Brobeck: visual artist, owner of Crow River North LLC; George Minerich: photographer, environmental professional; Ken Barry: Blues Musician, photographer.",,
25991,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",2015,293,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","I want to develop a live interactive performance that is entertaining and thought provoking. My goal for this performance is that the visitors will have an expanded idea of: what art can be, how art can impact how we live, and how creativity came become an everyday activity. The primary measurable outcome will be how engaged and excited the visitors seem to be after each performance. Another measurable outcome would be the publicity the project might receive in the media.After each performance I will ask myself the following questions. Public interaction: Does the public seem both interested and amused by my theatrical persona? Which aspects of the performance works best? How long do the average person engage with me and the work? Does anyone return for a second visit on a following weekend? How do adults and children react differently to the project? Personal response: Do I feel comfortable with the character I develop? Are the paintings I have made while engaged with the public interesting? What could I do to prepare myself for this role better? What changes should I make?","I met and spoke to hundreds of people while doing my performances in ""The Dog House."" Their reactions where positive, enthusiastic, and heartwarming.",,457,"Other, local or private",750,,,,"Jeffrey S. Kalstrom",Individual,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",,"My sculpture the house in the shape of a dog's head is nearing completion at Franconia Sculpture Park. The work is a small but human sized studio and living space. In fabricating the sculpture I have developed ideas for performances in which I inhabit the house and engage with visitors. In the performance I will adopt the persona of an artist obsessed with dogs and the philosophy of the pre-Socratic Greek philosopher Diogenes. While preforming I will create paintings of dogs and talk to visitors about dogs, tiny houses and philosophy. For this project I will set up a special painting station, and clotheslines in the backyard of the house to display the paintings.",2014-09-10,2014-09-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeffrey,Kalstrom,"Jeffrey S. Kalstrom",,,MN,,"(218) 310-8411 ",jkalstrom@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Chisago, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-opportunity-grants-13,"Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: student of Art Education at University of Minnesota-Duluth, ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.",,No
25417,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",2015,293,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","Goals: To develop my songwriting skills, create new works to share with the community, and increase my exposure in the music industry. Outcomes: (For Goal 1: Develop songwriting skills) a. Identify tools for overcoming writer's block, b. Increased ability to share incomplete work, particularly in a setting that invites constructive criticism. (For Goal 2: Create new works to share with the community) a. Write 3 new performance-ready songs, b. Have draft materials for integrating into future songs as appropriate. (For Goal 3: Increase my exposure to the music industry) a. Establish new connections to those present at retreat with whom I don't have existing relationships. b. Develop existing connections to active members of music industry, invite opportunities for further collaboration.Evaluation will be carried out by reflecting on the following upon the close of the 5 day retreat. Measurement is outlined below for each outcome. Outcome 1a: Identify tools for overcoming writer's block. Measure: Identify one new strategy that works for me to focus my energy, write, and work on my career in other ways when I would otherwise be at a standstill. Outcome 1b: Increased ability to share incomplete work, particularly in a setting that invites constructive criticism. Measure: Engage in sharing 3 incomplete songs with peers over the course of the retreat. Outcome 2a: Write 3 new performance-ready songs. Measure: Count songs. Outcome 2b: Have draft materials for integrating into future songs as appropriate. Measure: Count number of partial lyrics/language created that is not a part of a current song. Outcome 3a: Establish new connections to those present at retreat with whom I don't have existing relationships. Measure: count number of new connections made with fellow attendees. Outcome 3b: Develop existing connections to active members of music industry, invite opportunities for further collaboration. Measure: documenting any future plans for collaboration established. Note: The numbers included above for the number of adults, youth, and children benefitting are an estimate of individuals reached by music on my last album, based on concert/event attendance, CDs sold, and radio broadcasts since its release 3 years ago. I anticipate at least as many reached on my next cd.","Wrote two new songs and started three others. Booked a show in Chicago with Catie Curtis for November of this year. Made a list of achievable goals for my music career with Catie and with Jenna Lindbo who also hosted the retreat. Made close connections with 16 other musicians from around the country - hopefully will lead to performance opportunities in new places.",,819,"Other, local or private",1112,,,,"Rachael Kilgour",Individual,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",,"I have been invited to attend an exclusive five-day songwriting retreat hosted by award-winning singer-songwriter, Catie Curtis. Attending the retreat is a natural and essential next step in my musical career. I am confident that my participation in the retreat is capable of taking my songwriting skills to the next level, building inspiration, momentum, and material for my next album, and establishing important exposure to influential people in the folk music world.",2014-08-05,2014-08-10,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rachael,Kilgour,"Rachael Kilgour",,,MN,,"(218) 349-6494 ",rachaelkilgour@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Lake, Cook, Hennepin, Isanti, Anoka, Sherburne, Ramsey, Chisago, Washington, Aitkin, Itasca, Crow Wing, Olmsted, Blue Earth",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-opportunity-grants-3,"Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: student of Art Education at University of Minnesota-Duluth, ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.",,No
25424,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",2015,109,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","One of the primary goals for the trip is to listen and learn from the composer and sound-art pioneer, Pauline Oliveros. Pauline Oliveros is an American composer and accordionist who is a central figure in the development of experimental and post-war electronic art music. She is an important influence on my work and on that of several of my collaborators. A second goal is to learn more about the science of acoustics and explore the rich possibilities for immersive sound environments using the advanced technologies available at the Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center. The Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center is where the arts, sciences, and technology interact with and influence each other by using the same facilities, technologies, and by breathing the same air. The Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center is well known for their research into immersive, sensory environments. Conference participants have the opportunity to map their own compositions to this space. I have written work for this purpose. I will sharpen my acoustic impulse and build my technical skills.I have recorded sound experiments to test in that space. I will journal about this experience and will keep extensive notes from other conference presentations and performances. I will write and release online an essay summarizing my own sound practice. This will further integrate the conference experience and will help me develop language to describe my own practice. I will return to Duluth and record / mix one album-length sound study using new skills and inspirations from the conference. I will make connections with at least eight new long-term colleagues. The Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center has a residency and commissioning program. This gives me a chance to explore this further in person.","I attended the Second Annual International Conference on Deep Listening (see: http://deeplistening.org/site/conference). This conference was held at the Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center on the campus of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York. The conference focused on the intersection of art and science particularly in relation to sound and much of the presented material was inspired/informed by a lifetime of work by 81 year old composer, performer and sound artist, Pauline Oliveros. She was one of the creative partners behind this conference which brought together an international group of musicians and acoustic scientists in this very special space for talks and listening sessions. While at the conference I listened, recorded and built relationships with other sound artists. I am writing short essays that summarize my own sound practice and after returning to Duluth I recorded/mixed over 3-hours of sound using new skills from the conference.",,1331,"Other, local or private",1440,,,,"Kathleen A. McTavish AKA Kathy McTavish",Individual,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",,"I am seeking funds to attend the Second Annual International Conference on Deep Listening. This conference is held at the Curtis R Priem Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center on the campus of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York. This conference focuses on the intersection of art and science particularly in relation to sound. Internationally renowned composer, performer and sound artist, Pauline Oliveros is now 81 years old. She is one of the creative partners behind this conference bringing an international group of musicians and acoustic scientists together in this very special space for talks and listening sessions.",2014-07-09,2014-07-14,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kathleen,McTavish,"Kathleen A. McTavish AKA Kathy McTavish",,,MN,,"(218) 343-7998 ",kathy@cellodreams.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-opportunity-grants-4,"Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: student of Art Education at University of Minnesota-Duluth, ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952 ",Yes
25430,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",2015,293,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","To enrich the quality of life in the region by providing arts experiences for the community and its residents.For this grant, the goal is to get back up with our computer system as soon as possible so that we can do all required work, planning, and tracking necessary to run the organization effectively.","The office computer is used to support all of our artistic goals. The one thing that this experience made us aware of is how valuable the office computer is and how dependent we are on it.",,1369,"Other, local or private",1662,293,"Pam Brunfelt, John Klem, Sherry Abts, Ely Butler, Carla Arneson, Dave Bergerud, Lysle Casey, Patsy Gibney, Nancy Heresmaa, Gene Klun, Cecilia Rolando",,"Northern Lakes Arts Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Quick Start Opportunity Grants",,"The office Mac blew up on Tuesday, July 1. All of our information and contacts go through this computer. Staff is currently using her own laptop to work with. We will replace the computer with a similar model Mac and transfer saved info from a retrieved hard drive.",2014-08-01,2014-09-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Laura,Moberly,"Northern Lakes Arts Association","PO Box 749",Ely,MN,55731-0749,"(218) 365-5070 ",contact@northernlakesarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Lake",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-opportunity-grants-6,"Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: student of Art Education at University of Minnesota-Duluth, ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.",,No
25431,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",2015,293,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","The Ojibwe Woman Elder Art guild was formed from a group of Reservation enrolled Ojibway elder women to create a positive identity through the creation or our traditional and contemporary art forms. Our guild is addressing the gap of professional art exhibits for Native women.We will have a response card for the audience to fill out at the art opening.",,,457,"Other, local or private",750,,"Carl Gawboy, Jeff Savage, Helga Ragan",,"The Ojibwe Woman Elder Art Guild","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Quick Start Opportunity Grants",,"We will have an exhibition at Trepanier Hall in Duluth Minnesota.",2014-07-25,2014-08-08,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,"Wendy Lee",Savage,"The Ojibwe Woman Elder Art Guild","4312 Kingston Rd",Duluth,MN,55803,"(607) 760-8235 ",wendylee.savage@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Carlton",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-opportunity-grants-7,"Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: student of Art Education at University of Minnesota-Duluth, ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.",,No
25436,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",2015,293,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","My goal is to experience dance forms that are new to me (including Gaga, which is an Israeli movement language, and Argentine tango), to improve my technical and musical knowledge, and to learn more specific and innovative approaches for working with Parkinson's Dance Studio dancers: people with Parkinson's disease and their family, friends, and care partners.I will measure the outcomes by logging what I learn each day.","My goal is to experience dance forms that are new to me (including Gaga, which is an Israeli movement language, and Argentine tango), to improve my technical and musical knowledge, and to learn more specific and innovative approaches for working with Parkinson's Dance Studio dancers: people with Parkinson's disease and their family, friends, and care partners. I evaluated these outcomes by logging what I learned each day. I did experience dance forms that were new to me--hour-long classes in Argentine tango, Gaga, and hulu, as well as the Simonson Technique. I improved and refreshed my technical knowledge in tap, ballet, jazz, and modern dance with teachers who use them in Dance for Parkinson's Dance classes. The group had a music and rhythm class with a founding musician and learned about Indian raga, sub-rhythms, and 12-bar blues. I learned lots each day in these classes and the exercise exchanges with fellow teachers. We also discussed issues particular to dance students with Parkinson's.",,1087,"Other, local or private",1380,,,,"Jessica A. Roeder",Individual,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",,"From August 14 through 17, I hope to travel to Brooklyn, New York, to take part in a professional development workshop with the Dance for Parkinson's Disease program of the Mark Morris Dance Group. The workshop will include specialized dance classes in diverse forms as well as a structured exchange of ideas between teachers from across the international Dance for Parkinson's Disease teachers' network, of which I'm a member. It will allow me to return to Duluth more knowledgeable, better connected with other teachers, and freshly inspired.",2014-08-14,2014-08-17,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jessica,Roeder,"Jessica A. Roeder",,,MN,,"(218) 727-8286 ",jaroeder2003@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Itasca",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-opportunity-grants-8,"Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: student of Art Education at University of Minnesota-Duluth, ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.",,No
25440,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",2015,293,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","I use photography as a means of breaking a chaotic world into small and noticeable pieces, so as to allow that which would otherwise be lost to be viewed. I primarily photograph animals of many species, and it is through these photos that I invite the viewer to see the emotions and consciousness of every living creature.The Perk Place Coffeehouse and Bakery owner estimates more than 3000 people will pass through the coffee shop in the 30 days that the exhibit is hanging. And of these, approx. 750 to1000 of them will be new customers. This is the number of people who will have an opportunity to have their perspectives changed through these photographs.","Per the owners of Perks Place Coffee Shop and Bakery, where the photo exhibit was displayed, the number of people served was above the usual because of the display hanging during the holiday hours. Although the agreement was for the display to come down on December 12, 2014, the owners of the coffee shop requested that it remain hanging for another month, as the customers were enthusiastically engaged in viewing and discussing the photos.",,1070,"Other, local or private",1363,,,,"Trudy J. Vrieze",Individual,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",,"My project will consist of framed photos hanging on display at a local coffee shop.",2014-11-09,2014-12-09,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Trudy,Vrieze,"Trudy J. Vrieze",,,MN,,"(218) 348-9114 ",trudy@vriezephotography.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-opportunity-grants-9,"Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: student of Art Education at University of Minnesota-Duluth, ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952 ",Yes
25441,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",2015,234,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","My goals are: 1. To exhibit paintings in a broader geographic area than hand delivery allows. Use of museum acrylic would allow shipping paintings across the country. It would eliminate the fear of glass breakage and damage to the art. Acrylic weighs less than glass and requires less packaging, decreasing the cost to ship the works. 2. Creating larger sized paintings without the difficulties of the weight and fragility that glass has. 3. To make shipping finished works to customers safer and more affordable for them. 4. Decrease the amount of broken glass handled in my studio.I will apply to more exhibit opportunities without the fear that I have shipping paintings under glass. I currently limit my applications to local venues within a reasonable drive time. I will apply to exhibits on a yearly basis with the Pastel Society of America, Portrait Society of America, Arts in Harmony, Midwest Seasons, Juried Exhibit at MacRostie Art Center in addition to the other opportunities that arise.","1. To exhibit paintings in a broader geographic area than hand delivery allows. Use of museum acrylic would allow shipping paintings across the country. It would eliminate the fear of glass breakage and damage to the art. Acrylic weighs less than glass and requires less packaging, decreasing the cost to ship the works. Goal Met. 2. Creating larger sized paintings without the difficulties of the weight and fragility that glass has. Not yet attempted. 3. To make shipping finished works to customers safer and more affordable for them. Goal Met. 4. Decrease the amount of broken glass handled in my studio. Goal met.",,496,"Other, local or private",730,,,,"Michelle Wegler",Individual,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",,"I am seeking funds for purchase of an advanced acrylic glazing product for my pastel paintings. Pastel paintings require framing and glazing to protect them. The glazing has traditionally been glass, as acrylic develops static and pulls the pastel crystals off the painting. Acrylic is also susceptible to scratching and yellowing. Glass is susceptible to breakage and is heavy. Museum acrylic has been developed to be non-reflective, non-yellowing, and scratch resistant in addition to the qualities of being lightweight and break resistant.",2014-11-15,2015-01-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michelle,Wegler,"Michelle Wegler",,,MN,,"(218) 724-8010 ",michelle.wegler@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Cook, Itasca, Ramsey, Hennepin, Goodhue, Sherburne",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-opportunity-grants-10,"Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: student of Art Education at University of Minnesota-Duluth, ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.",,No
25400,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",2015,164,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","The goal of this reading is to expose the adult community of Duluth to my work. The memoir is a trauma narrative that is structured to mimic the way the brain processes memory after traumatic events that cause Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and/or structural changes in the brain. My hope is that my speaking out on the issues therein will be a positive impact on other mentally ill or marginalized members of the community who have trauma narratives of their own. I also wish to promote an upcoming conference that I am presenting at with a focus on narrative medicine and the healing power of the arts.Interest in the book/subject matter of the art will be gauged by the response of those who attend the reading and by the number of patrons who attend. The book will be reviewed by members of the Duluth community as well, and I expect some minimal press coverage of the event. The event will also help to support the gallery collective that is serving as host.",,,256,"Other, local or private",420,,,,"Amy L. Clark",Individual,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",,"I am releasing my first book, a memoir, titled 'Remnants of the Disappeared.' Prøve Collective has offered to host a reading and book release event on August 19th to expose the narrative to the community. The book is a trauma narrative on the subject of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.",2014-08-19,2014-08-19,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amy,Clark,"Amy L. Clark",,,MN,,"(218) 349-1702 ",mercurywriter@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-opportunity-grants,"Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: student of Art Education at University of Minnesota-Duluth, ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.",,No
25407,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",2015,234,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","Our goal is for students to compare and contrast the connections between different poetic forms and have a greater sense of the type of research that is required to create a work of non-fiction. Our target audience is children ages 8 to 12 who live in the rural, remote area. We hope that exposure to two professional authors working in two different genres will inspire an interest in reading and writing throughout the summer months that extends into the next academic year. We believe they will learn new perspectives for their writing and explore structure and flow that will improve their writing.Each writer will ask the students to co-create a work of poetry and a work of non-fiction. Students will evaluate and analyze the work they create. At the end of each presentation, students will be asked to fill out a participant survey where they will have to identify three types of poetry (July workshop) and three research methods (September workshop). Program presenters will work with Ely Community Resource staff to analyze the expected learner outcomes. Future programming will be developed based on the success or failure of the programs.","No attendance for either workshop presented.",,366,"Other, local or private",600,,"Gail Sheddy, BJ Kobierski, Wende Nelson, Amy Kingsley, Brett Ross, Ward Nelson, Michael Jordan, Andrea Thomas, Christian Cavalier",,"Ely Community Resource","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Quick Start Opportunity Grants",,"We will host two Minnesota authors for two special programs at the Ely Youth Center in Ely, Minnesota. Both authors will be in the region and can provide these workshops at a reduced price. Poet and author Susan Hawkinson will present a poetry workshop to young writers on July 21, 2014 and Minnesota book award nominee Mary Losure with offer a non-fiction writing workshop to young people on September 10, 2014.",2014-07-20,2014-09-11,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Julie,Hignell,"Ely Community Resource","PO Box 374",Ely,MN,55731,"(218) 365-5254 ",julie@elycommunityresource.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Lake",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-opportunity-grants-0,"Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: student of Art Education at University of Minnesota-Duluth, ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952 ",Yes
25409,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",2015,293,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","Goal: Bring Minnesota artist in contact with flutists from around the world and offer Minnesota audiences the opportunity to view events in Honduras. I will be able to work with Flutists throughout Latin America and throughout the world. I will be meeting approx. 80-100 flutists from throughout the region. Thus, in the future I will be able to bring these flutists and other fine musicians from that area to Minnesota to expose more Minnesotans to music of Latin America. I will provide updates and video of concerts through my website and www.ustream.com to keep Minnesota audiences informed and have the ability to view concerts and presentations in Honduras.I will collect programs and provide a list of flutists I was able to meet. This will provide a future contact list for future projects bring artists in Minnesota. I will be able to provide measurable numbers of viewers of recitals via my website. I will use ustream to provide access to concerts and presentations in Latin America to Minnesota Audiences. Ustream provides viewership numbers and allows saving these videos to be viewed by later audiences.","I hope to maintain a connection to this foundation by helping to connect other performers, provide musical needs, hosting students at University of Minnesota-Duluth or the Duluth area in the future. This event offered an ongoing way I can continue significant work in music and music education. Also, this program allowed me to continue to raise my profile within my own field.",,1457,"Other, local or private",1750,,,,"Paula M. Gudmundson",Individual,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",,"Attend, present, and broadcast recitals and master classes at the Honduras Flute Festival in Tegucigalpa, Honduras October 16-21. This is a biannual festival, which brings flutists in Latin America to work with flutists from throughout the world.",2014-10-16,2014-10-22,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paula,Gudmundson,"Paula M. Gudmundson",,,MN,,"(651) 485-1186 ",unatica@aol.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-opportunity-grants-1,"Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: student of Art Education at University of Minnesota-Duluth, ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.",,No
30375,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",2015,193,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","Gain financial funding, order supplies, order rack cards, paint and hang show. Fill out final report to Arrowhead Regional Arts Council. Visit the show site daily, engage with customers and survey the wait staff, who are an excellent source of what folks say. I will also leave a comments logbook along with rack cards to promote myself and my art.","First, write and submit grant. Grant was awarded. Supplies to start and finish the show were ordered and delivered. Images were created and the initial four pieces were installed. Rackcards were designed and printed and left at venue to give details regarding show. More pieces were completed and installed. The show is a success, and even several pieces were purchased.",,557,"Other, local or private",750,,,,"Darrell S. Chosa AKA Shaun Chosa",Individual,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",,"To purchase supplies to produce an art exhibit.",2015-04-01,2015-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Darrell,Chosa,"Darrell S. Chosa AKA Shaun Chosa",,,MN,,"(218) 235-0211 ",wickedson@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-opportunity-grants-5,"Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30384,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",2015,192,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","To produce a minimum of 75 photographic studio portraits during the period when an exhibition of photographs of the Eveleth Clown Band will be shown. To provide an 8"" x 10"" print for each participant. From these photographs I will select the most successful to add to an ongoing series of photographs exploring the communities of the Iron Range. That the minimum number of photographs is made and that each participant receives a copy of their image. A greater outcome would be that these portraits convey each individual's interpretation of being a ""Ranger"" and thereby substantially contribute to the comprehensiveness of the ongoing project. Selected portraits will be included with other Iron Range photographs on my website, in exhibitions and in book proposals.","Outcome 1: A resource book of tools, activities, and techniques acquired during the workshop has been completed. Outcome 2: Three new techniques have been used in my work with the project, My Zip Code Is Killin' Me. Scheduled four sessions concurrent with an exhibition of photographs of the Eveleth Clown Band during which I made portrait photographs of all who were willing to participate. Each participant was asked to consider what being a ""Ranger"" meant to them. I shot 108 sheets of film.",,811,"Other, local or private",1003,,,,"Richard W. Colburn",Individual,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",,"To make portrait photographs at the same location as I will be exhibiting a selection of photographs",2015-06-01,2015-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Richard,Colburn,"Richard W. Colburn",,,MN,,"(218) 491-0875 ",richard.colburn@uni.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-opportunity-grants-15,"Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30391,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",2015,193,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","My goal is to attend a workshop on the fundamentals of beadwork and apply what I learn to my art. Beadwork is a new process in my fiber / assemblage art form. The outcome of this goal is to add a new dimension and material, beading, to create art representative of the mysticism I experience deep in the woods of the Superior National Forest. The new art will immediately be exhibited in my local gallery and other local and regional exhibitions. The outcomes from this workshop are important to the materials, processes, and product necessary in my art. Materials: The fundamental nature of this workshop will teach me to improve techniques of peyote and brickwork stitches to create shapes and imagery. Materials: The accompanying conference is advertised as the largest bead consumer market in the world. I will learn about the materials that will best work with my art and have a place to purchase them. Processes: I will visit with other beaders and learn from their experiences and beadwork. The beadwork in various exhibitions at this conference will be inspiring. Product: My art will immediately show the results of this workshop. For example I am trying to make beaded shapes as elements in my designs and need one-on-one guidance how to make them. As a result my beaded shapes will look more like the images in my imagination. I punch holes in my copper shapes for threading beads. I will learn what threading materials work best with the sharp hard edges of copper. Upon my return I will immediately be able to produce art for the Kess Gallery, the juried July 2015 Greenstone Art Show and Sale, and the fall and winter art shows in Ely and in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St Paul. I will be able to use these work samples to apply for larger grants with Arrowhead Regional Arts Council and the Minnesota State Arts Board.","The instructor, Judy Walker, was an excellent instructor, providing handouts, and one and one instruction in the major stitches of peyote, brick, square, herringbone stitches. I can readily use these stitches in my beadwork. The class reviewed all the materials used in beadwork and the Marketplace at the Bead and Button Conference provided the vendors for purchase of the materials. Working with the manufacturers at the Conference allowed for more personal instruction. The other workshop participants, exhibitions, and casual conversations provided professional input and examples of bead work suitable for my own work, and well as inspiration for exploration of new ideas.",,1407,"Other, local or private",1600,,,,"Pamela J. Davis",Individual,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",,"I need funding to attend a workshop in June 2015.",2015-05-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Pamela,Davis,"Pamela J. Davis",,,MN,,"(218) 235-1018 ",pamdavis@umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Cook, Ramsey, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-opportunity-grants-17,"Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30392,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",2015,98,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","My goal of attending the National Basketry Organization conference is to learn new techniques in working with willow as a basketry material. The workshop I am registered for is a new style of basket for me, using the same kind of material I frequently work with. Getting to learn a new way of using willow will help me grow as a basket maker and understand how to better create functional work. A broader goal of mine is to attend more basketry classes and workshops in an effort gain new perspectives and ideas on how to effectively teach classes and create class formats that work for this skill set. Attending this conference will be an opportunity for me to participate in a class, as well as network and meet other basketry instructors and students. I will attend the National Basketry Organization conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota and complete a basket in the workshop that I am registered for. In doing this, I will learn new techniques that are applicable to my career path, and connect with and learn from other people that have chosen similar career path.","Attending National Basketry Organization conference.",,282,"Other, local or private",380,,,,"Emily A. Derke",Individual,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",,"National Basketry Conference Attendance",2015-05-01,2015-07-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Emily,Derke,"Emily A. Derke",,,MN,,"(763) 245-7050 ",EmilyDerke@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-opportunity-grants-18,"Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30393,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",2015,193,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","Goal 1: To acquire new tools, activities, and techniques related to applied theatre concepts. Outcome 1: I will create a resource book of tools, activities, and techniques I acquire from The Dramaturgy of Forum Theatre workshop by July 15, 2015. Goal 2: To incorporate new tools, activities, and techniques related to applied theatre concepts in my current work. Outcome 2: I will incorporate five new techniques learned from The Dramaturgy of Forum Theatre workshop training into my future work with Project Awareness, My Zip Code is Killin Me, and the SOAR Community Offender Re-entry Program by October 31, 2015. Goal 3: To increase the breadth and depth of my knowledge of how to produce and direct theatre productions using the Forum Theatre model. Outcome 3: I plan to collaborate with one Arrowhead Regional organization to use theatre as a means to work toward their mission and have project plans in place by December 31, 2015. The Evaluation Plan will include the following methods to measure success: Methods to measure Goal 1 Outcomes: Completion of the resource book will indicate successful completion of Goal 1. Methods to measure Goal 2 Outcomes: Tracking five new techniques incorporated into my future work will indicate successful completion of Goal 2. Additionally, participants experiencing the new techniques will be asked for their feedback through discussion and brief surveys. Methods to measure Goal 3 Outcomes: Securing one organization to collaborate with will indicate successful completion of Goal 3. Additionally, collaborating organizations will be asked to provide feedback on their perceived effectiveness of using theatre as a means of working toward their organizations’ missions through surveys.","Outcome 1: A resource book of tools, activities, and techniques acquired during the workshop has been completed. Outcome 2: Three new techniques have been used in my work with the project, My Zip Code Is Killin' Me.",,1029,"Other, local or private",1222,,,,"Angie B. Frank",Individual,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",,"The Dramaturgy of Forum Theatre: Exploring New Possibilities Workshop with Julian Boal",2015-06-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Angie,Frank,"Angie B. Frank",,,MN,,"(218) 349-0354 ",angiebwfrank@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-opportunity-grants-19,"Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30395,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",2015,193,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","Our goals are: to amplifying the beauty of downtown Duluth, increasing community engagement, highlighting the talent of established and emerging artists, and stimulating the local economy. The store that this art installation will occupy, at this time, is only empty windows and a 'For Lease' sign. With the art, it will be transformed into a pop-up gallery and the beauty of downtown Duluth will be amplified. The Duluth community will be engaged with the installation passively as they walk by the window as pedestrians or passengers in passing vehicles. There is also the artistic community engaged in installing the art and attending the opening. Artists will be featured in printed promotional materials and have their names featured prominently in the window at 120 Superior St W. Having an opening at 120 Superior St W shows potential renters the inside of a building without the formality of a showing. Artists will receive an honorarium so they can create more art and future their careers. The email address for the Duluth Pop-Up Galleries will be displayed prominently in the window of 120 Superior St W. The email address will be preceded by a prompt. For example: What do you think? Send thoughts to duluthpopupgalleries@gmail.com.","Kenneth Marunowski was able to sell a work of art that was displayed in the window. Jonathan Thunder's artwork went on to be featured in another art show in the Gimaajii/Aicho Building. The building owner expressed interest in continuing to display art in the windows of the 120 W Superior Street property until its sale. The Duluth Pop-Up Galleries were featured on Fox 21 news.",,557,"Other, local or private",750,,"Jami Rosenthal, Florencia Matamoros, Brian Ring",,"Duluth Pop-Up Galleries",,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",,"Duluth Pop-Up Galleries: BOLD",2015-04-01,2015-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jami,Rosenthal,"Duluth Pop-Up Galleries","124 1st St W",Duluth,MN,55802,"(651) 788-2454 ",duluthpopupgalleries@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-opportunity-grants-20,"Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952 ",
30398,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",2015,193,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","Goal 1: Thomsen will acquire new choir repertoire. Outcome1: Thomsen will add 10 new songs to current choir repertoire. Goal 2: Thomsen will learn new choir warm-up exercises. Outcome 2: Thomsen will use four new warm-up techniques at choir rehearsals. Goal 3: Thomsen will develop score preparation skills. Outcome 3: Thomsen will complete a choral arrangement for one of Thomsen’s original songs. Goal 4: Thomsen will connect with choir directors and gain new perspectives on choir leadership. Outcome 4: Thomsen will discover three new ideas to explore with the choir. Outcome 1 will be measured through the compilation of 10 songs into a resource folder. Outcome 2 will be measured through the compilation of 4 warm-up exercises into a resource folder. Outcome 3 will be measured through the completed choral arrangement of one of Thomsen’s original songs. Outcome 4 will be measured through the compilation of 3 ideas into a resource folder.","Goal 1: Thomsen will acquire new choir repertoire. Outcome 1: Thomsen added 10 new songs to current choir repertoire. Goal 2: Thomsen will learn new choir warm-up exercises. Outcome 2: Thomsen learned four new warm-up techniques to use at choir rehearsals. Goal 3: Thomsen will develop score preparation skills. Outcome 3: Thomsen completed a choral arrangement for one of Thomsen's original songs. Goal 4: Thomsen will connect with choir directors and gain new perspectives on choir leadership. Outcome 4: Thomsen discovered three new ideas from other directors to explore with the choir.",,1203,"Other, local or private",1396,,"Peg Mold, Peg Apka, Rita Bergstadt, Joie Acheson, Trish OKeefe, Angie Frank",,"Echoes of Peace Choir","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Quick Start Opportunity Grants",,"Ubuntu Choirs Network Leadership Retreat. Echoes of Peace hopes to send Sara Thomsen, Artistic Director, to the Ubuntu Choirs Network Leadership Retreat, offered only to Community Choir Leadership Training graduates. The eight day retreat will include concerts, workshops, and opportunities for Thomsen to connect with Community Choir Leadership Training graduates to share ideas, experiences, resources, and repertoire. This professional development retreat will expand and deepen Thomsen’s understanding of how to work toward the Echoes of Peace mission.",2015-01-01,2015-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Peg,Mold,"Echoes of Peace Choir","1018 Bong Blvd",Duluth,MN,55811,"(218) 269-9557 ",harmonyworks@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-opportunity-grants-21,"Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30403,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",2015,93,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","The goal with this project is to be featured in the Studio Visit Magazine Spring 2015 publication to further the exposure of my professional art practice and provide contact information for future career opportunities. The outcome of this project will be measured through the publication itself and the resulting potential contacts that come from the distribution to 2000 art professionals and institutions.","The publication will be released mid-summer 2015.",,267,"Other, local or private",360,,,,"Kristina Estell",Individual,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",,"Studio Visit Magazine. My work has been juror selected to be included in the Spring 2015 issue of Studio Visit Magazine. I am requesting funding to cover the cost of being featured in this widely distributed art publication.",2015-01-01,2015-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kristina,Estell,"Kristina Estell",,,MN,,"(317) 695-7011 ",kjestell@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-opportunity-grants-22,"Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30407,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",2015,168,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","The goal of our project is to present a professional-level music and poetry recitation performance during the annual Fine Arts Week at Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College. The concert will provide an opportunity to experience a professional music and poetry performance for our students and residents in the communities we serve, which is an audience and area seeking additional fine arts activities and public performances. Claudia Schmidt's performance will complement the student-level fine arts activities during the week and assist in gaining public recognition of fine arts activities present on our campus. Measurable outcomes: 1. Plan, promote, and present Claudia Schmidt's performance. 2. Host 150 students and community residents attending the concert. 3. Determine audience impact for this concert and gather information for future fine arts activities on campus. Our evaluation plan will be simple yet effective. We will use these methods to correspond with the outcomes listed above: 1. Collect evidence of appropriate event promotion (press releases, posters, community event listings, others), and document the concert event via photography. 2. Count audience members in attendance. 3. Use a paper and pen survey to collect audience member's opinions about this concert, the Fine Arts Week activities on campus, and ideas for future concerts and arts activities.","Outcome 1. Plan, promote, and present Claudia Schmidt's performance: This outcome was fully completed. Promotional materials are included in the attachment sections, and the concert was held as planned and documented with photos that are uploaded with this report. Outcome 2. Host 150 students and community residents attending the concert: Attendance was 120 total, with student and youth attendance was lower than expected. The audience feedback on our survey was overwhelmingly positive and appreciative. Organizers and performer were satisfied with the attendance and participation. Outcome 3. Determine audience impact for this concert and gather information for future fine arts activities on campus. This was fully completed through the use of an audience survey. We received useful information via the 36 returned surveys from audience members. The survey results are included as a separate document in the attachments to this report.",,482,"Other, local or private",650,,"Jim Boyd, Lyz Jaakola, Dorothy Leifeste, Les Northrup, Mike Rabideaux, Bonnie Wallace, Vern Zacher",,"Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College","State Government","Quick Start Opportunity Grants",,"Concert performance by Claudia Schmidt",2015-04-01,2015-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Larry,Anderson,"Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College","2101 14th St",Cloquet,MN,,"(218) 879-0800 ",urbanski@fdltcc.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Carlton, St. Louis, Aitkin, Lake, Itasca",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-opportunity-grants-23,"Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952 ",
30427,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",2015,193,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","My goal is to have a professionally presented solo art exhibit at the Soo Visual Art Center. We want to experiment with large scale photographs and different ways of presenting them. Getting this grant would help greatly with that goal. We have had many exhibitions but have always wanted to work more with framing. I feel that this is our biggest show to date and really want to put everything I can into having a great show. Another goal is to build my portfolio and having this show look more professional will greatly enhance my ability to get more shows. To measure the outcome of the overall show we will be getting feedback from the gallery owners, reviews, and feedback from viewers throughout the time the show is up. We will also be able to evaluate how successful the final presentation is compared to the work we have done in the past.","We got a couple reviews in Vita.mn magazine and on a Minneapolis news blog. This helped asses how effective the show was. We also got feedback from the gallery owners and the public that attended the gallery opening. We also looked at the show as a whole and were happy with the overall outcome.",,1257,"Other, local or private",1450,,,,"Betsy J. Hunt",Individual,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",,"Rowdy Raccoons is a new video/photo installation that will be shown at the Soo Visual Art Center in Minneapolis this April. For the project there will be large scale photographs and digital collages that need to be framed. The Soo Visual Art Center is moving this spring and the new space is much larger. After seeing the space we decided that we would need to make larger work and add a number of pieces to the show. After meeting with Lizards Gallery and Frame shop in Duluth we found that the framing was going to be above the budget that we had for frames which is why I am applying for the Quick Start Grant.",2015-02-01,2015-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Betsy,Hunt,"Betsy J. Hunt",,,MN,,"(563) 299-3619 ",huntbets@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-opportunity-grants-25,"Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30445,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",2015,193,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","My goal with this project is to bring fresh and new artwork to the general public of St Louis county and to create new contacts among the artist community in Duluth and the greater area. I will be having an opening reception to engage the public and collect insights from the viewer’s perspective and that opportunity will be two-fold having the potential to meet gallery owners, other local artists who may want to work collaboratively in the future, and potentially business owners in the area that may be interested in exhibiting my work.","After finishing my project I had the opportunity to network by meeting some local artists. From this opportunity I have been in communication with a fellow artist about exhibiting at Minneapolis Art Institute for a collaborative effort. I also had the pleasure of meeting with Anne Dugan, curator Duluth Art Institute to discuss a solo exhibit at Duluth Art Institute next year.",,807,"Other, local or private",1000,,,,"Brent W. Kustermann",Individual,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",,"I am seeking funds to help mitigate the cost of materials for an unexpected up coming exhibit.",2015-05-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Brent,Kustermann,"Brent W. Kustermann",,,MN,,"(218) 591-3054 ",bkustermann@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-opportunity-grants-27,"Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30447,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",2015,155,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","I was recently selected to participate as an Emerging Artist in the American Craft Expo to take place in Chicago this September. Participating in such a prestigious show would be invaluable to my career, as it would provide me with exposure on a national level and allow me to gain experience participating in high-end craft expositions. By working with and learning from other more experienced artists at the show, I will gain valuable insight, experience and inspiration that will advance my work as an artist and maker of a high-end craft. By being able to pay the entry fee, I will be able to participate and show my handmade shoes at the American Craft Exposition.","I was able to pay my entry fee to the American Craft Exposition.",,445,"Other, local or private",600,,,,"Candace M. LaCosse",Individual,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",,"To pay a fee to participate as an Emerging Artist in the American Craft Exposition in Chicago.",2015-04-01,2015-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Candace,LaCosse,"Candace M. LaCosse",,,MN,,"(906) 362-7104 ",candace@hemlocksleather.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-opportunity-grants-28,"Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30450,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",2015,193,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","The goal of this project is to purchase a Macintosh laptop computer to replace the personal computer currently being used by Lake Superior Youth Chorus' choir coordinator. On this short notice, dollars were not budgeted for a computer yet it is critical one is purchased promptly as we are within 2 1/2 weeks of Lake Superior Youth Chorus' final concert and only fundraiser for the year, as well as conducting planning and notification for Lake Superior Youth Chorus spring auditions and Summer Sing day camp. The project will be successful if we are able to purchase a computer and any required software needed for Lake Superior Youth Chorus' choir coordinator to efficiently accomplish her work.","This request was to purchase a computer for Lake Superior Youth Chorus' choir coordinator, Jennifer Campbell, whose personal computer being used for Lake Superior Youth Chorus business was failing and requiring an excess of time to accomplish Lake Superior Youth Chorus activities. Receiving this grant on short notice was a lifesaver. A MacBook Air was purchased. Jenny stated more than once after getting the new computer, ""This new computer has made my job so much easier and less frustrating. Thank you!""",,756,"Other, local or private",949,,"Robert Turner, Susan Dahlberg, Patrick Colvin, Mark Morse, Marilyn Odean, Brian Kapp, Steven Cushing, Melissa Frohrip, Leslie Black, Melinda Marble, Gretchen Safstrom",,"Lake Superior Youth Chorus, Inc. AKA Lake Superior Youth Chorus","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Quick Start Opportunity Grants",,"Lake Superior Youth Chorus replacement of critical staff computer",2015-05-01,2015-07-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Robert,Turner,"Lake Superior Youth Chorus, Inc. AKA Lake Superior Youth Chorus","PO Box 3337",Duluth,MN,55803,"(612) 390-3698 ",info@lsyouthchorus.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Lake, Carlton, Aitkin, Itasca, Pine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-opportunity-grants-29,"Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30453,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",2015,185,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","1. To make a custom free form black ash pack basket and harness system. 2. To learn the foundational skills of black ash pack basket weaving and construction from an accomplished black ash basket maker/artisan, such as; a. identifying and selecting black ash trees for basketry, processing black ash logs into basket material. b. gain understanding of and experience in how to shape, weave, and manipulate the materials into unique forms. c. understand the weave patterns, the assembly of the basket, and how to make the various components of black ash pack basket like the rims, handles, skids, and harness. 3. To connect with the land, the black ash artisans of the past, and the part of myself that is fed by constructing my handmade life. 4. To gain the skills, knowledge, and confidence as black ash basket artist, that I need to connect visitors of North House Folk School to black ash basketry, and the Arrowhead when I demonstrate the craft for the public at North House. When the class is over I will: 1. Have an individualized black ash pack basket of my own creation, of a high level of function and quality that is aesthetically pleasing. 2. Have gained the foundational knowledge and skills of black ash pack basket construction from selecting and processing appropriate materials, to weaving, shaping, and constructing all parts of the basket. 3. Have gained a greater understanding how the materials and how I use them determine the shape, size, function and visual appeal of the finished basket. 4. Feel enabled to build upon this experience and continue developing my skill and artistic vision with black ash basketry on my own time. 5. Feel confident demonstrating this type of black ash basketry to the public at North House Folk School in August, and I should be successful at doing so. 6. Be able to make additional pack baskets on my own after the completion of this class. 7. Be able to build on this experience to a point where I can reliably make black ash pack baskets and similar types of black ash baskets of a consistent form. 8. Reaffirm my own connection to the land, its first inhabitants, and who I am inside, as well as connect the people who see my black ash baskets to the places and faces from which this craft has grown.","1. I built a free form custom pack basket of a high level of quality, suited to my own needs, that is pleasing to the eye. 2. I learned the weave pattern, and how to build a black ash pack basket. 3. I learned what to look for in a good black ash basket tree. 4. I learned how to harvest and process weaving materials from a black ash tree into clean, consistent, weavers. 5. I learned about the selection of appropriately sized weavers for a particular part of the basket like how the thickness of weavers determines where it can be used in the basket (i.e. as an upright, a weaver, a false rim, or a rim lashing), as well as, how the width of weavers and uprights plays a key role in how much shape a basket can have. 6. I learned how to tension weavers, and train uprights to give a basket the shape I want. 7. I feel confident continuing to build black ash baskets on my own, and demonstrating this craft to the public.",,535,"Other, local or private",720,,,,"Kyle J. Lind",Individual,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",,"Black Ash Pack Basket Weaving Class",2015-05-01,2015-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kyle,Lind,"Kyle J. Lind",,,MN,,"(612) 868-0582 ",lindy.sawmill@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Cook",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-opportunity-grants-30,"Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952 ",
30459,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",2015,193,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","One of the goals of my project is exposure of my work to a larger audience. I also want people to see my work in other mediums and how that affects what I do. I'm hoping that people familiar with my work will see how my work has evolved over the years. Another outcome of this project is that I have to make a considerable amount of art work. Having to do so much art has really made me much more conscientious of how to best concentrate on doing art. Since I am also using a few pieces I did previously but am not satisfied with, I am learning to see my work more critically and am working on those pieces to bring them to where I think they should be. This is definitely a growing experience for me! As far as exposing my work to a larger audience, given that Zeitgist is a cafe and will be busy in the summer, I know that my work will be exposed to a larger audience. Completing the necessary works for this show is another measurable outcome.","I don't know how many people will see my work but I think the numbers I gave in my application are a good estimate. Since the work is at Zeitgist Cafe and will be up until August and they serve meals there daily.",,557,"Other, local or private",750,,,,"Alberta K. Marana",Individual,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",,"I am having a one person show at Zeitgist Cafe and will be showing aproximately 30-40 pieces of art.",2015-04-01,2015-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Alberta,Marana,"Alberta K. Marana",,,MN,,"(218) 310-3552 ",julance@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-opportunity-grants-32,"Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30460,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",2015,170,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","The Homegrown Illustration Show will showcase the arts and culture of the Duluth/Superior Homegrown Music Festival. Emerging artists, established artists, high school art students and children are given the opportunity to share their illustrations of Homegrown Royalty. For many of the high school students and children, this is their first experience participating in an art exhibition. In addition this opportunity allows them to show their art work alongside some of Duluth's most established artists. It is my goal to showcase the diverse artistic talents in Duluth's arts community and to reflect the inclusivity of Homegrown Music Festival, by engaging a diverse group of local artists. The success of the Homegrown Illustration Show will be measured by attendance and artist participation. The goal is to engage local artists to showcase and reflect the inclusivity of the Homegrown Music Festival. A Homegrown Illustration Show will be up for a month at Prøve Gallery where staff and volunteers will interact with participating artists and attendees of the show. Evaluation will also include participating artist’s perspective on how this show has impacted their skills and presence in the area arts community. The success of the Homegrown Illustration Show will be evaluated by reflection on show attendance and artist participation. In addition, success of this show will exemplify that the Homegrown Illustration Show should become an annual event to kick start the Homegrown Music Festival.","With this project we were able to reach multiple parts of our communities. These groups include teenagers who are still in school (Harbor City International School Arts Club and East High School Arts club). A lot of their teachers had very positive remarks about the student's experience in participating in a curated show in a prominent gallery. We were also able to engage emerging artists who were graduating from college and emerging artists who were trying to find their voice and develop their skills. By pairing such groups with established artists, it boosted their self-esteem and it made them believe that they can create projects bigger than themselves. We were also able to engage with folks who organize Duluth/Superior Homegrown and they were incredibly honored that Prove hosted an event to celebrate the visual and musical world.",,490,"Other, local or private",660,170,,,"Florencia Matamoros",Individual,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",,"Exhibition expenses for the hanging of A Homegrown Illustration Show.",2015-04-01,2015-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Florencia,Matamoros,"Florencia Matamoros",,,MN,,"(218) 428-3001 ",flodoodles@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-opportunity-grants-33,"Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952 ",
30467,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",2015,193,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","The goal of this project is to create and perform a dance for the two performances of Dances on the Lakewalk this July. Measurable outcomes will include a video of the piece for all dancers and myself; new repertory for the dancers' resumes; and the positive experience of modern dance by audience members' at two outdoor performances, Friday and Saturday evenings. Evaluation of the dance-making process and the final performances outdoors will be done informally with participants. Each will be made aware of the stipend available to him/her. Each will be given a copy of the performance video for use in promoting their own artistic careers. The project will be deemed a success if dancers have been able to participate with some compensation for their many hours and hard work, and if I feel like we've created work to be shared with other audiences, in new venues. Audience numbers at each night's show are counted by the sponsor of Dances on the Lakewalk, Ressl Dance.","We expanded the dance, ""With Love,"" by 1:30. We enlarged the ensemble from 5 to 10 dancers. The performance made many in the audience cry. Dancers all have access to a YouTube video of the performance.",,857,"Other, local or private",1050,,,,"Elizabeth M. McKhann AKA Lisa McKhann",Individual,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",,"To choreograph and perform for Dances on the Lakewalk",2015-06-01,2015-07-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elizabeth,McKhann,"Elizabeth M. McKhann AKA Lisa McKhann",,,MN,,"(218) 722-6190 ",lulu@cpinternet.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Lake",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-opportunity-grants-34,"Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30472,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",2015,279,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","To hone my craft as a performer and establish a relationship between Duluth, the Seattle Opera, and the Washington-Idaho Symphony. I will know my initial goal is complete when I have completed my scheduled coachings and give two very successful performances of ""The Tragedy of Carmen"" in Pullman, Washington.","Completed the Vocal Coaching. Completed the performances. My singing has markedly improved, according to my voice teacher and the judges of the Schubert Club Competition.",,434,"Other, local or private",713,,,,"Eric G. Meyer",Individual,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",,"""Operatunity"" for Lyric Bass to hone his craft and make national connections in Opera. I am already being hired to sing the role of Escamillo in the Washington-Idaho Symphony's production of ""Tragedy of Carmen,"" so I decided to head out to Seattle a week early and take some lessons and artistic coaching from veterans of the Seattle Opera and other opera professionals in the area.",2015-01-01,2015-01-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Eric,Meyer,"Eric G. Meyer",,,MN,,"(218) 384-1645 ",MEYER990@GMAIL.COM,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-opportunity-grants-35,"Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30479,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",2015,193,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","We rehearse the workshop before the conference in a Drumming Into Story circle session in St Paul on 2/17. The workshop at the Drum Circle Facilitators Guild conference gives attendees the experience of entrainment and stress release. The workshop gives attendees the experience of increased community in the circle. The workshop leads attendees into comfort expressing themselves with drums. The workshop gives attendees the experience of discovering and telling a personal story to one other person. I connect with new drum facilitator friends at the conference. I get at least 3 gig leads from this conference. Our workshop includes 20 minutes of group debriefing and Question/Answer after the circle for participant feedback and reflection. We administer conference's workshop surveys at the end of our workshop. My co-facilitator Linda and I debrief after the workshop re: all our workshop goals. I keep notes in my Drum Facilitation Log about my observations of entrainment, community, drumming/verbal self-expression, and story sharing. We videotape our workshop, reviewing it after the conference in for evidence of entrainment, stress release, connection between participants, individual self-expression with drums, and individual verbal storytelling engagement among participants. We network informally with participants later during the conference for individual feedback. Conference presenters let us know feedback they hear after the conference.","45 national colleagues participated in our drum circle workshop, Drumming Into Story. Feedback from colleagues on our workshop was overwhelmingly positive. We purchased and 3 excellent texts to help us in all our drum circle work, especially our work with children. We met and established relationships with 20+ new colleagues over the conference weekend. We rehearsed our workshop before the conference in a Drumming Into Story circle session in St Paul on 2/17. The workshop at the Drum Circle Facilitators Guild conference gave attendees the experience of entrainment, stress release, and relaxation. The workshop gave attendees the experience of increased community in the circle so they shared stories. The workshop led attendees into comfort expressing themselves first with drums. The workshop helped attendees discover and tell a personal story to one other person. We got at least 3 gig lead relationships from this conference: Jeff Holland, Mary Knysh, Jessica Fredericks. Will see Mary Knysh in Minnesota.",,782,"Other, local or private",975,,,,"Rachel A. Nelson",Individual,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",,"Drum Circle Facilitators Guild National Conference. Drum Superior has been invited to present a workshop at the 2015 Drum Circle Facilitators Guild conference. The workshop, Drumming Your Way In: Using Participatory Art to Invite Story, represents the growing edge of my drum circle facilitation work, demonstrating a way group drum circles can prepare individual participants to access and share personal stories. The conference is February 20-22, 2015 at Ocean Creek resort in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Presenting at this conference will be a huge step in my drum circle facilitation career as I make connections, get peer feedback on my work, and learn from leaders in the drum circle facilitation field.",2015-02-01,2015-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rachel,Nelson,"Rachel A. Nelson",,,MN,,"(651) 353-3370 ",bardlive@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Lake, St. Louis, Ramsey, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-opportunity-grants-37,"Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952 ",
30481,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",2015,293,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","With financial assistance, I will exhibit 20 framed, matted photographic images at Pizza Luce restaurant during January 2015. I will host an art opening as well as publicize the event to increase exposure. Through announcing (postcards, posters) and hosting an opening night, I will draw participants to the exhibit and restaurant patrons will see my work throughout the month of January 2015.","20 people attended the opening night. No sales. 2 customers inquired about my photographs.",,707,"Other, local or private",1000,,,,"Michael W. Nordin",Individual,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",,"I have been invited to exhibit photographs at Pizza Luce in Duluth during the month of January 2015. Several images will be from my recent visits to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area wilderness and existing works. I have a shortage of acceptable frames and mattes and I'm requesting funds to cover framing and matting before the January deadline.",2014-12-26,2014-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael,Nordin,"Michael W. Nordin",,,MN,,"(218) 464-7617 ",mnordin41@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-opportunity-grants-38,"Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30490,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",2015,193,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","The goal of the project is to connect with new audiences, create awareness about the project, and build my resume as an emerging artist. Expected outcomes include 1000+ visitors during the run of the show, as well as making back the costs of my exhibition through selling art to this new audience. I'm also hoping to boost my following on Instagram, my main facet for publishing new work. My evaluation plan includes both qualitative and quantitative tools to measure audience numbers, as well as invite feedback—both written and verbal. I will also be closely monitoring sales from the show and new followers on social media.","Over 1,000 visitors to the exhibition, 900 new followers on Instagram, publicity in the Duluth News Tribune and on KUMD, contract work building an exhibition for Proctor Area Historical Society, as well as innumerable handshakes and words of appreciation.",,1007,"Other, local or private",1200,,,,"Cody Paulson",Individual,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",,"Port City Supply Co. Port City Supply Co. is a self-initiated iPhone photography project that aims to unearth an aesthetic that is intrinsically Duluthian. In the past 3 years, I've taken thousands of photos of Duluth's streets, landscapes and architecture. I've been invited by the Duluth Art Institute to showcase a collection of my photos from April 9th to June 4th in the Corridor Gallery.",2015-04-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cody,Paulson,"Cody Paulson",,,MN,,"(218) 780-0896 ",cody@codypaulson.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-opportunity-grants-40,"Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952 ",
30492,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",2015,193,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","I have been invited to participate in the fine art of furniture. It will take place from June 19 to July 31 2015. The show consists of makers that have shown an ability to create furniture pieces that display characteristics that could be described as art more than traditional furniture designs. I am looking for funding to cover travel expenses. I will be showing 2 pieces. The first is a small wall cabinet called Witch Tree Cabinet, the second is a pair of cherry dining chairs. Living in rural Minnesota inhibits the networking that happens in a metro area. This exhibit draws a group of artists from a wide area and gives an opportunity to engage in conversations and face time. This networking addresses a component that is missing in my artistic practice. The Winona count historical society will track the number of visitors. Publish or Perish does not only hold true for academics. The best outcome would be to sell work. I have found that often happens years later. I simply have to trust that every time I show work in public that a seed is being planted, this has been corroborated. It is a bit like fishing you for sure won't catch anything if you don't go. So I go to these events not knowing what will develop but something always does and that is what networking is about.","Contact and conversation with 11 other artists, 1 curator, 2 museum administrators.",,944,"Other, local or private",1137,,,,"Peter K. Pestalozzi",Individual,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",,"Support for travel to Winona, Minnesota for the show Art of Fine Furniture",2015-06-01,2015-07-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Peter,Pestalozzi,"Peter K. Pestalozzi",,,MN,,"(218) 365-5499 ",odysseydesign@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Winona, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-opportunity-grants-41,"Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30493,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",2015,293,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","My puppets will survive and continue to be easily available for viewing and educational use to the Duluth community, especially the children of Myers Wilkins school. Many other communities will benefit as the puppets occasionally tour with me as a nationally known conference artist and with Kathy Hermes of Lutheran Social Services with GBLT speaking engagements. I will also be able to work on new projects through February. Myers Wilkins and Together for Youth can give feedback as to the priceless value of receiving these larger than life hero entities. Life House will testify as to the benefit of their logo participating in the Spirit of the North parade.","By having a space to store and repair them, my big puppets will survive an unexpected loss of long-term storage and continue to be easily available for viewing and educational use to the Duluth community, especially the children of Myers Wilkins School. Many other communities will benefit as the puppets occasionally tour with me as a nationally known conference artist and with Kathy Hermes of Lutheran Social Services with GBLT speaking engagements. I was also able to work on new projects through February.",,457,"Other, local or private",750,293,,,"Mary K. Plaster AKA Mary Plaster",Individual,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",,"I have made many giant puppets for use in the Duluth community since 2001. The Duluth Art Institute has been generous with their west location, offering me storage in exchange for proper display. This fall the Duluth Art Institute has begun using the hall for weddings and other events and has respectfully requested the removal of the puppets. Myers Wilkins School has offered to display 7 of the historical entities and Together for Youth of Lutheran Social Services will take the 5 GBLTQ ancestors. I need immediate space to do proper repair and display of this series before the transfer. I am also making new pieces, including one for Life House. Bob King is offering use of a storefront at 134 W 1st St thru February for $750.",2014-12-01,2015-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mary,Plaster,"Mary K. Plaster AKA Mary Plaster",,,MN,,"(218) 310-6289 ",artist@maryplaster.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Carlton",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-opportunity-grants-42,"Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952 ",
30500,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",2015,293,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","The direct goals can be simply stated as: travel to Miami, present Robot Rickshaw during the Street Festival, present workshop on robotic musical instruments, conduct at least one pop-up street performance, and any venue performances that can be scheduled on return trip to Minnesota. Also, to connect and build relationships with other artists, gallery and venue managers, and receptive fans along the way. Behind these concrete objectives lies a desire to present this work in a variety of contexts, learn from these performances, and continually improve and develop the work. Questions for evaluation and reflection on this project: Was the scheduled performance and workshop at the Street Festival in Miami a success? How many students attended the workshop? Approximately how many attendees were there at the Street Festival performance? Approximately how many people viewed and heard the work during walks through the streets of the Wynwood District? Were other scheduled and impromptu performances given in Miami and/or at other locations along the return route? What were the approximate numbers for these performances? Were new connections made with artists, venue or gallery owners/managers, and fans? Were there any commissions for new work or invitations for future performances, or was there interest expressed along these lines? Were any new opportunities for collaborations with other artists identified? Reflect upon the presentation and reception of the work during this trip. Were there adjustments, improvements, or alterations made to the instruments, music, performance, and presentation of the work for these performances? Have any future adjustments, improvements, or alterations been suggested by this experience that could be made for forthcoming performances?","Scheduled performance and workshop at the Street Festival in Miami were successful and well received. Workshop was attended by a small group of four artists. On each of two nights, approximately 250-300 people gathered on the street in front of the Harold Golen Gallery during the Robot Rickshaw performance. The second night, the police actually had to shut down the performance briefly as attendees were blocking traffic. Hundreds more were reached on walks through the streets of the Wynwood District. In addition to the planned activity of the grant proposal, additional performances were given in Miami, Tampa, Atlanta, Tuscaloosa, Nashville, and Louisville. New connections were made with artists, promoters, and gallery owners in Miami, Atlanta, Tuscaloosa, and Louisville, with interest expressed in future performances and installations. Valuable experience performing Robot Rickshaw in a variety of contexts and insightful feedback from other artists, informing future performances.",,1507,"Other, local or private",1800,,,,"Troy Rogers",Individual,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",,"Travel expenses for an invited performance and workshop during Art Basel Miami. The Foundation for Emerging Technologies and the Arts Foundation, upon discovering Robot Rickshaw (a newly launched street art project that I began presenting in Duluth this fall), invited me to perform and conduct a workshop for their Street Festival, which happens at the Harold Golen Gallery in Miami's Wynwood Art District during Art Basel. This offers an excellent opportunity to present my work to an international audience of thousands of people. Given the rickshaw's size, I must drive, which I will use as an opportunity to present at other venues along the way. Funds request is for expenses (gas, lodging) incurred in travel to and from this event.",2014-12-24,2014-11-16,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Troy,Rogers,"Troy Rogers",,,MN,,"(218) 750-4518 ",troy@expressivemachines.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-opportunity-grants-43,"Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952 ",
30502,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",2015,193,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","Our goal is to work collaboratively, to learn from each other by our unique ceramic knowledge, vision, techniques, and ideas with clay. We will research the newly developed clay body todo at the Shigaraki Ceramic Research Center and work together in Ruriko Miyamoto's studio. Our goal is to research and work collaboratively with the slip-casting processes of todo clay. Our goal is to produce ceramic sculpture with todo clay that will reflect our collaboration, and our cultures. We want to collaborate and work with Japanese todo clay; through research, studio work, and our ideas. Our goal is to produce slip cast ceramic sculpture with todo clay.",,,1307,"Other, local or private",1500,,,,"Katherine E. Sandnas AKA Mutti",Individual,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",,"Ceramic Artists Mentor-ship with: Ruriko Miyamoto, Ting Ju Shao, and Katherine Sandnas",2015-05-01,2015-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Katherine,Sandnas,"Katherine E. Sandnas AKA Mutti",,,MN,,"(218) 476-2012 ",katherinesandnas@hibbing.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-opportunity-grants-44,"Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30517,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",2015,193,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","Vermilion Community College will invite author and former Vermilion Community College graduate Daniel J. Rice to Ely, Minnesota, to discuss the process of writing and publication of his new book This Side of a Wilderness. This event will be open to the college's student body and the Ely community. The measurable outcomes are: -The audience members gain an understanding of the writing process. -The audience members gain an understanding of the publishing and marketing process of a book. -To provide an educational opportunity to Vermillion Community College community and surrounding area. The methods to measure our outcomes are: -Through a formal survey with Vermilion Community College students and an informal survey with the community members. -Discuss the event within courses afterwards, i.e. the college composition courses or environmental literature course. -The attendance of the community open presentation.","We tracked attendance at each event and conducted an informal survey of some of the audience members that included a discussion of the event afterwards in two college composition courses and an environmental literature course.",,557,"Other, local or private",750,,"Joe Moubry, Meg Heiman, Jeanette Cox, Craig Tikkanen, Shawn Bina",,"Vermilion Community College","State Government","Quick Start Opportunity Grants",,"A Discussion with Daniel J. Rice. Vermilion Community College will bring Minnesotan author Daniel J. Rice to discuss with students and community members the process of writing, publishing, and marketing a book. During this project, we will be utilizing course period time and a community presentation to achieve this goal.",2015-02-01,2015-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joseph,Moubry,"Vermilion Community College","1900 Camp St E",Ely,MN,55731,"(218) 235-2147 ",moub6845@mail.vcc.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Lake",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-opportunity-grants-45,"Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30526,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",2015,193,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","This request is dedicated to purchasing a baby grand piano to facilitate artistic experiences in the atrium and performance theater. Our goal is to give more artists the opportunity to perform and earn an income. Over the course of 2015, we will build towards an average of at least two performance art activities per week in the atrium, and they will highlight a diverse array of artistic forms - from poetry to music to spoken word to storytelling. We will spend at least $9,500 paying artists to perform in the atrium, many of which will play our piano. We will also try to measure the number of audience members who listen to the piano. This is easier to do when the piano is used in the performance theater because of ticket sales. When it's being played in the atrium, which is generally a non-ticketed area, we'll have to make our best estimations based on feedback from staff, head counts, etc. We will track the number of artists who use the piano, starting immediately after grant proceeds are received. This will include events anywhere in our building. Tracking of audience members will be harder as the atrium space is a transient space and not something that we generally sell tickets for. But we can track the times the piano is used in the atrium, performance theaters, and throughout the building, and approximate the number of audience members who heard a performance.","Funds were used to purchase a baby grand piano to facilitate artistic experiences in the atrium and performance theater. Our goal was to give more artists the opportunity to perform and earn an income, with projections of two performance art activities each week in the atrium, highlighting a variety of art forms. In 2015 there were over 40 unique nights of live music in the atrium alone. And nearly 1/2 of those performances utilized the piano. This translates to nearly two dozen artists taking advantage of the instrument, and well over 700 unique audience members.",,10057,"Other, local or private",10250,,"Sarah Seidelmann, Bill Payne, Geiger Yount, Mickey Pearson, Aparna Katre, Francis Heid",,"A.H. Zeppa Family Foundation AKA Zeitgeist Center for Arts and Community","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Quick Start Opportunity Grants",,"Atrium Arts Expansion - Baby Grand Piano. We have the opportunity to build on a grant award to expand our artistic programming in the atrium with the discount purchase of a baby grand piano. This piano was originally loaned to us for the performance of a recent production in our performance theater, and without our expectation, the offer was made to sell us this piano for very good price. This would be an amazing resource for us to build on a growing number of artistic performances occurring in our atrium space and performance theater.",2015-04-01,2015-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Anthony,Cuneo,"A.H. Zeppa Family Foundation AKA Zeitgeist Center for Arts and Community","222 Superior St E Ste 326",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 726-5430 ",tony@zeppa.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Lake, Carlton, Cook, Aitkin, Itasca, Koochiching",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-opportunity-grants-46,"Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
25410,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",2015,293,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","My goal is to get six pieces framed for my upcoming shows and also to have my work documented -- so that I will be able to have a digital portfolio made with professional photos. This would allow me to show my work to more galleries and help equip me with tools that will allow me to eventually develop a website.My plan is to have some of my work framed and to hire a photographer to shoot my work. Both will help me present my work with more professionalism so that am better situated to be selected for more exhibition opportunities as I work to grow my career as a visual artist.","I was able to have 4 pieces frames and had much of my work photographed for my portfolio.",,457,"Other, local or private",750,,,,"Carla Hamilton",Individual,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants ",,"This request would support framing and documentation for two upcoming exhibition opportunities: Washington Studios (Duluth): group show October; Benchmark Tattoo and Gallery (Duluth): group show December. ",2014-10-06,2014-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carla,Hamilton-Eisele,"Carla Hamilton",,,MN,,"(715) 817-6609 ",chde11@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-opportunity-grants-2,"Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair. ","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: student of Art Education at University of Minnesota-Duluth, ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth. ",,
33404,"Red Rock Twp - Nicolville",2015,177483,"MS Section 446A.075","Small Community Wastewater Treatment Program","Meet TMDL wasteload allocation requirement by fixing failing septic systems","Meet TMDL wasteload allocation requirement by fixing failing septic systems",,,,,,,,"Red Rock Township","Local/Regional Government","Corrective action work for small community collection and treatment system serving previously unsewered area",,,2014-01-08,,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Jeff,Freeman,"Minnesota Public Facilities Authority","332 Minnesota Street, Suite W820","St. Paul",MN,55101,"(651) 259-7465",jeff.freeman@state.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Public Facilities Authority ",,Mower,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/red-rock-twp-nicolville-2,,,,
23889,"Red River Basin River Watch FY15",2015,100000,,,,,,,,,,,0.82,"Red River Watershed Management Board","Local/Regional Government","The goal of this project is to engage citizens in local watershed monitoring, work with regional partners to promote understanding and protection of watersheds, and organize and facilitate gathering of scientific data for the benefit of water quality in the Red River Basin.",,,2013-10-07,2016-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Naomi,Erickson,"Red River Watershed Management Board","40048 160th Avenue SE ",Erskine,MN,56535,,,"Education/Outreach/Engagement, Monitoring, Technical Assistance","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Becker, Beltrami, Big Stone, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Kittson, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman, Otter Tail, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake, Roseau, Stevens, Traverse, Wilkin",,"Bois de Sioux River, Buffalo River, Clearwater River, Mustinka River, Red Lake River, Red River of the North - Sandhill River, Red River of the North - Tamarac River, Roseau River, Snake River, Thief River, Two Rivers, Wild Rice River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/red-river-basin-river-watch-fy15,,,,
10003480,"Reducing Lake Quality Impairments through Citizen Action",2015,59000,"M.L. 2014, Chp. 226, Sec. 2, Subd. 03k","$59,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with the Freshwater Society to train lake associations and other stakeholder groups to develop lake management plans and to implement science-based, citizen-led water quality improvement projects on impaired lakes in west central Minnesota. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2017, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.",,,,59000,,,0.84,"Freshwater Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Many lakes in Minnesota are classified as “impaired” for aquatic recreation and aquatic life as the result of nonpoint source pollution. These impairments can be addressed by the citizens that live by and have a vested interest in these water bodies, but there is often a lack of knowledge and resources to take effective action. The Freshwater Society is using this appropriation to train citizen groups in lake ecology and management in order to guide them in implementing water quality improvement projects for their local water bodies.",,http://www.lccmr.leg.mn/projects/2014/work_plans/2014_03k.pdf,2014-07-01,2017-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund",Completed,,,Jen,Kader,"Freshwater Society","2424 Territorial Rd, Ste B","St. Paul",MN,55114,"(651) 313-5807",jkader@freshwater.org,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Becker, Douglas, Grant, Otter Tail",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/reducing-lake-quality-impairments-through-citizen-action-0,,,,
23912,"Reinvest In Minnesota Wetlands Partnership, Phase VI",2015,9020500,"ML 2014, Ch. 256, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 4(a)","$9,710,000 in the second year is to the Board of Soil and Water Resources to acquire permanent conservation easements and restore wetlands and associated upland habitat in cooperation with the United States Department of Agriculture and Ducks Unlimited, including $645,000 for an agreement with Ducks Unlimited to provide technical and bioengineering assistance. Up to $190,000 to the Board of Water and Soil Resources is for establishing a monitoring and enforcement fund as approved in the accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent conservation easements must be provided as part of the final report. The appropriations in Laws 2012, chapter 264, article 1, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (a), and Laws 2013, chapter 137, article 1, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (a), may be used for the purposes of this appropriation. ",,"Protected 1392 acres (in easement) ",,15000,"Ducks Unlimited, Ducks Unlimited, Ducks Unlimited ",9020500,,,1.66,"BWSR; with US Dept of Ag; Ducks Unlimited","State Government","The Reinvest in Minnesota (RIM) Wetlands Partnership Phase VI protected and restored 1,391 acres of previously drained wetlands and adjacent grasslands on 15 conservation easements. ",,"The RIM Wetlands Partnership Phase VI restored and protected almost 1,400 acres of previously drained wetlands and associated upland grassland wildlife habitat complexes via 15 permanent conservation easements.  The goal of the RIM Wetlands Partnership was to achieve the greatest wetland functions and values and optimizing wildlife habitat on acres enrolled. Wetlands and adjacent grasslands provide habitat for waterfowl, pheasants, deer and non-game species, some that are threatened or endangered.  Minnesota’s prairies once comprised nearly 20 million acres, extending from the borders of Iowa and Wisconsin in the southeast to North Dakota and Manitoba in the northwest.  Less than 1% of this native prairie remains.  Minnesota has lost an estimated 42 percent of its original 16 million acres of wetlands to drainage or fill activities.  The loss of wetlands is most severe in the prairie regions of the state.  Approximately 90% of prairie wetlands have disappeared and in the southwestern part of the state losses are as high as 99%. Prairie wetlands are particularly important for migratory waterfowl.  Although the North American pothole region contains only about 10% of the waterfowl nesting habitat on the continent (including a significant portion of Minnesota), it produces 70% of all North American waterfowl.  This extensive loss of Minnesota’s prairie and wetland habitat has lead to the decline of many wildlife and plant species originally abundant in the state.  Of the nearly 1,200 known wildlife species in Minnesota, 292 species, or approximately one-fourth, are at risk because they are rare. Their populations are declining or they face serious risks of decline due to loss of habitat.  The RIM Wetlands Partnership held meetings regularly to provide program oversight and guidance and to establish payment rates for upcoming sign-ups. The RIM Wetlands Partnership used the GIS Wildlife Habitat Potential Model developed by the USFWS Habitat and Population Evaluation Team (HAPET) to evaluate each easement application on its potential to restore wetland functions and values along with optimum wildlife habitat benefits.  A RIM Wetlands Partnership statewide sign-up was held in 2015. All applications were scored and ranked using the RIM Wetland Restoration Evaluation Worksheet.  The worksheet evaluated which projects provided the greatest wetland functions and values and optimized wildlife habitat on the selected and enrolled acres.  The highest scoring applications were selected for funding. ",2014-07-01,2020-09-18,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,"Sharon ",Doucette,"Board of Water and Soil Resources","520 Lafayette Road North ","St. Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 296-6745",sharon.doucette@state.mn.us,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Brown, Lyon, Mahnomen, Murray, Nobles, Redwood, Renville, Roseau, Swift","Forest Prairie Transition, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Prairie Region",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/reinvest-minnesota-wetlands-partnership-phase-vi,,,,
29751,"Roseau River Watershed Restaration and Protection Strategy (WRAPS) - Phase 1",2015,83485,,,,,,,,,,,0.35,"Roseau River Watershed District","Local/Regional Government","Phase 1 of the Roseau River Watershed Restaration and Protection Strategy (WRAPS) project will focus on planning and coordination among project partners, creating a civic engagement strategic plan, holding a watershed kick-off meeting, gathering and summarizing available watershed information and data, and developing a data gap monitoring plan.",,"Roseau River Watershed",2014-12-01,2019-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Tracy,Halstensgard,"Roseau River Watershed District","108 3rd ave SW PO Box 26",Roseau,MN,56751,"(218) 242-1737",,"Analysis/Interpretation, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Restoration/Enhancement","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,Roseau,,"Roseau River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/roseau-river-watershed-restaration-and-protection-strategy-wraps-phase-1,,,,
29736,"Roseau Soil and Water Conservation District FY15 Surface Water Assessment Grant (SWAG)",2015,31872,,,,,,,,,,,.19,"Roseau Soil and Water Conservation District","Local/Regional Government","The Roseau River Watershed Assessment will include the waters of the Roseau River, Sprague Creek, Hay Creek and Hayes Lake. All of the monitoring sites, except one, are located in Roseau County, with the exception being located in Kittson County. This assessment focuses on collection of water chemistry and field parameters at one site on Hayes Lake and seven key sites on the Roseau River, which have been identified by MPCA. These sites are located in the lower reaches of each surface water system. This effort put forth by the Roseau SWCD and MPCA will utilize experience staff to obtain comprehensive data of surface waters. The project will support the biological data collected by MPCA and will establish whether these surface waters meet state and federal standards.",,"Roseau River Watershed ",2015-03-02,2017-03-01,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Janine,Lovold,"Roseau Soil and Water Conservation District","502 7th Street SE, Suite 8",Roseau,MN,56571,"(218) 463-1903",,Monitoring,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,Roseau,,"Roseau River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/roseau-soil-and-water-conservation-district-fy15-surface-water-assessment-grant-swag,,,,
28158,"Roseau River Watershed Hydologic Simulation Program FORTRAN (HSPF) Modeling",2015,99999,,,,,,,,,,,0.46,RESPEC,"For-Profit Business/Entity","The goal of this project is to construct, calibrate and validate a watershed model using Hydologic Simulation Program FORTRAN (HSPF) for the Roseau River Watershed. ",,"Roseau River Watershed ",2015-01-26,2016-02-28,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,"Michael M",Vavricka,"MPCA Detroit Lakes Office","714 Lake Street, Suite 220","Detroit Lakes",MN,56501,"(218) 846-8137",,Modeling,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Beltrami, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Roseau",,"Roseau River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/roseau-river-watershed-hydologic-simulation-program-fortran-hspf-modeling,,,,
30381,"Rural and Community Art Project Grants",2015,2823,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Goals: To provide an outdoor summer music venue from mid-June thru mid-August in the City Park of Biwabik for area musicians/groups to Biwabik and Range residents and tourists. To promote local music talent to a wider audience in Biwabik and the Range. To stimulate businesses growth on the ""Main Street"" of Biwabik beyond our established 4th of July and Weihnachtsfest. To promote interest in Biwabik as a possible place for housing and economic development as the City moves forward on its overall Comprehensive Plan. Outcome: To brand and promote Biwabik in collaboration with Giant's Ridge as a year round destination keeping all forms of the arts in the fore front to emulate the ""Bright Star"" cities like Lanesboro, New York Mills, and Grand Marais. Evaluation Plan: To count weekly event attendance. Event committee to poll attendees about the event, types of music, meet expectations. Poll Main street business...did it increase weekly business receipts.","1. Number of attendees counted by organizing staff for each venue. 2. Derived ""pass the hat"" donations for each venue that exceeded any planned revenue in the budget plan. 3. We had two vendors: 1. Kettle Corn and 2. Food Truck. In both cases the owners indicated sales increased each week that they sold their food. 4. Local businesses said verbally that there business did increase: however, we were unable to get exact figures for each date of the performances. This is being changed for 2016.",,4661,"Other, local or private",7484,290,"Mark Sutich, Mark Jackson, Pam Berts, Mary Ann Peterson, Sharon Salsman",,"Biwabik Area Civic Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Rural and Community Art Project Grants",,"Music In The Park",2015-07-01,2015-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mark,Sutich,"Biwabik Area Civic Association","PO Box 698",Biwabik,MN,55708,"(218) 865-6646 ",pat.holmstrom@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rural-and-community-art-project-grants-0,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30383,"Rural and Community Art Project Grants",2015,4460,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","To increase the opportunities for the community to experience art in a fun and festive environment, to learn from experienced artists, to offer an event that showcases a variety of art forms, and to encourage emerging artists to seek out art in their lives. We value the diverse population that we live in and wish to share art with those who sometimes find themselves unable to participate in the arts. This will be the 4th annual sidewalk chalk festival, starting in summer 2012 as a one day event with 25 registered artists and 100 art viewers. In summer 2014 there were 93 registered artists and over 700 art viewers throughout the 2 day event. We have added street performances, stage performances, and more free art activities. 12 artists participated in chalking tips and techniques clinics in 2012, where in 2014 we had over 30 participants.","The number of artists participating increased by 30%, including repeat artists, and new artists. The number of organizations that offered art activities to the community for free increased from 13 to 20, with several citing that they actually had so many kids participating they ran out of supplies. The number of spectators was well over 3000 spanning the two days of the event, but also continued for several days, even weeks, to observe the images left to view. There were also activities, puppet booth, musicians, and food stands. The street was closed for 2 days to allow emerging artists a free area to create art. The event expanded by one city block to accommodate the increase in artists and activities. Media included cover pages on the Duluth News Tribune, the Reader, Lake County News Chronicle, North Shore Journal, Fox 21, and several magazines.",,1460,"Other, local or private",5920,1000,"Val Doherty, Shelley Getten, Brien Getten, Alex Deters, Vicki Holisky-Crets, Steph Coffey, Michelle Ronning",,Chalk.a.Lot,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Rural and Community Art Project Grants",,"Chalk.a.Lot is a sidewalk chalk festival for artists of all ages and abilities to have fun drawing on sidewalks and in the street in downtown Two Harbors on July 17-19, 2015. Music, street performances, art activity booths and food will be part of the festivities.",2015-03-01,2015-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michelle,Ronning,Chalk.a.Lot,"1640 Hwy 2","Two Harbors",MN,55616,"(218) 590-4532 ",chalkalot2h@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Lake, St. Louis, Cook",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rural-and-community-art-project-grants-1,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952 ",
30386,"Rural and Community Art Project Grants",2015,2319,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","To bring community together for Music in the Park, providing opportunities for local musicians to perform, become recognized and earn an income while providing free entertainment for individuals and families, residents and tourists of all ages and building community. Measurable outcomes are the number of participants in the audience and the number of musicians able to perform. Counting and recording the weekly attendance at each concert and soliciting random audience feedback will be our primary methods to measure outcomes.","Averaged between 90 and 120 participants each Wednesday.",,1084,"Other, local or private",3403,,"Lisa Ojanen, Karen Hollanitsch, Rick Crettol, Lois Pajari",,"Cook Chamber of Commerce","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Rural and Community Art Project Grants",,"Music In The Park. To provide free weekly outdoor community concerts in the city park gazebo on Wednesday evenings from mid-June to the end of August.",2015-04-01,2015-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lisa,Ojanen,"Cook Chamber of Commerce","PO Box 296",Cook,MN,55723,"(218) 780-6510 ",cookmnchamber@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rural-and-community-art-project-grants-2,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30399,"Rural and Community Art Project Grants",2015,4559,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Goals are to invite local artists of all levels of expertise to share their art with the community, to engage local merchants to offer their window space for exhibits, and to bring exciting exhibits to the community and out-of-town visitors to enhance their appreciation and enjoyment of the arts. Measurable project outcomes are 80 or more adult artists, 80 or more student artists, 400 or more pieces of art on display, 40 or more participating merchants offering window display space, and art sales of $3,000 or more. Over the years, we hope the Ely ArtWalk will help strengthen the winter tourism economy and provide more opportunities for artists to live and work in the Ely area. Indicators of success will include growing lodging taxes collected in February, positive feedback from the merchants who provide display space, growing sales by artists during the event, and increasing numbers of artists participating each year. The Ely ArtWalk organizing committee routinely tracks the number of adult and youth artists, the number of artworks on display, the number of participating merchants, and total sales. It also conducts surveys of participating artists and merchants each year at the close of the event to collect feedback on several measures of satisfaction. Artist feedback is incorporated in the planning process for future events. Lodging tax collections are tracked and provided by the Ely Chamber of Commerce.","Measurable project outcomes were 90 or more adult artists, 80 or more student artists, 400 or more pieces of art on display, 40 or more participating merchants offering window display space, and art sales of $3,000 or more. Sixty-one individual adult artists participated this year, plus two group displays from Heart of the Woods Quilters and the Ely Photo Collaborative. This fell short of the 90 we had hoped to showcase. The number of participants has leveled off over time, as new artists join but other artists stop participating. Many of our participants work on their art part-time or occasionally, and do not have enough new pieces to show every year. The fact that we had so many new artists show that our event is healthy and meeting a need. We did succeed in having more than 400 pieces of art on display. There were easily more than 80 students participating in group shows from the schools, community education, and a local arts supply store. Forty-two merchants provided display space in their windows, meeting our measurable outcome. Ten pieces of art were sold, with $1,000 in proceeds going directly to the artists.",,4504,"Other, local or private",9063,165,"Steve Voiles, Polly Carlson-Voiles, Alanna Dore, Dayna Mase",,"Ely Artwalk",,"Rural and Community Art Project Grants",,"2016 Ely ArtWalk",2015-10-01,2016-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Steve,Voiles,"Ely Artwalk","PO Box 132",Ely,MN,55731,"(218) 365-3404 ",shamrock2@frontiernet.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rural-and-community-art-project-grants-3,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30400,"Rural and Community Art Project Grants",2015,4850,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The primary goal of the project is to create an engaging arts experience for participants and the general public. A secondary goal is to expand our participants’ artistic skills. These are the measurable short-range outcomes: -To place at least 16 snow sculptures in Whiteside Park. -To engage the public in the artists’ work. -To create an atmosphere for collaboration and teamwork. -To be family-friendly. These are the longer–range outcomes: -To draw visitors to Ely to strengthen the local winter tourism industry. -To provide participants with opportunities for personal growth as artists. -To provide rewarding experiences for audiences and increase appreciation for the arts. The number of snow sculptures is easily counted, and the degree of engagement with the public is easily observed by Ely Winter Festival board members who will be in the park throughout the time when the carving is taking place. We will sponsor several group meals that are attended by artists and board members, and we will solicit feedback from artists informally at those events. Additionally, we will evaluate our success by soliciting feedback from other arts organizations (e.g., Northern Lakes Arts Association, Ely ArtWalk, Greenstone Committee), the business community, and the general public. The first board meeting following the completion of the Festival is always open to the public for the express purpose of evaluation. We obtain lodging tax information from the Chamber of Commerce. Because lodging taxes are collected monthly, not weekly, it can be difficult to sort out the impact of the Festival itself, but year-over-year trends indicate a long-range positive impact.","These were the measurable short-range outcomes: To place at least 16 snow sculptures in Whiteside Park. To engage the public in the artists' work. To create an atmosphere for collaboration and teamwork. To be family-friendly. There were 16 snow sculptures in Whiteside Park, and another at the Headquarters operation. The public was clearly engaged in the artists' work, as we could see from the number of people in the park watching them carve. We sponsored several group social events for carvers, and received positive feedback on their ability to collaborate with each other. All sculptures were judged to be family friendly. These were the longerûrange outcomes: To draw visitors to Ely to strengthen the local winter tourism industry. To provide participants with opportunities for personal growth as artists. We have several carvers who come back year after year, attesting for the long-range ability of the event to help participants grow as artists. One team led by Jaymie Stocks that began carving several years ago at our event placed first at the Saint Paul Winter Carnival snow carving competition this year, and will represent Minnesota at the national competition in 2017. This attests to the track record of our event in developing artists.",,7098,"Other, local or private",11948,2498,"Linda Ganister, Carol Orban, Alanna Dore, Cecilia Rolando, Wade Pharr, Jim Christensen, Lynn Evenson, Jaymie Stocks, David Wigdahl, Peta Barrett",,"Ely Winter Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Rural and Community Art Project Grants",,"2016 Snow Sculpture Symposium",2015-09-01,2016-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Linda,Ganister,"Ely Winter Festival","423 Sheridan St E Ste 2",Ely,MN,55731,"(218) 365-7669 ",linda@elywinterfestival.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rural-and-community-art-project-grants-4,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30401,"Rural and Community Art Project Grants",2015,4850,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The goal of this project is to present a concert by the Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra as part of our music festival devoted to a diverse mix of musical genres. As home to those that cherish the North Land this is a celebration of our communities. The opportunity to provide quality music during an open air event is a wonderful gift that we would be honored to share at a reasonable expense to the attendees. Both the Embarrass Music Festival and the Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra will conduct formal evaluations of this event based on responses of their respective stakeholders. These evaluations will be shared between the two organizations. Evaluations will encompass artistic success, popular appeal and financial outcomes. The Embarrass Music Festival will conduct a 10 question exit survey to insure the program remains a success for years to come.",,,10190,"Other, local or private",15040,,"Richard Pierce, Robin Anders",,"Embarrass Music Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Rural and Community Art Project Grants",,"Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra concert at the Embarrass Music Festival",2015-07-01,2015-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Robin,Anders,"Embarrass Music Festival","8989 Pulkinen Rd",Embarrass,MN,,"(218) 590-1713 ",darbuki@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rural-and-community-art-project-grants-5,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30409,"Rural and Community Art Project Grants",2015,2676,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The goal of this project as reflected in our mission statement is to provide a venue for musical programs, lectures, exhibits and other activities that will benefit the people of Virginia and the surrounding communities. Our summer programming includes local artists and performers who reflect the ethnic diversity of the community. The outcomes will be based on attendance and on feedback from the audience on how well our chosen programs meet our goals. Programs are provided free of charge as to encourage everyone to attend. B'nai Abraham is handicap accessible so that everyone can access the building. Evaluation is done by the Friends of B'nai Abraham Board of Directors based upon feedback from the audience. Audience members are asked their thoughts and opinions on the program selections. Generally, a Board member is present at every performance. Evaluation is also done by our partners, the Virginia Area Historical Society staff and board who also attend programs and help to staff them.","Evaluation is based on attendance and on feedback from the audience on how well they like the programs and whether they would like to see that particular program in the future. Either Board members from the Friends of B'nai Abraham or Board members from the Virginia Area Historical Society are present at every performance. Participants are asked for feedback.",,1114,"Other, local or private",3790,,"Marjorie Ostrov, Charles Ostrov, Dianne Siegel, Leighton Siegel, Ann Phillips, Audra Keller, Marilyn Chiat, Larry Chiat, Elaine Chiat, Jo Doig, Judy Karon, Jim Rubenstein, Mike Blehert, Alan Milavetz",,"Friends of B'nai Abraham","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Rural and Community Art Project Grants",,"Programming for B'nai Abraham Museum and Cultural Center 2015. For the summer of 2015, the Friends of B'nai Abraham would like to present a series of musical programs at B'nai Abraham Museum and Cultural Center in Virginia, Minnesota that features local artists and includes some ethnic performers and music that will reflect some of the ethnic diversity of the community past and present.",2015-05-01,2015-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dianne,Siegel,"Friends of B'nai Abraham","1788 Maryland Ave N","Golden Valley",MN,55427,"(612) 867-1494 ",Lsiegel005@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rural-and-community-art-project-grants-6,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952 ",
30417,"Rural and Community Art Project Grants",2015,4460,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Our goal in the production of Young Frankenstein is to produce 5 stellar performances in February 2015 that will include collaborations with the Itasca Orchestra Society and the Reif Dance program. Another of our goals is to draw a larger audience in the 20's-30's age bracket. We realize that these are the people who will keep community theatre (and the arts) in existence in our community. We, therefore, have made it our mission to market this production extensively using the media to which this young audience will respond. This is the final Grand Rapids Players performance in the existing Reif Center (the venue closes for extensive renovations in April) and we plan to draw large audiences to build our credibility in the region, to include new faces both on stage and backstage, and to strengthen our organization's ability to market successfully. This production will be evaluated by the cast and crew through a survey that will be completed at the end of the project. Our audiences will be asked to complete a survey at the end of the show. This survey will be tucked in their program. It will include information that will let us know if we reached our targeted audience along with other pieces of info that will include miles traveled, a critique of the show, suggestions, etc. Our ticket sales will be another measureable evaluation of our success. We anticipate an arts review on our local radio station along with letters to the editor.","1. Increased number in auditions attendees - yes, there were many new faces and a mixture of ages. 2. Increased audiences - yes. Grand total of 830 patrons - 20% increase from last production AND 120 had attended 0-2 of our past productions! 3. Operate within a balanced budget - yes. 4. Accumulate useful information via audience and cast/crew surveys - yes - the surveys gave us positive feedback about our aggressive and new-found promotion efforts, increased our email addresses, acquired a list of interested participants in the organization, feedback on the production, and suggestions for upcoming shows.",,11147,"Other, local or private",15607,,"Sam Grigsby, Sharon Marty-Rasmussen, Greg Tuttle, Steph Schroeder, Susie Mogan, Josh Cagle, Jennifer Eck, Patricia Bunes, Rachel Randle",,"Grand Rapids Players, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Rural and Community Art Project Grants",,"Young Frankenstein. The Grand Rapids Players will present their spring musical Young Frankenstein in February 2015. This will be their last performance in the existing Reif facility prior to the beginning of the Reif expansion project. This project will be directed by highly qualified directors; artistic, musical, and construction. It will include collaboration with the Itasca Orchestral Society for the orchestra along with the Reif Dance Program for choreography. An aggressive marketing campaign through a wide variety of successful research-based media and networks is being formulated.",2015-02-01,2015-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sharon,Marty-Rasmussen,"Grand Rapids Players, Inc.","PO Box 26","Grand Rapids",MN,55744,"(218) 999-9650 ",srasmussen@isd318.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Itasca, Aitkin, Cass, Koochiching, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rural-and-community-art-project-grants-9,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30428,"Rural and Community Art Project Grants",2015,4559,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The goal of this project is to continue to improve the quality of our shows in our quest to 'bring the Northland's stories to the world'. The internet is a crowded place so we must continue to improve the quality of our writing, directing, acting and sound effects art if we are to earn a larger audience, and fulfill our mission for our artists, our audience and our community. There are website metrics that can indicate whether or not the quality of our shows is improving. Google Analytics provides a variety metrics to give site owners a better understanding of how their website is being used. Two of these are Pages per Session, which records how many pages of your website visitors viewed during their visit, and Average Session Duration, which measures how long visitors stayed on your site before leaving. At the time of this application, our Page/Session reading was 1.51 and our Average Duration stood at 50 seconds. Both of these metrics have been static for some time. I believe we can raise our Page/Session to 1.6 and our Average Duration reading to over a minute. We are a dramatic arts company. We tell stories that are rendered as sound files. When people come to our website, we get them listening to our shows as quickly and as easily as possible. It follows that if our stories were more engaging, the audience will listen longer.","For measurable outcomes, we selected listener statistics as the means to measure the success of our shows. The main goal we set was to increase our podcast listenership by 10% over the entire season. Our overall number of podcast listeners decreased by 14%, but that was largely due to low numbers early in the season when many of our listeners had not yet migrated their podcast feeds to the new server. However, listener statistics for the month of May, the final month of the season, were up 26% from May of the previous year. I think this shows that we exceeded our goal of 10% growth.",,5604,"Other, local or private",10163,,"James Yount, David Erwin, Sheila Tatone, Victoria Olson, Tom Bement, Declan Lowthian, Steve Windels",,"Icebox Radio Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Rural and Community Art Project Grants",,"Icebox Radio's 2015-16 Podcast Season",2015-09-01,2016-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeffrey,Adams,"Icebox Radio Theater","PO Box 46","International Falls",MN,56649,"(218) 283-5570 ",iceboxradio51@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Koochiching, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rural-and-community-art-project-grants-14,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30474,"Rural and Community Art Project Grants",2015,4460,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Our goals are to: 1. Help our participants expand their artistic skills by participating in the workshops, and by listening to and learning new tunes performed by fellow fiddlers and judges at the contest and at the jam session. 2. Provide a quality performance experience for the contestants. 3. Bring quality old time fiddle music to the residents of our community. We will measure our success by: 1. Having an audience of 400 between the preliminary and final rounds. 2. Holding expenses to $9,500. 3. Having at least 40 contestants. 4. Having 10 new contestants in the new, non-fiddle category. 5. Providing an enjoyable experience for the audience. 6. Providing a rewarding performance experience for contestants and an opportunity to hone their skills and learn new ones. Audience count will be calculated based on ticket sales. Contestants will be counted and recorded by category. We will keep records of income and expenses to assure the budget is met. Audience enjoyment will be a subjective judgment based on observing the audience during the performances and gathering feedback informally as we talk to people at the event. We will ask contestants to complete a post-contest survey rating their experience and identifying areas for improvement.",,,1040,"Other, local or private",5500,,"Sheila Wilcox, Holly Weir, Linda Weir, Erik Honkanen, Tucker Nelson, Mary Peterson",,"Minnesota State Old Time Fiddle Contest","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Rural and Community Art Project Grants",,"Minnesota State Old Time Fiddle Championships. We plan to hold the 34th annual Minnesota State Old Time Fiddle Championships on Saturday, August 1, 2015 at the Merritt Elementary School Auditorium in Mountain Iron, Minnesota. In addition to the contest we plan to hold a February fiddle workshop in Duluth and another workshop and fiddle jam session the day prior to the contest. Contestants will compete August 1st for the chance to qualify for the National Old Time Fiddle Championships held every June in Weiser, Idaho. Both the preliminary and final rounds of competition are open to the public for a modest fee.",2015-02-01,2015-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sheila,Wilcox,"Minnesota State Old Time Fiddle Contest","PO Box 600",Virginia,MN,,"(218) 735-8212 ",swilcox@vmps.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rural-and-community-art-project-grants-17,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30486,"Rural and Community Art Project Grants",2015,3298,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","As a result of this project, a live jazz performance will be presented at the Comet Theater in Cook, Minnesota, featuring the Clearwater Hot Club trio with Evan Price and Charmin Michelle. We aim to reach at least 80 people in the Cook area with this performance and meet or exceed audience expectations for the event. Attendance will be taken at the events and audience members will be solicited for verbal feedback by Northwoods Friends of the Arts volunteers and will be asked to complete a short written survey inserted in their program. The survey will measure audience satisfaction with the event and collect feedback for Northwoods Friends of the Arts on future programming needs.",,,402,"Other, local or private",3700,,"Kelly Dahl, Shawna Kishel, Lisa Hyppa, Judith Ulseth",,"Northwoods Friends of the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Rural and Community Art Project Grants",,"Jazz in the Northwoods",2016-01-01,2016-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Shawna,Kishell,"Northwoods Friends of the Arts","210 River St S PO Box 44",Cook,MN,,"(218) 410-9457 ",shkishel@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rural-and-community-art-project-grants-18,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30495,"Rural and Community Art Project Grants",2015,4850,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The main goal of this activity is to provide an opportunity to players of stringed instruments to learn and perform music we would not be able to accomplish without it. The goal will be met with the outcome of providing a concert of the music learned during the workshop to an audience of local residents who will indicate their appreciation - usually by applause and standing. It is expected that there will be a standing room only at the concert, and the musicians will express their satisfaction with the experience. Some of those who are using the housing provided will make generous donations to the project and will indicate their plans to return for another year.","This is an international effort where all participants learned string literature, some of it new compositions, and had the ability to sit with better players who come bringing new ideas and renewed interest to the new seasons of rehearsal and performance. Those returning to their local organizations (orchestras, small ensembles, etc.) went with new enthusiasm for the coming season. Participants left with a good feeling of comradery. All the special on-site activities, lessons and sectional rehearsal contributed to this. The ability to play more challenging music well was very satisfying as was putting on a performance that was received with a standing ovation. As was previously mentioned many if not all those involved have indicated that they are looking forward to next year's event.",,5600,"Other, local or private",10450,,"John Faith, Marcia Bringedahl, Gloria Lindstrom, Jane Barthell, Kelly-Langton-Antin",,"Rainy Lake Community Orchestra","Local/Regional Government","Rural and Community Art Project Grants",,"Summer String Workshop",2015-07-01,2015-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Faith,"Rainy Lake Community Orchestra","3057 County Rd 20","International Falls",MN,56649,"(281) 286-3281 ",johnfaith@midco.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Koochiching, Beltrami, Lake of the Woods, Itasca, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rural-and-community-art-project-grants-19,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
28891,"Sacred Heart Cathedral (Music Center): Roof and Tower Restoration",2015,365380,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.","Available upon request. Contact",,,,,365380,,"Duluth City Council - Jay Fosle, Sharla Gardner, Howie Hanson, Jennifer Julsrud, Linda Krug, Emily Larson, Barb Russ, Joel Sipress Sacred Heart Music Center Board - Johannes Aas, Mark Ball, Darlene Seelos, John Sorensen, Tracy Schramm, Arno Kahn, Shari Illig, Erik Tranby, Colleen Lambert",0.00,"City of Duluth","Local/Regional Government","To hire qualified professionals to replace the roof on the former Sacred Heart Cathedral, now Sacred Heart Music Center, listed in the National Register of Historic Places.",,,2014-10-01,2017-01-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Keith,Hamre,"City of Duluth","208 City Hall, 411 West First Street",Duluth,MN,55802,218-730-5480,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/sacred-heart-cathedral-music-center-roof-and-tower-restoration,"Historic Resources Advisory Committee Mark Peterson, Winona (Chair) - Executive Director, Winona County Historical Society - Governor's appointee to Minnesota Sesquicentennial and Minnesota Humanities Commissions - Qualified in history, historic preservation and history museum administration Leanne Brown, Eden Prairie - Director of Development, Carver County Library/Library Foundation - Formerly, Executive Director, Carver County Historical Society - Qualified in history, project management and museum studies Jack Byers, Minneapolis - Manager, Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED) - Manages CPED's Preservation and Design Section - Qualified in historic preservation, architecture, urban geography and planning Tamara Edevold, Bagley - Executive Director, Clearwater County Historical Society - Active in Minnesota's Historic Northwest, regional historical organization - Qualified in history, archaeology, anthropology and history museum administration Ram Gada, Eden Prairie - Engineer - Active in the documentation of Minnesota's East Indian community - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), former member - Qualified in engineering, energy consulting and grants administration William Latady, Tower - Bois Forte Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer - Curator, Bois Forte Heritage Museum - Qualified in archaeology, anthropology, historic preservation and history museum administration Benjamin Vander Kooi, Luverne - Attorney practicing as Vander Kooi Law Offices, P.A., in Luverne, MN - Active in Vote Yes! Campaign - Past chair, MN State Arts Board - Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation - Qualified in historic preservation, nonprofit and grants administration Brenda Child, Minneapolis - Chair, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota - Enrolled member, Red Lake Nation - Qualified in history, American Studies and American Indian Studies Nicole Foss, Bemidji - Executive Director, Beltrami County Historical Society, Bemidji, MN - Qualified in anthropology, historical archaeology, library and museum fields Kris Kiesling, Roseville - Director of Archives and Special Collections at University of MN Libraries - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) member - Qualified in library and archives, digital services and history Jan Louwagie, Marshall - Coordinator, Southwest Minnesota Regional Research Center, Southwest Minnesota State University - Founding member of Society for the Study of Local and Regional History - Former member of State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) - Qualified in history and archival administration Ann Meline, Saint Cloud - Deputy Director, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud - Formerly Assistant Director/Public Programs managing Exhibits, Collections and Education Departments - Former grant reviewer for Institute of Museum and Library Services - Qualified in history, nonprofit and museum administration Peter Reis, White Bear Lake - President, White Bear Lake Area Historical Society - Chair, Minnesota Historical Society's Grants Review Committee - Qualified in history and nonprofit and grants administration William Stoeri, Minneapolis - Ex-officio member (president of the MHS Board) Missy Staples Thompson, Saint Paul - Ex-officio member (treasurer of the MHS Board)","Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",,
28860,"Safe Haven Oral History Project",2015,5000,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.",,,,,,5000,,"Bill Burns, Chair, Judyth Babst, Treasurer, Steve Hennessy, Sharon Buchanan, Debbie Cervenka, Diane Miner, Melissa Kadlec, Amy White, Robin Roeser, Debra Mitchell, Denise Bussa, Sharon Rolle",,"Safe Haven Shelter and Resource Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To document in 10 oral history interviews the history of battered women's services and shelter in Duluth.",,,2014-08-01,2015-08-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Susan,Utech,"Safe Haven Shelter and Resource Center","PO Box 3558",Duluth,MN,55803,218-730-2478,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/safe-haven-oral-history-project,"Historic Resources Advisory Committee Mark Peterson, Winona (Chair) - Executive Director, Winona County Historical Society - Governor's appointee to Minnesota Sesquicentennial and Minnesota Humanities Commissions - Qualified in history, historic preservation and history museum administration Leanne Brown, Eden Prairie - Director of Development, Carver County Library/Library Foundation - Formerly, Executive Director, Carver County Historical Society - Qualified in history, project management and museum studies Jack Byers, Minneapolis - Manager, Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED) - Manages CPED's Preservation and Design Section - Qualified in historic preservation, architecture, urban geography and planning Tamara Edevold, Bagley - Executive Director, Clearwater County Historical Society - Active in Minnesota's Historic Northwest, regional historical organization - Qualified in history, archaeology, anthropology and history museum administration Ram Gada, Eden Prairie - Engineer - Active in the documentation of Minnesota's East Indian community - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), former member - Qualified in engineering, energy consulting and grants administration William Latady, Tower - Bois Forte Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer - Curator, Bois Forte Heritage Museum - Qualified in archaeology, anthropology, historic preservation and history museum administration Benjamin Vander Kooi, Luverne - Attorney practicing as Vander Kooi Law Offices, P.A., in Luverne, MN - Active in Vote Yes! Campaign - Past chair, MN State Arts Board - Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation - Qualified in historic preservation, nonprofit and grants administration Brenda Child, Minneapolis - Chair, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota - Enrolled member, Red Lake Nation - Qualified in history, American Studies and American Indian Studies Nicole Foss, Bemidji - Executive Director, Beltrami County Historical Society, Bemidji, MN - Qualified in anthropology, historical archaeology, library and museum fields Kris Kiesling, Roseville - Director of Archives and Special Collections at University of MN Libraries - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) member - Qualified in library and archives, digital services and history Jan Louwagie, Marshall - Coordinator, Southwest Minnesota Regional Research Center, Southwest Minnesota State University - Founding member of Society for the Study of Local and Regional History - Former member of State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) - Qualified in history and archival administration Ann Meline, Saint Cloud - Deputy Director, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud - Formerly Assistant Director/Public Programs managing Exhibits, Collections and Education Departments - Former grant reviewer for Institute of Museum and Library Services - Qualified in history, nonprofit and museum administration Peter Reis, White Bear Lake - President, White Bear Lake Area Historical Society - Chair, Minnesota Historical Society's Grants Review Committee - Qualified in history and nonprofit and grants administration William Stoeri, Minneapolis - Ex-officio member (president of the MHS Board) Missy Staples Thompson, Saint Paul - Ex-officio member (treasurer of the MHS Board)","Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",,
25365,"School Service Program and “Explore Minnesota: Pines, Mines and Lakes” Interactive Children’s Exhibit",2015,97000,"Minnesota Law 2013, Chp. 137, Art. 4, Sec. 2, Subd. 7","$1,100,000 the first year and $900,000 the second year are for arts and cultural heritage grants to children's museums. Of this amount, $600,000 the first year and $400,000 the second year are for the Minnesota Children's Museum, $200,000 each year is for the Duluth Children's Museum, $100,000 each year is for the Grand Rapids Children's Museum, and $200,000 each year is for the Southern Minnesota Children's Museum.","1. CDM will increase SSP enrollment from the six school districts in close proximity by 20% over the previous ten-month period.2. Walk-in attendance for the three-month period (April 01 – June 30, 2015) will increase 15% over the same time frame in 2014.","Measurable outcomes not yet available.",,,,97000,,,1.22,"Children's Discovery Museum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","This Legacy grant will focus on the too-often neglected local school districts that have generally not participated in the CDM SSP at the same level as distant schools in surrounding counties. A new CDM interactive exhibit is badly needed to draw back visitors who have been looking for something new at the Museum for children.",,,2014-09-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,John,Kelsch,"Children's Discovery Museum","2727 US Highway 169 South","Grand Rapids",MN,55744,"(218) 326-1900",director@cdmkids.org,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Aitkin, Beltrami, Carlton, Cass, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Itasca, Koochiching, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/school-service-program-and-explore-minnesota-pines-mines-and-lakes-interactive-children-s-e,,,,
14256,"Sealing Unused Public Drinking Water Wells",2013,250000,"Minnesota Laws 2011, chapter 6, article 2, section 8(c) ","$250,000 the first year and $250,000 the second year are for cost-share assistance to public and private well owners for up to 50 percent of the cost of sealing unused wells.","To seal 26 unused public water-supply wells in FY 2014. ","Legacy and leveraged funds sealed 26 wells. ",,192132,,,,,0.25,"Multiple public water systems ","For-Profit Business/Entity, Local/Regional Government, Non-Profit Business/Entity, Private College/University, Public College/University, State Government","Approximately 70 percent of all Minnesotans rely on groundwater as their primary source of drinking water. Wells used for drinking water must be properly sealed when removed from service to protect both public health and Minnesota’s invaluable groundwater resources. The Minnesota Department of Health protects both public health and groundwater by assuring the proper sealing of unused wells. Clean Water funds are being provided to well owners as a 50% cost-share assistance for sealing unused public water-supply wells. ","Unused wells, sometimes called “abandoned” wells, can pose a serious threat to groundwater quality. Unused wells allow contaminants to travel deep into the ground, bypassing the natural protection usually provided by layers of clay, silt, and other geologic materials. Unused wells can also be a physical hazard for humans and animals. It’s estimated that there are hundreds of thousands of unsealed wells in Minnesota. ","Grantees hire Minnesota licensed well contractors to seal their unseal, unused well(s). MDH staff inspect the wells for proper sealing. ",2013-02-01,2021-06-30,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Nancy,"La Plante","Minnesota Department of Health","PO Box 64975","St. Paul",MN,55164-0975,651-201-3651,nancyjo.laplante@state.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Hennepin, Lyon, McLeod, Morrison, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Swift, Todd, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright",,"Blue Earth River, Cannon River, Cedar River, Chippewa River, Cloquet River, Cottonwood River, Crow Wing River, Des Moines River - Headwaters, Lac qui Parle River, Lake Superior - North, Lake Superior - South, Le Sueur River, Little Fork River, Long Prairie River, Lower Minnesota River , Lower St. Croix River, Minnesota River - Headwaters, Minnesota River - Mankato, Mississippi River - Lake Pepin, Mississippi River - Sartell, Mississippi River - St. Cloud, Mississippi River - Twin Cities, Nemadji River, North Fork Crow River, Rainy River - Headwaters, Redwood River, Rock River, Root River, Rum River, Sauk River, Snake River, South Fork Crow River, St. Louis River, Statewide, Upper Wapsipinicon River, Zumbro River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/sealing-unused-public-drinking-water-wells,,,,
14256,"Sealing Unused Public Drinking Water Wells",2015,250000,"Minnesota Laws 2013, chapter 137, article 2, section 8(c)","$250,000 the first year and $250,000 the second year are for cost-share assistance to public and private well owners for up to 50 percent of the cost of sealing unused wells. ","To seal 23 unused public water-supply wells by June 30, 2016. ","Twelve unused public wells sealed. ",,222634,,,,,0.25,"Multiple public water systems ","For-Profit Business/Entity, Local/Regional Government, Non-Profit Business/Entity, Private College/University, Public College/University, State Government","Approximately 70 percent of all Minnesotans rely on groundwater as their primary source of drinking water. Wells used for drinking water must be properly sealed when removed from service to protect both public health and Minnesota’s invaluable groundwater resources. The Minnesota Department of Health protects both public health and groundwater by assuring the proper sealing of unused wells. Clean Water funds are being provided to well owners as a 50% cost-share assistance for sealing unused public water-supply wells. ","Unused wells, sometimes called “abandoned” wells, can pose a serious threat to groundwater quality. Unused wells allow contaminants to travel deep into the ground, bypassing the natural protection usually provided by layers of clay, silt, and other geologic materials. Unused wells can also be a physical hazard for humans and animals. It’s estimated that there are hundreds of thousands of unsealed wells in Minnesota. ","Grantees hire Minnesota licensed well contractors to seal their unseal, unused well(s). MDH staff inspect the wells for proper sealing. ",2013-02-01,2021-06-30,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Nancy,"La Plante","Minnesota Department of Health","PO Box 64975","St. Paul",MN,55164-0975,651-201-3651,nancyjo.laplante@state.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Hennepin, Lyon, McLeod, Morrison, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Swift, Todd, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright",,"Blue Earth River, Cannon River, Cedar River, Chippewa River, Cloquet River, Cottonwood River, Crow Wing River, Des Moines River - Headwaters, Lac qui Parle River, Lake Superior - North, Lake Superior - South, Le Sueur River, Little Fork River, Long Prairie River, Lower Minnesota River , Lower St. Croix River, Minnesota River - Headwaters, Minnesota River - Mankato, Mississippi River - Lake Pepin, Mississippi River - Sartell, Mississippi River - St. Cloud, Mississippi River - Twin Cities, Nemadji River, North Fork Crow River, Rainy River - Headwaters, Redwood River, Rock River, Root River, Rum River, Sauk River, Snake River, South Fork Crow River, St. Louis River, Statewide, Upper Wapsipinicon River, Zumbro River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/sealing-unused-public-drinking-water-wells,,,,
14256,"Sealing Unused Public Drinking Water Wells",2016,113000,"Minnesota Laws 2015, Chapter 2, Article 2, Section 8(c)","$113,000 the first year and $112,000 the second year are for cost-share assistance to public and private well owners for up to 50 percent of the cost of sealing unused wells. ","Nine unused public wells are proposed to be sealed by December 30, 2016. ","Nine unused public wells sealed. ",,55486,,,,,0.25,"Multiple public water systems ","For-Profit Business/Entity, Local/Regional Government, Non-Profit Business/Entity, Private College/University, Public College/University, State Government","Approximately 70 percent of all Minnesotans rely on groundwater as their primary source of drinking water. Wells used for drinking water must be properly sealed when removed from service to protect both public health and Minnesota’s invaluable groundwater resources. The Minnesota Department of Health protects both public health and groundwater by assuring the proper sealing of unused wells. Clean Water funds are being provided to well owners as a 50% cost-share assistance for sealing unused public water-supply wells. ","Unused wells, sometimes called “abandoned” wells, can pose a serious threat to groundwater quality. Unused wells allow contaminants to travel deep into the ground, bypassing the natural protection usually provided by layers of clay, silt, and other geologic materials. Unused wells can also be a physical hazard for humans and animals. It’s estimated that there are hundreds of thousands of unsealed wells in Minnesota. ","Grantees hire Minnesota licensed well contractors to seal their unseal, unused well(s). MDH staff inspect the wells for proper sealing. ",2013-02-01,2021-06-30,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Nancy,"La Plante","Minnesota Department of Health","PO Box 64975","St. Paul",MN,55164-0975,651-201-3651,nancyjo.laplante@state.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Hennepin, Lyon, McLeod, Morrison, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Swift, Todd, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright",,"Blue Earth River, Cannon River, Cedar River, Chippewa River, Cloquet River, Cottonwood River, Crow Wing River, Des Moines River - Headwaters, Lac qui Parle River, Lake Superior - North, Lake Superior - South, Le Sueur River, Little Fork River, Long Prairie River, Lower Minnesota River , Lower St. Croix River, Minnesota River - Headwaters, Minnesota River - Mankato, Mississippi River - Lake Pepin, Mississippi River - Sartell, Mississippi River - St. Cloud, Mississippi River - Twin Cities, Nemadji River, North Fork Crow River, Rainy River - Headwaters, Redwood River, Rock River, Root River, Rum River, Sauk River, Snake River, South Fork Crow River, St. Louis River, Statewide, Upper Wapsipinicon River, Zumbro River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/sealing-unused-public-drinking-water-wells,,,,
14256,"Sealing Unused Public Drinking Water Wells",2018,250000,"Minnesota Laws 2017, Chapter 91, Article 2, Section 8(c)","$250,000 the first year and $250,000 the second year are for cost-share assistance to public and private well owners for up to 50 percent of the cost of sealing unused wells. ","Seventeen unused public wells are proposed to be sealed by October 31, 2018. ","As of March 2, 2018, one unused well has been sealed. ",,,,,,,,"Multiple public water systems ","For-Profit Business/Entity, Local/Regional Government, Non-Profit Business/Entity, Private College/University, Public College/University, State Government","Approximately 70 percent of all Minnesotans rely on groundwater as their primary source of drinking water. Wells used for drinking water must be properly sealed when removed from service to protect both public health and Minnesota’s invaluable groundwater resources. The Minnesota Department of Health protects both public health and groundwater by assuring the proper sealing of unused wells. Clean Water funds are being provided to well owners as a 50% cost-share assistance for sealing unused public water-supply wells. ","Unused wells, sometimes called “abandoned” wells, can pose a serious threat to groundwater quality. Unused wells allow contaminants to travel deep into the ground, bypassing the natural protection usually provided by layers of clay, silt, and other geologic materials. Unused wells can also be a physical hazard for humans and animals. It’s estimated that there are hundreds of thousands of unsealed wells in Minnesota. ","Grantees hire Minnesota licensed well contractors to seal their unseal, unused well(s). MDH staff inspect the wells for proper sealing. ",2013-02-01,2021-06-30,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Nancy,"La Plante","Minnesota Department of Health","PO Box 64975","St. Paul",MN,55164-0975,651-201-3651,nancyjo.laplante@state.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Hennepin, Lyon, McLeod, Morrison, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Swift, Todd, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright",,"Blue Earth River, Cannon River, Cedar River, Chippewa River, Cloquet River, Cottonwood River, Crow Wing River, Des Moines River - Headwaters, Lac qui Parle River, Lake Superior - North, Lake Superior - South, Le Sueur River, Little Fork River, Long Prairie River, Lower Minnesota River , Lower St. Croix River, Minnesota River - Headwaters, Minnesota River - Mankato, Mississippi River - Lake Pepin, Mississippi River - Sartell, Mississippi River - St. Cloud, Mississippi River - Twin Cities, Nemadji River, North Fork Crow River, Rainy River - Headwaters, Redwood River, Rock River, Root River, Rum River, Sauk River, Snake River, South Fork Crow River, St. Louis River, Statewide, Upper Wapsipinicon River, Zumbro River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/sealing-unused-public-drinking-water-wells,,,,
30807,"Small Towns/Rural Areas",2015,1500,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The artists participating in the Art Tour will benefit from increased exposure and sales. Attendees will benefit from the opportunity to observe, ask questions, and learn from the participating artists in their studio environments. Attendees are encouraged to evaluate their experience on feedback forms provided at each location. To motivate attendees we use the forms for door prizes at each participating location. The survey forms give us information about the numbers of participants, along with their level of satisfaction.","This year attendance was same as last year, sales for artists remained about the same or down a bit. We are satisfied with this outcome given the current economic climate. This is the fifth year the proportion of attendees shifted to more local people and fewer from the Twin Cities.",,9435,"Other, local or private",10935,,"Julia Crozier, Vicky Kurk, Berhadette Mahfood, Monta May, Rober Meyer, Sue Pariseau, Mariella terBeest-Schladweiler",,"Bluff Country Studio Art Tour","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Small Towns/Rural Areas",,"15th Annual Bluff Country Studio Art Tour",2014-12-07,2015-07-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Monta,May,"Bluff Country Studio Art Tour","67 5th St W PO Box 78",Winona,MN,55987,"(507) 452-4506 ",info@bluffcountrystudioarttour.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Steele, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-townsrural-areas-69,"Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: musician; Kathy Rush: thespian; Mary Ruth: dancer; Jon Swanson: curator; Joan Sween: author; Philip Taylor: artist; Sandy Thompson: arts administrator; Gary Tollers: musician; Tom Willis: potter","John Becker: Business Owner; Hal Cropp: Executive Director, Commonweal; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director, Words Players; Julie Fakler: education coordinator, Paradise Center; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Scott Roberts: arts administrator; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.",,
30815,"Small Towns/Rural Areas",2015,1500,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase participation of musicians in the Chatfield Brass Band and the number of performers who are a part of the concert series, including children, soloists, members of guest groups, etc. Invite new members via newspaper ads and articles. Personally invite high school students and acquaintances who are musicians. Continue to include children’s performance opportunities as a part of the concert program. Submit a newspaper article that interviews members of the band.","We invite new members for the band in our articles and at live performances. This year we added two college students, a high school student, and two adult instrumentalists. Another high school student has indicated interest for next season. We had three additional guest musicians as a part of our kitchen band for the ""variations on a Kitchen Sink"" piece. We invited children to play rhythm instruments with us on a march and had about 20 kids join the band.",,4600,"Other, local or private",6100,,"Jerry Barrett, Teresa Cerling, Ellen Grabau, Theres Hayden, James McMullin, Carmen Narveson",,"Chatfield Brass Band","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Small Towns/Rural Areas",,"Music in the Park free summer concert series",2015-01-01,2015-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Theresa,Hayden,"Chatfield Brass Band","81 Library Ln PO Box 578",Chatfield,MN,,"(507) 867-3275 ",chatband@selco.info,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Fillmore, Mower, Olmsted, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-townsrural-areas-70,"Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: musician; Kathy Rush: thespian; Mary Ruth: dancer; Jon Swanson: curator; Joan Sween: author; Philip Taylor: artist; Sandy Thompson: arts administrator; Gary Tollers: musician; Tom Willis: potter","John Becker: Business Owner; Hal Cropp: Executive Director, Commonweal; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director, Words Players; Julie Fakler: education coordinator, Paradise Center; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Scott Roberts: arts administrator; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.",,
30839,"Small Towns/Rural Areas",2015,1800,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Marigold Days provides access to participation in the arts for more Minnesotans. Comment cards are collected from participants and visitors. This year an online survey will be added to the website. General observations and stories are related in the final committee meeting and recommendations made for the next festival. New committee volunteers would point to a successful event.","Less than ten percent of vendor comment cards were returned. None had negative comments. Pleasant anecdotes were reported for all activity organizers. In general, the weekend was a big success. We added three new volunteers to the Marigold Days Committee.",,26812,"Other, local or private",28612,,"Melisa Ferris, Jane Hardwick, Lyle Hoaglund, Paul Larson, Barb Loquai, Jane Olive, John Olive, JoAnn Roth, Ron Ruport, Curt Wendland",,"Mantorville Restoration Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Small Towns/Rural Areas",,"50th Annual Marigold Days",2015-06-01,2015-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cindy,Nelson,"Mantorville Restoration Association","21 5th St E PO Box 202",Mantorville,MN,55955,"(507) 635-5901 ",marigolddays2015@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dodge, Fillmore, Goodhue, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Steele",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-townsrural-areas-74,"Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: musician; Kathleen Peterson, playwright; Kathy Rush: thespian; Mary Ruth: dancer; Joan Sween: author; Sandy Thompson: arts administrator; Gary Tollers: musician; Tom Willis: potter","Kjel Alkire: performance artist; John Becker: Business Owner; Hal Cropp: Executive Director, Commonweal; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director, Words Players; Julie Fakler: operations manager, Paradise Center; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Paula Michel: secretary, Harmony Arts Board; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Scott Roberts: visual artist; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.",,
30876,"Small Towns/Rural Areas",2015,1500,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","We are the sole provider of this art form in the region where arts enhancement is desirable. Bluegrass music originated in the US and goal is to not lose it by offering a quality experience with educational component. Financial goal is art form affordable to families in a pleasant and safe environment. Campground 85% booked; Increased attendance on average; Within family budgets and under 16 admitted free; Review programming comments; Bands request return; Workshops and open stages well attended; Revenue for community businesses; Board members interview random attendees re: programming.","To educate and promote bluegrass music as an art form in southeast Minnesota via professional stage performances, workshops, open stage and jamming opportunities to all age levels.",,12251,"Other, local or private",13751,,"Roberta Anderson, Bob Brommerich, John Campbell, Rebecca Gors, John Magnuson, Barbara Ottman, Darrell Ottman, Daryl Thompson",,"Southeast Minnesota Bluegrass Association AKA SEMBA","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Small Towns/Rural Areas",,"2015 Southeast Minnesota Bluegrass Association May Bluegrass Festival",2015-02-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Darrell,Ottman,"Southeast Minnesota Bluegrass Association AKA SEMBA","18696 Hwy 16",Houston,MN,55943,"(651) 388-3397 ",darrbarr@q.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Stearns, Steele, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-townsrural-areas-79,"Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: musician; Kathy Rush: thespian; Mary Ruth: dancer; Jon Swanson: curator; Joan Sween: author; Philip Taylor: artist; Sandy Thompson: arts administrator; Gary Tollers: musician; Tom Willis: potter","John Becker: Business Owner; Hal Cropp: Executive Director, Commonweal; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director, Words Players; Julie Fakler: education coordinator, Paradise Center; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Scott Roberts: arts administrator; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.",,
33027,"Source Water Protection Competitive Grant",2015,6873,"M.L. 2013; Chapter 137; Art 2; Sec. 8 (b)","$1,615,000 the first year and $1,615,000 the second year are for protection of drinking water sources.","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,6873,"Grantee's own financial resources",6873,,N/A,,"Cherry School","K-12 Education","Construct new well",,,2015-05-20,2016-04-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Tom,Cundy,"Cherry School","3943 Tamminen Road",Iron,MN,55751,"218 742 8102",trcundy@isd2142.k12.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-competitive-grant-95,N/A,"Jenilynn Marchand, Planning Program Supervisor,Karla Peterson, Supervisor, Engineer Administrative,Steve Robertson, Supervisor SWP Unit",N/A,No
33057,"Source Water Protection Plan Implementation Grant",2015,7314,"M.L. 2013; Chapter 137; Art 2; Sec. 8 (b)","$1,615,000 the first year and $1,615,000 the second year are for protection of drinking water sources.","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,,N/A,7314,,N/A,,"Hibbing Public Utilities","Local/Regional Government","Update PCSI; Manage sites with documented environmental contamination; Seal unused well",,,2015-05-01,2016-01-07,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Corey,Lubovich,"Hibbing Public Utilities","1902 6th Ave East",Hibbing,MN,55746,"218 262 7725",coreyl@hpuc.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-plan-implementation-grant-244,N/A,"James Walsh, Hydrologist Supervisor,Jenilynn Marchand, Planning Program Supervisor,Steve Robertson, Supervisor SWP Unit",N/A,No
33064,"Source Water Protection Plan Implementation Grant",2015,10000,"M.L. 2013; Chapter 137; Art 2; Sec. 8 (b)","$1,615,000 the first year and $1,615,000 the second year are for protection of drinking water sources.","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,,N/A,10000,,N/A,,"Red Rock Rural Water System","Local/Regional Government","Purchase data loggers and pressure transducers and collect data on groundwater and surface water",,,2015-05-01,2016-04-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Dominic,Jones,"Red Rock Rural Water System","305 West Whited Street",Jeffers,MN,56145,"507 628 4201",dominicredrock@centurytel.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,Cottonwood,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-plan-implementation-grant-247,N/A,"James Walsh, Hydrologist Supervisor,Jenilynn Marchand, Planning Program Supervisor,Steve Robertson, Supervisor SWP Unit",N/A,No
33068,"Source Water Protection Transient Grant",2015,9859,"M.L. 2013; Chapter 137; Art 2; Sec. 8 (b)","$1,615,000 the first year and $1,615,000 the second year are for protection of drinking water sources.","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,9859,"Grantee's own financial resources",9859,,N/A,,"Sunset Resort","For-Profit Business/Entity","Construct new well",,,2015-05-01,2016-03-07,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,John,Goraczkowski,"Sunset Resort","10294 Ash River Trail",Orr,MN,55771,"218 374 3161",sunset64@juno.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-transient-grant-131,N/A,"Jenilynn Marchand, Planning Program Supervisor,Steve Robertson, Supervisor SWP Unit",N/A,No
21066,"Southeastern Libraries Cooperating Legacy Grant SFY 2014 - SFY 2015",2014,287524,"Laws of Minnesota for 2013 Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4","These amounts are appropriated to the commissioner of education for grants to the 12 Minnesota regional library systems to provide educational opportunities in the arts, history, literary arts, and cultural heritage of Minnesota. These funds shall be allocated using the formula in Minnesota Statutes, section 134.355, subdivisions 3, 4, and 5, with the remaining 25 percent to be distributed to all qualifying systems in an amount proportionate to the number of qualifying system entities in each system. For purposes of this subdivision, ""qualifying system entity"" means a public library, a regional library system, a regional library system headquarters, a county, or an outreach service program. These funds may be used to sponsor programs provided by regional libraries or to provide grants to local arts and cultural heritage programs for programs in partnership with regional libraries. These funds shall be distributed in ten equal payments per year. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, the appropriations encumbered on or before June 30, 2015, as grants or contracts in this subdivision are available until June 30, 2017.",,"Total Number of Programs Held: 158 Total Attendance: 18,916 Total Number of Partnerships: 100",,15630,,252581,7198,,.69,"Southeastern Libraries Cooperating",Libraries,"Minnesota’s 12 regional public library systems, which encompass 350 public libraries in all areas of the state, benefit from a portion of the Legacy Amendment’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Through State Library Services, a division of the Minnesota Department of Education, each regional public library system receives a formula-driven allocation from the annual $3 million Minnesota Regional Library Legacy Grant. Southeastern Libraries Cooperating (SELCO) is a federated regional public library system with central services located in southeastern Minnesota. SELCO has thirty-five member public libraries located in eleven counties: Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Steele, Wabasha, and Winona. With Arts and Cultural Heritage funds, SELCO and its member libraries present an array of arts, cultural, literary, and Minnesota history programs in collaboration with arts and cultural organizations, independent artists, historical societies, and community organizations. Programs contribute to the cultural vitality of the region and build a lasting legacy. ",,,2013-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ann,Hutton,"Southeastern Libraries Cooperating","2600 19th St. NW",Rochester,MN,55901-0767,"(507) 288-5513",ahutton@selco.info,,"Minnesota Department of Education",,"Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Steele, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/southeastern-libraries-cooperating-legacy-grant-sfy-2014-sfy-2015,,,,
21066,"Southeastern Libraries Cooperating Legacy Grant SFY 2014 - SFY 2015",2015,287524,"Laws of Minnesota for 2013 Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4","These amounts are appropriated to the commissioner of education for grants to the 12 Minnesota regional library systems to provide educational opportunities in the arts, history, literary arts, and cultural heritage of Minnesota. These funds shall be allocated using the formula in Minnesota Statutes, section 134.355, subdivisions 3, 4, and 5, with the remaining 25 percent to be distributed to all qualifying systems in an amount proportionate to the number of qualifying system entities in each system. For purposes of this subdivision, ""qualifying system entity"" means a public library, a regional library system, a regional library system headquarters, a county, or an outreach service program. These funds may be used to sponsor programs provided by regional libraries or to provide grants to local arts and cultural heritage programs for programs in partnership with regional libraries. These funds shall be distributed in ten equal payments per year. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, the appropriations encumbered on or before June 30, 2015, as grants or contracts in this subdivision are available until June 30, 2017.",,"Total number of activities, programs, and/or events: 439 Total participation/attendance: 33,840 Total number of partnerships: 311 ",,121961,"SELCO Staff 350 hours in-kind",,7198,,0.15,"Southeastern Libraries Cooperating",Libraries,"Minnesota’s 12 regional public library systems, which encompass 350 public libraries in all areas of the state, benefit from a portion of the Legacy Amendment’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Through State Library Services, a division of the Minnesota Department of Education, each regional public library system receives a formula-driven allocation from the annual $3 million Minnesota Regional Library Legacy Grant. Southeastern Libraries Cooperating (SELCO) is a federated regional public library system with central services located in southeastern Minnesota. SELCO has thirty-five member public libraries located in eleven counties: Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Steele, Wabasha, and Winona. With Arts and Cultural Heritage funds, SELCO and its member libraries present an array of arts, cultural, literary, and Minnesota history programs in collaboration with arts and cultural organizations, independent artists, historical societies, and community organizations. Programs contribute to the cultural vitality of the region and build a lasting legacy. ",,,2013-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ann,Hutton,"Southeastern Libraries Cooperating","2600 19th St. NW",Rochester,MN,55901-0767,"(507) 288-5513",ahutton@selco.info,,"Minnesota Department of Education",,"Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Steele, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/southeastern-libraries-cooperating-legacy-grant-sfy-2014-sfy-2015,,,,
31288,"Statewide Legacy Grant Projects SFY 2015",2015,,"Laws of Minnesota for 2013 Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4",,,"Number of projects: 3Number of participants: 7,819",,,,,,,,,Libraries,"Each fiscal year of ACHF funding, a majority of the twelve regional library systems agree to allocate 10% of their ACHF funding to support statewide partnership projects. SELCO serves as the fiscal agent for statewide projects.",,,2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Ann,Hutton,"Southeastern Libraries Cooperating (SELCO)","2600 19th St. NW ",Rochester,MN,55901-0767,"(507) 288-5513",ahutton@selco.info,,"Minnesota Department of Education",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Statewide, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/statewide-legacy-grant-projects-sfy-2015,,,,
25416,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist",2015,1200,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","It is my intention to make a great feature film that attracts future filmmakers to come to the area. Not only would I seek to show the film at local film festivals, but I would spend the following year touring with it on the festival circuit. I want to make something important and unique that will showcase Duluth, Minnesota in a way that has never been done in film.The top priority is to just make a great work of art, which will be known when it premieres at its first festival. I would love to return to the Duluth Superior Film Festival for the premiere. It was an excellent way to show the world our finished product last year. As for attracting other filmmakers to come to Duluth, we already see it happening. We are almost set to overtake Minneapolis in projects being shot. The website for the Minnesota film board keeps track of how many films are being shot in different cities in the state, so it is a very measurable goal.","Sold out premiere at the Duluth Superior Film Fest. 3000+ views on trailer. Multiple local media stories about the project.",,8393,"Other, local or private",9593,,,,"Lance T. Karasti",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist",,"Two high school seniors form a friendship that enables increasingly dark thoughts and bad behavior. The Cat is a dark comedic feature film that explores anti-social disorder in youth. It is the second feature film by Lance Karasti to be made in Duluth, Minnesota.",2014-11-03,2015-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lance,Karasti,"Lance T. Karasti",,,MN,,"(218) 349-0370 ",lancekarasti@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-individual-artist-5,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: student of Art Education at University of Minnesota-Duluth, ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.",,No
25420,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist",2015,1200,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","To purchase a replacement iMac computer and the design and word processing software and scanner upgrades it will need.To upgrade to a computer into current industry standards, enabling me to replace my obsolete computer and allowing me to continue have its graphics help in the preliminary preparations of my woodcuts and stone lithograph prints. This equipment will not only replace my failing computer, but also give me a significantly better machine and design program, which should be suitable for my needs for another 6-7 years. It has a larger screen, a more powerful processor, four times the memory (which is always critical in image processing), a better video card, much faster ram, and will provide more options with fewer delays. It is also compatible with my present printer, saving me that expense for the time being.",,,1220,"Other, local or private",2420,,,,"Cecilia A. Lieder",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist",,"My request is for help in replacing my seven year old computer, which has become functionally obsolete. It’s presently showing critical signs of decline (slow-downs, erratic functioning, etc.) and will not be able to accept the next upgrade of Mac OS. I am requesting a new computer, two software upgrades and a scanner that will be compatible with it.",2014-11-15,2015-01-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Cecilia,Lieder,"Cecilia A. Lieder",,,MN,,"(218) 724-5212 ",cele@northernprintsgallery.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-individual-artist-6,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: student of Art Education at University of Minnesota-Duluth, ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.",,No
25432,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist",2015,1200,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","My goal is to purchase a Canon TS-E 24mm f/3.5L II Ultra Wide tilt-shift camera lens to expand my creative capabilities on future film and video projects. I plan to master its many features, from focal plane adjustments to perspective correction.For several months after purchasing the lens I will put it through its paces, testing and refining its many functions. My final report will include examples and explanations of the lens's varied visual abilities.","I purchased the Canon TS-E 24mm f/3.5L II Ultra Wide tilt-shift camera lens, as well as corresponding UV and neutral density filters. In the year since purchasing the lens I have used it in a variety of situations and have begun to amass a collection of truly unique images.",,1170,"Other, local or private",2370,,,,"Jason L. Page",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist",,"I intend to purchase a Canon TS-E 24mm f/3.5L II Ultra Wide Tilt-Shift Lens and master its many features to expand my creative capabilities on future film and video projects. Tilt-shift lenses allow photographers to move the body of the lens in relation to the sensor, enabling them to transcend the normal restrictions of depth of field and perspective.",2014-11-01,2015-10-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jason,Page,"Jason L. Page",,,MN,,"(218) 393-4224 ",jason@4trackfilms.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-individual-artist-7,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: student of Art Education at University of Minnesota-Duluth, ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.",,No
25435,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist",2015,1200,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The primary goal of this project is the creation of an artist website that will promote my literary work. I currently own an experimental website featuring film, art, and music by a variety of artists, as well as my own written and recorded work. This new site will act as a more traditional promotion of my work. It will also serve as a cross-promotional tool for my literary magazine, PRØOF, and for the work of other local artists whom I support. The secondary goal lies in the process. Through continued mentorship with local artist Kathy McTavish, I hope to expand my skill set and become a skilled coder and web designer. I will craft the code of this website by hand, and in doing so will become more proficient in the languages of HTML5 and CSS3 and develop web design skills, which will both improve me as an artist and develop my marketable skills. The computer I currently own does not have the capacity to create work of the caliber and speed that I wish to present.I will measure the audience reached using a tool available through the hosting service Bluehost, which measures various statistics regarding traffic on its members' domains.","Production of artist website.",,1220,"Other, local or private",2420,,,,"Kathleen H. Roberts",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist",,"I intend to create an artist website to advertise myself and my work. This will incorporate film and sound art as well as informational text and poetry. I will work with mentor Kathy McTavish and sound engineer Nickolas Monson in producing this website, and intend to code it entirely by hand. This project will help me develop skills in the areas of coding and web design and will simultaneously create a platform that promotes my literary work. During this process, I will continue to create new written work and transmedia collaborations.",2014-11-01,2015-01-20,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kathleen,Roberts,"Kathleen H. Roberts",,,MN,,"(401) 474-8627 ",kathleen@provegallery.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Aitkin, Cook, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-individual-artist-8,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: student of Art Education at University of Minnesota-Duluth, ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952 ",Yes
25444,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist",2015,888,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","My goal is to acquire a computer and printer. I am having great difficulty doing anything without modern equipment. I live in a rural area, 25 miles from the nearest city. I need the ability to e-mail, fax or print in order to apply for exhibitions and get my work out to the public. Currently, I have to go to my neighbors to print anything or drive at least 25 miles. The preferred method of delivery for the MacRostie Art Center is electronic. I had to drive the 120 miles (round trip) and hand deliver my application due to my lack of technology. The outcome of having an up to date computer/fax/scanner/printer would be me having the ability to get my work out to more places and have more opportunities in this technological world.Purchase of a computer, software and printer/scanner/fax. The outcome is having modern equipment to enable me to keep working.",,,592,"Other, local or private",1480,,,,"Sheila M. Yrjanainen",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist",,"I am working on building a body of work and exhibiting that work. My project is to purchase an up to date computer, software and printer/scanner/fax. This proposed funding from Arrowhead Regional Arts Council will allow me to meet current and future goals.",2014-11-01,2015-12-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Sheila,Yrjanainen,"Sheila M. Yrjanainen",,,MN,,"(218) 427-2391 ",yrjsheila@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Itasca, Aitkin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-individual-artist-9,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: student of Art Education at University of Minnesota-Duluth, ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.",,No
25399,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist",2015,1200,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","My goal is to purchase of a new 15-inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display to aid in my fiction, non-fiction and play/scriptwriting work, as well as the development of my online presence through my website (andyjaybennett.com) blog writing, freelance writing and social media. Development of video, photo and audio production and editing skills to assist in the development and enrichment of my online writing presence, which plays a very large factor in the success or failure of a writer's work in this modern, digital age. Anticipated outcomes include the completed purchase of the 15-inch MacBook Pro and the greater development of skills related to web content - both prose, photo, video and audio through the iLife applications as well as Adobe Creative Cloud.I will evaluate the success of my plan by (a) whether or not I am able to perform a much needed upgrade to my computer system and (b) whether the new computer and development of assorted web and multimedia skills result in an increase of traffic on my website and attention to my work in both printed and online forms.","Laptop purchased.",,1496,"Other, local or private",2696,,,,"Andrew J. Helbacka-Bennett AKA Andy Bennett",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist",,"I'm seeking funds to upgrade my 7-year old, slowly expiring desktop computer to a new Apple MacBook. This new computer will allow me a great deal more flexibility in terms of taking my work with me and writing whenever and wherever inspiration strikes, as well as the software suite included and available through the app store will allow me to develop my online presence as a writer through blog posts, social media, photos and video editing and production, all of which are becoming crucial aspects of a writer's career.",2014-12-01,2014-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Andrew,Helbacka-Bennett,"Andrew J. Helbacka-Bennett AKA Andy Bennett",,,MN,,"(218) 310-6395 ",andyjaybennett@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-individual-artist,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: student of Art Education at University of Minnesota-Duluth, ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952 ",Yes
25402,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist",2015,1200,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","My goal is to purchase equipment necessary to improve the creativity, quality and versatility of my photography. Once the equipment has been purchased it will be tested to be certain it meets my personal standard of reliability and quality. Each item will be evaluated individually.Since this project is about adding flexibility and freedom to my creativity, I will evaluate the outcome of this project when items have been received. Use of items will be the only way to determine their effectiveness. Each item will immediately be put to use. For the tripod and tripod head I will mount my camera and heaviest lens to determine its stability. For the backpack, as long as it fits comfortably and it protects my gear, it will meet its goal. For the lenses and lens support equipment, I will use them in the field to determine their effectiveness. All items will be checked against their ability to add flexibility to my photographic creativity. Based on my knowledge of these items, I am confident they will, once purchased, perform their functions quite well.","Purchase gear to further and expand my creative pursuit in photography.",,1224,"Other, local or private",2424,,,,"Jeffrey R. Dexheimer AKA Jeff Dexheimer",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist",,"For this project I will be purchasing photography gear that will add to my creative freedom and add a great deal of support to my current photographic equipment. Three additional lenses and supporting gear will add flexibility to my camera and allow me to compose with more direction and control. A backpack system will allow me to transport my gear with more comfort and will provide greater protection of fragile equipment during transport. Lastly a tripod and tripod head will enhance the accuracy with which I compose and add critical stability to my camera.",2014-11-01,2015-02-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeffrey,Dexheimer,"Jeffrey R. Dexheimer AKA Jeff Dexheimer",,,MN,,"(218) 269-3085 ",dexh0003@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-individual-artist-0,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: student of Art Education at University of Minnesota-Duluth, ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.",,No
25403,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist",2015,654,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","To install a dust collection system in my 250 square foot garage studio by the end of November 2014 to allow for the safe creation of wood sculptures year-round. This will allow me to increase my productivity. A peripheral benefit, with increased productivity I will be able to continue updating my social media sites with works in progress and finished artworks.By the end of November I will purchase the dust collection equipment and have it installed in the studio allowing me to create artworks in there over the winter months.","The grant allowed me to purchase a Jet dust collector, Jet air filtration system and accessories making my studio work environment immensely safer. The audience number is an estimate as online activities are a challenge to quantify. The grant did result in an exhibition opportunity at Lizzards Gallery, summer 2015, as well.",,613,"Other, local or private",1267,,,,"Eric M. Dubnicka",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist",,"I will utilize the grant to purchase dust collection and air filtration equipment to improve the safety conditions in my 250 square foot garage studio.",2014-11-01,2014-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Eric,Dubnicka,"Eric M. Dubnicka",,,MN,,"(218) 727-4434 ",edubnicka@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Lake, Carlton",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-individual-artist-1,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: student of Art Education at University of Minnesota-Duluth, ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952 ",Yes
25406,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist",2015,1200,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The goal of this project is to acquire a laptop for the purpose of composing, recording, mixing and mastering an album of new material with the band Southwire. The album will be released nationally and be made available in digital, CD, and vinyl formats.A successful outcome will be measured by the completion of an album using the computer purchased with the grant within the time parameters.","The grant increased my capacity to work as a musician. It also increased my capacity to collaborate with other artists, which in turn increased their capacity to complete work and reach larger audiences.",,1150,"Other, local or private",2350,,,,"Sean M. Elmquist",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist",,"I want to record an album of new material with my band Southwire. I am the producer, drummer and co-writer of the band, and I need a new laptop to write, record, mix and master the record. I will also use the laptop to record and collaborate with other musicians in the community.",2015-05-01,2015-07-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sean,Elmquist,"Sean M. Elmquist",,,MN,,"(612) 860-9128 ",seanfivepoints@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-individual-artist-2,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: student of Art Education at University of Minnesota-Duluth, ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952 ",Yes
25408,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist",2015,1123,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","My goal is to create photographs with my artistic preference of composition without the worry of distortion to the scene I am photographing. Normal lenses do not allow perspective control and can alter the shape and direction objects appear when they are placed close to the edge of the frame. The focal length of the lens I would like to purchase is one that most of my photography is created with. Using this lens will help me add a true representation of what I would like to capture, and the quality of my prints in terms of sharpness will also improve over my current abilities. My measurable outcome will be instantly noticeable for me when I use this wide angle lens for any composition I choose and can control the natural distortion that can happen on the outside edges of a framed scene. When using a precision piece of equipment, great clarity in the image itself is possible. This will become apparent when I make my enlargement prints.I would be able to physically see the effects of this lens while I am working on making a photograph. During composition, I would be in control of perspective. By making sure I am able to accurately represent to my taste the scene I am photographing, my artwork will become even more my own. By comparing images from different lenses, I would see the difference in the images by the shape changes that can occur when using a standard lens versus the tilt/shift I would like to purchase. My goal is always to see my finished images in print, and I prefer to do enlargements. By enlarging a file during digital printing, focus and clarity become the main concerns for me. Traditional lenses can have problems with focus when objects are both very close and very far. The tilt/shift lens allows me to also control my focus plane, meaning I can more easily keep everything in my photograph in focus. This will result in a more pleasing enlargement print.","By reviewing the photographs I have created using the equipment purchased I was able to determine the lens has had a drastic impact on my photography. When using the lens, I am able to accurately photograph my subjects with minimal distortion.",,1077,"Other, local or private",2200,,,,"Brett Grandson",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist",,"I would like to purchase a new camera lens that will allow me to control multiple aspects of my photographs. The lens I would like to purchase has the ability to tilt and shift perspectives in scenes, allowing me to use the wide angle of view I prefer in my artwork, but also keeping things such as trees and rocks from distorting and keeping objects both near and far in focus. The overall sharpness of this 24mm wide angle lens will also improve the visible clarity in my prints by maintaining sharp focus throughout the scene. The quality of glass used in producing this lens would also give me a better image to print from by creating cleaner, crisper edges and lines.",2014-11-01,2015-07-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Brett,Grandson,"Brett Grandson",,,MN,,"(218) 428-7828 ",Brett@grandsonphotography.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Lake, Cook, Aitkin, Carlton, Pine, Hennepin, Chisago, Itasca, Koochiching",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-individual-artist-3,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: student of Art Education at University of Minnesota-Duluth, ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952 ",Yes
30385,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist",2015,700,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","To purchase a large format digital scanner and printer in order to prepare a book dummy of my photographs of the communities of the Iron Range. Four copies will be made to send to publishers and curators. Production and distribution of the dummies will be the measurable outcome. Ultimately the best outcome would be publication of the book by a fine art photography publisher. A selection of existing and new photographs of the communities of the Iron Range will be digitally scanned and printed to assemble four copies of a book dummy to be distributed to publishers and curators. The phases will include selection, scanning, printing and sequencing the photographs in book form. Those images will be bound and distributed. Completion of each phase is a measurable outcome.",,,2116,"Other, local or private",2816,,,,"Richard W. Colburn",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist",,"To purchase a large format digital scanner and printer in order to make a book dummy of my photographs of the communities of the Iron Range. Four copies will be made to send to publishers and curators.",2015-05-01,2016-07-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Richard,Colburn,"Richard W. Colburn",,,MN,,"(218) 491-0875 ",richard.colburn@uni.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-individual-artist-10,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30389,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist",2015,348,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","My goal is to remain competitive in a techno-savvy culture, by having the tools to market my writing and to provide support to other writers and artists as a coach and consultant. I will evaluate success by the number of writers, artists and organizations I am able to assist. In addition, I will evaluate success by the increase in the number of my submissions.","I purchased an Acer desktop computer, monitor, antivirus software, Microsoft Office 2013 and wireless adapter from Voltz in Ely. I bought a printer from a cheaper source.",,839,"Other, local or private",1187,,,,"Jeanette M. Cox",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist",,"I will purchase an Acer Desktop computer, monitor, printer and wireless adapter to replace my ten year old Toshiba laptop to ensure that I can market myself as a writer.",2015-06-01,2015-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeanette,Cox,"Jeanette M. Cox",,,MN,,"(218) 404-0578 ",jetecho@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-individual-artist-11,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30390,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist",2015,582,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","The main goal in this project is to push our skills and our artistic abilities in the realm of DJing and turntablism. The equipment that we have used in the past has always been a collaboration of equipment we individually own. Although our equipment does work, it only allows us to utilize the bare minimum of not only what is possible through the program we use to make music, but also our musical abilities. Because we have such outdated equipment, we can't use the many new features our digital music program has to offer. Also, due to the low quality of our equipment, many technical difficulties happen while performing that only makes the experience for the public less enjoyable. Through the acquisition of new equipment, technical difficulties would be almost completely absent, and our live performances would enhance greatly through the learning and utilization of newer techniques almost immediately. This would instantly give the public a better experience of our musical abilities. We are constantly practicing and evaluating ourselves as musicians. Our biggest evaluation of ourselves comes through encouraging and pushing each other as musicians and comments from the public. Through the many hours of research we've done on what is possible with fully functional equipment, there are over twenty new techniques we could learn and utilize for live performances and recording. The measurable outcomes associated with ourselves learning these new techniques would be evaluated through comments from the public, other musicians, and our fans. These comments would be important in both a qualitative and quantitative format. This would be our biggest indicator of the positive impact our new equipment has made both on the public and ourselves.","Measurable outcomes include: amount of performances using equipment, amount of musical projects recorded with equipment, amount of time spent practicing with equipment.",,1378,"Other, local or private",1960,,,,"The Crunchy Bunch",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist",,"Seeking to invest in more reliable equipment for our performances. The Crunchy Bunch is a four piece DJ collective based out of Duluth, Minnesota that has been together for over 5 years now. We pride ourselves in our vast array of musical tastes and utilize this to not only play and support a wide variety of events and organizations like hot yoga, Churches United in Ministry's Harrison Park Community Parties, Movies in the Park, and Homegrown Music Festival, but also to promote musical diversity in our local community.Through working with many different venues, non-profits, and local businesses, we are very humbled by the amount of support our local community has given us, and we are always seeking new ways to give back.",2015-05-01,2016-05-04,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,The,"Crunchy Bunch","The Crunchy Bunch",,,MN,,"(218) 390-3864 ",cvharniss@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Carlton, Ramsey, Hennepin, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-individual-artist-12,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30406,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist",2015,700,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","I am seeking funds to purchase a new computer with current technology. After much research and analysis, I have chosen: 27-inch iMac with Retina 5K display. The new computer will enable me to use the appropriate, compatible software to process my photographs, video footage, audio recordings, and writings into various projects to share with the public. Software to process photos and videos created with modern camera equipment utilizes a greater capacity of memory, RAM, processor, and video card than my aging computer can handle. In order to prepare my works to share with the public, I must upgrade my computer technology. My overall vision with the photos and videos I create is to inspire people of all ages, through my distinctive photographic images and literature, to get outside, explore, learn about, appreciate, and protect the wilderness. I also hope to inspire others to reach for their dreams. I would purchase the new computer sometime between May 1, 2015 and September 1, 2015. I would immediately begin learning how to use the new equipment and utilizing it to process digital data captured on my 221-day solo wilderness canoe trip, along with creative projects from other timeframes. This will enable me to complete the creative part of my wilderness journey as well as grow and develop my creative skills and expression. The new computer will enable me to use the appropriate, compatible software to process my photographs, video footage, audio recordings, and writings into various projects to share with the public. Software to process photos and videos created with modern camera equipment utilizes a greater capacity of memory, RAM, processor, and video card than my aging computer can handle. In order to prepare my works to share with the public, I must upgrade my computer technology.","The new computer and updated software has enabled me to process my photographs and video to higher standards and better quality with less frustration. Public display of our artwork has resulted in many compliments and conversations about the subjects and how the images were captured. It would appear the viewers have a newfound or rekindled interest in the outdoors, or may explore outdoors with a new perspective. This public interest falls perfectly in-line with the outreach goals set forth by this project, namely to inspire people to get outside, explore, learn about, appreciate, and protect the wilderness, and inspire others to reach for their dreams. Magazine editors have been publishing my photos and articles, and the reach and tangible long term value will continue to unfold and be realized for years to come.",,3075,"Other, local or private",3775,,,,"Gary L. Fiedler",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist",,"In order to process digital photos and videos captured on my epic wilderness journey, I must replace my old computer equipment with current technology which will work with modern, common software. On October 26, 2014, I completed a 221-day solo canoe trip to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and Quetico Provincial Park. I captured two terabytes of digital photography, video footage, and audio recordings. I will use the information for photo exhibits, public presentations, articles for various publications, and fine art photography. The purpose of the creative projects related to my trip is to inspire and educate others, and raise awareness of the importance of wilderness areas.",2015-05-01,2015-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Gary,Fiedler,"Gary L. Fiedler",,,MN,,"(218) 491-3565 ",canoegary@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Lake, Cook, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-individual-artist-13,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30413,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist",2015,700,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","The goal and outcome for this project is to purchase equipment and technology necessary for artists working in today's digital age. The items to be purchased are a digital camera, photo editing software, a laptop computer, and a 2-year domain name extension for my website. Each of these is critical to the long-term success of my professional growth as an artist. The evaluation plan for the above mentioned goal is the successful procurement of a digital camera, photo editing software, a laptop computer, and 2-year domain name extension. High quality photographs of my work will strengthen my artistic professionalism and viability in the art world. Working with quality software to edit and resize those images will help produce a measurably more polished product. I will use a designated work computer during the most productive time of day for business related aspects of my art career. A computer will enhance and broaden my field of exposure to a wider online audience through an active, updated web presence. My work will be organized, tracked and managed through this computer. Other measurable outcomes include consistency in submissions, communicating with customers, and ongoing research. My website receives consistent, daily traffic. Obtaining a domain name extension provides seamless website service for visitors and curators alike.","The measurable outcomes from this project were the successful purchase of a digital camera, photo editing software, a laptop computer, and a 5-year domain name extension for my website.",,1650,"Other, local or private",2350,,,,"Shawna A. Gilmore",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist",,"The equipment and technology I intend to purchase are a digital camera, photo editing software, a laptop computer, and 2-year domain name extension. These tools are necessary for artists to succeed in this digital age and will directly affect the professionalism with which I conduct my business and present my work.",2015-05-01,2015-07-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Shawna,Gilmore,"Shawna A. Gilmore",,,MN,,"(218) 525-5545 ",shawnaanngilmore@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-individual-artist-14,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30441,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist",2015,594,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","My goal is to have ongoing technological and educational means to enhance my photography. I am planning on attending a documentary photography workshop at The Rocky Mountain School of Photography this September, 2015. To successfully complete this workshop, as well as continue working from outside my home, a laptop computer with the appropriate photography software will be required. One measurable outcome will be the successful completion of the Professional Studies Documentary Photography program at The Rocky Mountain School of Photography this coming September. Another measurable outcome will be the ability to process photos from outside my home office.","I was able to use my new Apple MacBook Pro every day during the Rocky Mountain School of Photography course, and the days leading up to it, as well.",,1526,"Other, local or private",2120,,,,"Jeremy Kershaw",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist",,"I am a photographer seeking to further my career and education. I am planning on taking a documentary photography course In September, 2015 that requires a laptop computer with the appropriate software (in this case, Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom). I am applying for the Technology/Equipment Grant to help assist with the acquisition of an Apple MacBook Pro 15 inch laptop and Adobe Photoshop Creative Cloud software.",2015-07-01,2015-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeremy,Kershaw,"Jeremy Kershaw",,,MN,,"(952) 303-2101 ",jeremybkershaw@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-individual-artist-19,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30443,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist",2015,700,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","Goals: Increase online presence, audition for songwriting contests, make rough recordings of new material in preparation for new CD, organize and follow up with music connections. Outcomes: Goal 1: Increase online presence. a. Update website using www.squarespace.com. b. Identify the most effective social media sites for musicians. c. Join sites new sites - Instagram, Twitter, etc. and update regularly. d. Be more active on those I am already signed up for - Youtube, and Facebook. Goal 2: Audition for songwriting contests. a. Join Sonicbids (helps to submit work to contests and festivals). b. Submit to at least 3 songwriting contests. Goal 3: Make rough recordings of new material. a. Learn to use Garageband (recording program). b. Set aside time to record new songs and play with different harmonies and accompaniments. Goal 4: Organize and follow up with music connections. a. Create spreadsheet of contacts - venues, artists, agents. b. Contact everyone at least once, follow up when appropriate. Methods to Measure Outcomes: Goal 1: Set up new website. Join at least two new social media sites and link them all together. Release two new Youtube videos a month - totaling in six videos in the three month time. Goal 2: Submit to at least three national songwriting contests (Ex: Rocky Mountain Songwriter Showcase, Kerrville Folk Festival New Folk Contest, Mountain Stage Newsong Contest.) Goal 3: Complete rough draft mixes of at least two of my new pieces - with harmony vocals and instrumentation. Goal 4: Book at least 4 gigs at new venues and secure one opening position for an artist I admire, keep a detailed record of who I have contacted and when.","Outcomes: Goal 1: Increase online presence. a. Updated website using www.bandzoogle.com. b. Identified and joined most effective social media platforms. c. Joined Instagram and Twitter. and update them, as well as Facebook and YouTube, regularly. Goal 2: Audition for songwriting contests. a. Joined Sonicbids (helps to submit work to contests and festivals). b. Submitted to seven songwriting contests, won one and got fifth in another. Goal 3: Make rough recordings of new material. a. Learned to use Garageband (recording program). b. Recorded new songs and played with different harmonies and accompaniments. Goal 4: Organize and follow up with music connections. a. Created a spreadsheet of contacts - venues, artists, agents. b. Contacted everyone at least once, followed up when appropriate, added to list when I traveled.",,1829,"Other, local or private",2529,,,,"Rachael Kilgour",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist",,"I am in need of a new, dependable computer/printer setup. As a musician, my voice, my guitar and my computer are my business. I currently own a 2008 MacBook laptop which crashes unexpectedly, cannot hold a battery charge and can no longer record or burn music. I would like to purchase a new Macbook Pro with a one year warranty, an external disc drive, a printer, a consult and file transfer with Geek Squad, and a one year contract with Squarespace to upgrade my website.",2015-05-01,2015-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rachael,Kilgour,"Rachael Kilgour",,,MN,,"(218) 349-6494 ",rachaelkilgour@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Lake, Hennepin, Isanti, Anoka, Sherburne, Ramsey, Chisago, Washington, Aitkin, Itasca, Crow Wing, Olmsted, Blue Earth",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-individual-artist-20,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30461,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist",2015,700,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","My goal is to increase my artistic presence online through use of my website. I also intend to increase sales. I will know the success of my project by counting hits and increased sales.","The Actual measurable outcomes are: 1) Increased sales. I have had a measurable increase in sales this past year. Editing of photos has helped viewers get a better overall idea of what the actual ""art piece"" looks like. I believe this has created a closer connection for them to the piece(s). Although I prefer potential clients to have a ""real time"" experience with the piece before committing the advanced technology has assisted in portraying very closely to what the actual piece(s) look like. 2) Having an I",,1800,"Other, local or private",2500,,,,"Karen E. Savage-Blue",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist",,"The popularity and demand of my art has increased measurable over the past 12 months. I need to fully utilize my web site for showing works (paintings) and for sales. I currently use Facebook for clients to view works and the United States Postal service for payments (personal checks). My website can do this job much more efficiently but it needs a complete makeover. I will hire a web designer for this task. I will be using my PayPal account for sales. I also need additional software for my computer (Photoshop Elements, updates) for uploading and manipulating images (my work). I also would like to purchase an IPad for showing works to prospective buyers and for sales. I will also need some instruction.",2015-05-01,2015-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Karen,Savage-Blue,"Karen E. Savage-Blue",,,MN,,"(218) 591-2069 ",ksbluearts@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Carlton, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-individual-artist-21,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952 ",
30462,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist",2015,302,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","With the purchase of a Cintiq Drawing tablet, my goal is to increase my level of illustrating and hand lettering through the design & illustration of 365 “Good Morning to You” postcards. The first illustrations will be simplified. As the project develops and the rhythm is set for illustrating and producing these postcards, I will have acquired more practice with the Cintiq Drawing Tablet. Comparing each postcard, I will seek to increase the level of intricacy and pattern design. I envision the last 30-50 postcards as more elaborate and intricate. Upon completion of the 365 postcards, I hope to develop more speed and comfort with the Cintiq Tablet, allowing the focus on larger illustrations and future projects, where the level of commitment and discipline for intricacy will increase.",,,705,"Other, local or private",1007,,,,"Florencia  . Matamoros",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist",,"Through the illustration of 365 postcards in a year, I seek to develop more intricate and decorative hand lettered postcards that will read Good Morning to you. This project will include rigorous hand-lettering exercises through the use of a Cintiq Drawing Tablet which will increase my illustration skills, aesthetics, and discipline to create decadent and illustrative post cards and illustrations. The Cintiq Drawing Tablet will allow me to work faster and produce less waste as I accomplish my challenge and continue to exercise and illustrate on a daily basis.",2015-05-01,2016-07-16,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Florencia,Matamoros,"Florencia  . Matamoros",,,MN,,"(218) 428-3001 ",flodoodles@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-individual-artist-22,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30476,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist",2015,655,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","My goal is to have a high quality zoom lens that has the reach, image compression and sharpness needed to capture professional quality images. Outcome would be measurable by producing an image with the highest definition possible that will allow the print to be displayed at sizes of 40 x 30"" or larger while maintaining detailed sharpness.","Recently I have developed limited mobility and unstable balance (due to peripheral neuropathy) so instead of scrabbling over dangerous and unsafe terrain to get a photograph I was now able to photograph images from a distance with the security and safety of shooting from available firm footing for a camera position. I was also able to photograph images of subjects that I could not get close enough to before such as wildlife or normally non-accessible sites. Along with the incredible sharpness of the image and long reach that this lens offers, I found that the lens has the added benefit. This lens also allows me to also use the lens as a semi-macro close up lens ...perfect for flowers, insects, fabric detail etc. It has opened up a whole new world of subjects for me to photograph with the added security and safety of shooting from firm footing while still getting enough image enlargement and sharpness. I have now accumulated many new photos that are different from my past images to think about displaying some in future shows.",,1545,"Other, local or private",2200,,,,"Roy Misonznick",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist",,"I need to upgrade the zoom lens on my DSLR camera. Currently I am photographing using a Canon entry level (T3i) DSLR camera but my sole and only long lens is a 40 year old Nikon prime (non-zoom) 300mm with manual focus (no auto focus) and manual exposure control cobbled onto the Canon camera using a Canon to Nikon lens adapter.",2015-05-01,2015-07-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Roy,Misonznick,"Roy Misonznick",,,MN,,"(218) 235-9999 ",roy@ElyPix.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Lake, Cook, Koochiching",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-individual-artist-23,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30499,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist",2015,417,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","I will use the website as a tool to inform a wide variety of organizers at performance venues, festivals and organizations about what I have to offer of music performances. It will facilitate PR for events with images for the creation of posters, informational articles and include enough biographical information for entertainment journalists to develop newspaper articles that describes my music. I will have the capacity to track the number of hits on the website. I will also compare the number of performance engagements secured after utilizing the website with the number of performances before having this tool. I anticipate an increase due to greater accessibility of information to interested organizers of events.",,,773,"Other, local or private",1190,,,,"Arna E. Rennan",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist",,"First, to have high quality professional photos taken for promo photos for me and my ensemble, Nordic Angst to use on a new website. Then I will hire an experienced web designer to create the website for my music.",2015-05-01,2015-07-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Arna,Rennan,"Arna E. Rennan",,,MN,,"(218) 525-4534 ",arnarennan@msn.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-individual-artist-25,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30501,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist",2015,700,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","The main goal of this application is to get help obtaining an Epson 4900 Archival printer and the appropriate ink/paper etc. I create digital illustrations via vector art on the computer and continue adding pieces to my overall portfolio. As I continue to create, experimentation and final prints are currently printed locally. Although I enjoy working with local businesses, it is hard to not print many more prints than needed in order to make the run worthwhile. With my own printer, I would be able to experiment with size, color and even collaborations with other artists. The last 5 years, I have displayed my work at local galleries, shops and have participated in the Park Point Art Fair and Festival of Trees. I would like to start adding more shows to my annual itinerary. This year I am trying to add the Bayfront Art in the Park, the Uptown Arts Festival in Minneapolis, the Little Falls Arts and Craft Show in Little Falls, Minnesota, Festival of Trees and NoCoast in Minneapolis this year. I am also expanding my line to represent places from across the Unites States and available via my website alongside my current portfolio. This printer will help me as I create new pieces, print production and other experimental posters, cards and ephemera. The best ways of measuring the outcome is simply being able to bring printing in-house for the print runs, experiments in creating and getting prepared for these upcoming shows for this year.","By having this printer, I have been able to experiment with some custom size pieces and also has allowed me to print smaller, on-demand ideas which has led to those ideas gaining me access to selling my work in Duluth Pack and also a store in Bemidji along with creating pieces that were hung in the Depot during the end of May and early June by the Duluth Art Institute in conjunction with the Park Point Art Fair.",,2445,"Other, local or private",3145,150,,,"Jeffrey Ruprecht",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist",,"As a digital artist/designer/illustrator, my work has come to a point where I can't rely on other printer resources to affordably give me the versatility to share my work or experiment and create new work. Right now I have to have my ever expanding illustration portfolio, called The Duluth Crate Co., printed at local print shops. In order to get a good rate, I have to buy many more than I need and it makes it hard to experiment with new work and it is also hard to be timely in my work.",2015-05-01,2015-07-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeffrey,Ruprecht,"Jeffrey Ruprecht",,,MN,,"(218) 393-3151 ",jeffruprecht@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Carlton, Stearns, Hennepin, Morrison",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-individual-artist-26,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30504,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist",2015,596,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","My goal with the purchase of this technology is to complete the necessary components in creating the overall sound and structure of this music project. In order to achieve this, I intend to: 1.Buy both a rack mixer and computer; 2. Learn how to use both; 3. Create music and rehearse it with my band, using both pieces of equipment; 4. Debut the use of equipment in a live performance setting. My methods to measure my outcomes are essentially the same as my goals. The evaluation plan will be to ensure that I have: 1. bought both the rack mixer and computer; 2. Learned how to use both; 3. Created music and rehearsed it with my band, using both pieces of equipment; 4. Debuted the use of equipment in a live performance setting.","I was able to purchase a computer and music software necessary to create the style of music I am pursuing in this current project. I learned how to use the computer and have it set up with the necessary software for both writing, rehearsing and live performance which has allowed me to create the overall live sound I was aiming for.",,1356,"Other, local or private",1952,,,,"Shaunna M. Schanzenbach",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist",,"Duluth artist Shaunna Heckman will purchase a new computer and digital rack mixer for her new electronica music project. These tools will allow her to compose quickly, incorporate acoustic and electronic elements seamlessly, prerecord tracks before going to a studio (thus saving studio costs), and create a stage show that is professional and consistent from venue to venue. She will learn how to use the equipment; compose new music and create a stage show that is based on using the digital mixer; rehearse with her band; and perform a CD release of her new music in Duluth in the fall of 2015.",2015-08-01,2015-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Shaunna,Schanzenbach,"Shaunna M. Schanzenbach",,,MN,,"(218) 340-3379 ",smheckman@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Carlton, Lake",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-individual-artist-27,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30512,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist",2015,297,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","This grant will allow me to purchase a larger hard drive, install upgraded software and ensure the long life of my computer which is instrumental in the documentation and creation of my work. As my work grows in complexity, the quality and size of the photos I use to document the space and paintings, require larger amounts of digital space. I use photos on my computer to create artist prints, maintain my website, apply for grants and calls for art and document the progress of my work as a whole. I also store thousands of photographs I have taken and found for use as reference for current and future paintings. Storing and accessing my photographs of and for my work has become increasingly important, as a means of income as well as an integral part of my process of creation. One of the measurable outcomes will be that my photo archives, documentary and reference photos, will be able to grow unabated. Keeping digital copies of my sales is also important as I manage my tax information. My computer is struggling, with only a small amount of digital space left to fill. Having a larger internal hard drive, will ensure that my computer will thrive for at least 5 more years, instead of overheating and crashing in 6 months. My sales of artist prints have begun to grow as well and sales happen quickly. Having an updated version of Photoshop will help me prepare them for printing, saving me processing fees at the print shop. Having photos ready to send to the printer immediately when I receive an email helps me keep up with sales as they happen. I keep a back-up of my hard drive, but accessing it takes time and energy which could be spent creating more artwork.","I purchased a new, 1TB solid state hard drive and was able to have it professionally installed and purchased updated versions of Photoshop and Microsoft Office.",,703,"Other, local or private",1000,,,,"Adam P. Swanson",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist",,"I have almost completely filled up the hard drive on my Macbook Pro, which makes it difficult to add data and photographs to my archives and places my computer in danger of crashing. I intend to purchase a Seagate 1TB internal hard drive and install it into my computer. The migration and upgrade will also require me to purchase new versions of Photoshop CS6 and Microsoft Office. In addition to saving my computer from crashing, a 1TB hard drive will triple my existing storage size and provide easy access to my archives for years to come.",2015-05-01,2015-07-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Adam,Swanson,"Adam P. Swanson",,,MN,,"(218) 343-4304 ",adam@adamswanson.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Cook, Carlton, Pine, Lake",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-individual-artist-28,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952 ",
30514,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist",2015,498,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","The goal of this project is to finance the purchase of a new laptop, software and headphones to be used for audio storytelling digital editing and podcast production. The measures of the outcomes will be proof of purchase of these useful items and continued work as an audio storyteller.","This project was to purchase equipment and software needed to record and produce audio stories. The equipment and software was purchased.",,1187,"Other, local or private",1685,,,,"Gina Temple-Rhodes",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist",,"This funding request will help finance the purchase of a new laptop to replace my 5-year old laptop, audio editing software and professional headphones to support my work as an audio storyteller. The equipment will be used this summer during a workshop and for the next few years to support my growing artistic career.",2015-05-01,2015-07-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Gina,Temple-Rhodes,"Gina Temple-Rhodes",,,MN,,"(218) 390-8343 ",gina.temple@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Lake, Carlton",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-individual-artist-29,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30519,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist",2015,358,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","Develop an online presence through a website focused on marketing my art work with the ability to interact, communicate and conduct financial transactions through the internet. - Showcase my art in an attractive and stylish way. - Access my artwork in an online gallery. - Establish myself as an artist. - Introduce my work to a new audience. - Build a following through a link to Facebook - social network. - Strengthen and build relationships with my target market. - Attract interest from new markets and venues. - Attract commissions for new work. Ability to collect data about my audience: Quantify the number of audience accessing my website, collect reviews and comments about my art, and quantify the amount of commissions and shows that generate from the website.","To date, I have received over 1,000 visits to my website. I developed it to promote my latest project, ""Great Lakes Woodland Skirts"" fashion show and historical presentation. The website described the purpose of the project, history of the traditional art form, indigenous and trade materials I use, and an artist bio to learn about my art by paging through my gallery. I also acknowledged the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council and other funding organizations who made my project possible.",,842,"Other, local or private",1200,,,,"Delina L. White",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist",,"Hire a professional website developer who has the technology skills, experience and creativity to implement and provide technical assistance in an online content management system where I can showcase my art to establish myself as an artist, increase visibility, expand my audience and attract interest from galleries.",2015-05-01,2016-01-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Delina,White,"Delina L. White",,,MN,,"(218) 256-3009 ",dlwhite@arvig.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Itasca, St. Louis, Carlton",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-individual-artist-30,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30521,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist",2015,417,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","Artists reach a point in their creative lives, often more than once, when they've mastered the level they're at, and are ready to advance to the next level, to take the next step. A rolling mill would give me the freedom and power to re-shape my metal, allow me to create more challenging and elaborate designs, to go from a beginner-level artist to a serious artist. It would also give me the ability to recycle my metal waste by melting it down and making it into sheets, ready for new work. A rolling mill would help me take the next step as an artist. There are several ways to evaluate my work once I begin using the rolling mill. First, is the ability to master all aspects of the rolling mill. This will be self-evident. I know what the rolling mill can do, and I will know if the work I produce with it will stand up to a basic level of scrutiny. The next step would be to get feedback from other artists, and various people in the arts community whose opinions I trust. Last, and most important, is the process of presenting your work to the public. This is the acid test. A stranger looks at your work and either approves of what they see, or they do not. I'm confident that I can master the rolling mill, I believe that people in the arts community will give me good feedback, and I'm hopeful that the public will appreciate what I create with my new tool.","As stated in my original application, there are several ways to evaluate my work once I begin using the rolling mill: First, is the ability to master all aspects of the rolling mill. This will be self-evident. I know what the rolling mill can do, and I will know if the work I produce with it will stand up to a basic level of scrutiny. The next step would be to get feedback from other artists, and various people in the arts community whose opinions I trust. Last, and most important, is the process of presenting your work to the public. This is the acid test. A stranger looks at your work and either approves of what they see, or they do not. I have had the rolling mill for a fairly short time--I am currently learning all aspects of it. Once I feel comfortable with it, I will show my work to other working artists whose opinions I trust. Finally, I will present my work to the public.",,773,"Other, local or private",1190,,,,"Lily Winter",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist",,"Rolling Mill for Advanced Metalwork in Jewelry Making. A rolling mill is a device that acts like a rolling pin on metal. At the moment I'm using mostly small hand-held tools meant for the novice jeweler. A rolling mill can texture and shape metal in ways that I can't do with my current tools. Scraps of metal can be taken from the discard pile, then melted down and rolled into sheets with a rolling mill. A rolling mill would help me advance to the next level as a jewelry artist.",2015-05-01,2020-05-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Lily,Winter,"Lily Winter",,,MN,,"(218) 301-9816 ",lilywinterjewelry@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Itasca, St. Louis, Crow Wing, Beltrami, Cass",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-individual-artist-31,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30425,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist",2015,700,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","My goal is to increase my overall flexibility and capacity regarding film score production so I can take advantage of time sensitive collaborations with filmmakers as they arise, by obtaining technology necessary to actualize my compositions. In addition, I would like to expand my collection of musical pieces that I can share with potential film collaborators for future use, independent of contracted projects. Recording multiple acoustic tracks simultaneously or electronic software instruments create lag time on equipment that can no longer keep up to the task of recording them. I want to eliminate this barrier that holds back the potential of musical ideas presented by film directors and myself and the ability to make them realized for our collaborative efforts. Whether it’s an acoustic drum set, a string section or electronic synth keyboards, I want fewer impediments to what I can accomplish. In order to properly build film compositions I need to track multiple instruments within one piece of music without being stifled by the prospect of losing these large files to computer crashes or other errors. Updating my computer is the first step to ensuring security of files and increased capacity to build these larger compositions. Increasing this capacity improves my ability to respond to the filmmaker's needs and crafting my own artistic vision in a short time frame. The addition of monitors that have a flat frequency response (i.e. no added bass or treble for home use) provides a better palette for sound production of a given project without running into the problem of, for example, too much bass on an instrument discovered after the fact, thus needing to be either reworked or rejected outright for a film project. As collaboration between these filmmakers and myself become more frequent, it is critical to have monitors that accurately represent the sound I am producing.","Actual work released in any form (internet sites, film scores, recorded musical projects).",,1695,"Other, local or private",2395,,,,"Jesse Hoheisel",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist ",,"Over the last two and a half years, I composed film scores for various film directors and producers, both highlighting original compositions specifically for the films as well as offering previously produced pieces. I want to further develop these relationships with these particular filmmakers by scoring upcoming film projects that will be completed by autumn of 2015. The Arrowhead Regional Arts Council Technology and Equipment funds will be used to upgrade equipment necessary to complete these film scores including a computer with monitors and the capacity to record and handle large files and other musical equipment. ",2015-06-01,2015-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jesse,Hoheisel,"Jesse Hoheisel",,,MN,,"(218) 410-1159 ",hoheiselhaus@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-individual-artist-15,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist. ","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior. ","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952 ",
30426,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist",2015,602,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","I have never been very tech-savvy. I have tried to skate by on my paper and pen skills, but it's time to upgrade, update my skills, and move confidently into the digital world we live in today. I am committed to learning how to use new technology and software to bring my art up a notch. I travel back and forth to many theatre teams all over town and this transportable technology will help me get my designs easily accessible. It would help me show actors, directors, and crew what exactly is in my brain. SHOWING people what exactly I'm trying to convey rather than explaining is crucial in my work. Having new equipment would help me in the short term by providing a reliable platform to learn new software that will help me in creating renderings I cannot currently achieve with paint. In the long run, it will help me accomplish my dreams of starting my own business, teaching others in my realm, and inspiring others to utilize resources around THEM as well. I think I will be able to start using the new equipment right away. My first initiative is to start taking online classes to better my drawing tablet skills. I am still adapting to the new format of working with such a tool. Working on a new, fast laptop will help me take these classes during EVERY FREE MOMENT. I can not only start playing around with creating art, but by practicing on show renderings. Every new project I have will offer opportunities to continue this practice. After I have finished the online classes, referencing my book on working in Painter, and practicing. I should be able to execute renderings more quickly, with more ease, and most importantly more professionally. The transition to digital drawings rather than watercolor will be instant. They may not be great at first, but I'm sure I will get the hang of it pretty quickly. If funded, I would be able and willing to commit to digital immediately.","The new technology has already helped me in the following ways: I am able to carry EVERY item I need for my work in a compact bag rather than giant loads of art supplies. The new tools allow me to stay connected and inspired to compile loads of research on the new hard drive. The books I received to learn the software have proven as valuable as the tools to learn new techniques. I am learning the Painter program slowly but surely - and realizing it will change the way I work forever.",,1458,"Other, local or private",2060,,,,"Sasha N. Howell",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist ",,"I, as a costume designer for Theatre, fashion shows, and film, am in desperate need of a quality reliable laptop. I need a portable way to create art, show directors all over town my ideas, and to work while on the road. I recently invested in a small drawing tablet and I've quickly realized my current computer situation is not going to cut it for much longer. I am currently working to familiarize myself with the hardware, but I'm also in need of some more software and drawing pens to fully utilize my new tablet. In addition, it would be wise for me to get an external hard drive to be constantly backing up my work. ",2015-05-01,2015-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sasha,Howell,"Sasha N. Howell",,,MN,,"(218) 591-9420 ",sashahowell@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-individual-artist-16,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist. ","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior. ",,
30435,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist",2015,680,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","By obtaining a new computer and scanner, with the help of the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council Tech Grant, I will be able to combine my interests in traditional and digital art. I will do this by creating traditional pencil drawings and scanning them into the computer. After they become digitized, I can choose an art program such as Adobe Photoshop or After Effects to create digital paintings or videos. To promote my work to a larger audience, I will upload my artwork to an art hosting website such as mnartists or Vimeo so I can start having a professional web presence. To evaluate my progress I will monitor my upload rate of completed projects on my chosen art hosting website(s).","Photos Folder- 22 uploads. Practice Sketches- 9 Digital uploads, 10 Traditional uploads. Character Design folder contains- 3 Digital Sketches, 8 Traditional Sketches. Ink Sketches folder- 4 uploads. Animated Walk Cycle- 1 upload. Total- 57 artworks. Reference Library- 10 folders. Total- 38 reference images.",,1538,"Other, local or private",2218,,,,"Nicole M. Jerome",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist ",,"New computer and scanner for digital art production and developing a web presence. I will use the equipment to convert my traditional 2D drawings onto the computer where I can edit and upload them to websites. I can also create digital drawings and paintings using software that I can purchase monthly subscriptions with using my own money. Furthermore, I would like to focus on making short mostly hand drawn animations. Finally, I will develop a professional artistic web presence by uploading the work I complete with the grant money onto art hosting website and eventually my own website. ",2015-05-01,2015-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Nicole,Jerome,"Nicole M. Jerome",,,MN,,"(218) 324-2493 ",jerom045@d.umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Koochiching, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-individual-artist-17,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist. ","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior. ",,
30436,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist",2015,549,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","To improve the quality of my work in graphic design, progress with musical output and maintain a high standard in band management and booking. By replacing my broken computer I will be able to complete the following projects: The Keep Aways Vinyl Boxset: design, music editing/production and advertising. Wolf Blood's 2nd LP- design, music production, advertising and promotion. Booking a 2 week WOLF BLOOD Tour in June of 2015.",,,1301,"Other, local or private",1850,,,,"Melinda Johnson",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist ",,"I need to replace a broken laptop computer. I would like to purchase a Apple Mac Book pro with Apple Care and printer. I am the sole designer of music packaging, flyers and advertisements for local bands The Keep Aways and WOLF BLOOD. I also Produce and assist in the editing of all our music. I am also acting Manager for both and need a computer to book shows, manage websites and social media, fulfill mail orders and keep up with correspondence. Without a computer I am unable to continue my work. ",2015-05-01,2015-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Melinda,Johnson,"Melinda Johnson",,,MN,,"(218) 491-4760 ",mindymoney@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-individual-artist-18,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist. ","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior. ",,
33957,"Two Harbors Media Memories Oral History Project",2015,5000,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.","Available upon request. Contact",,,,"Available upon request. Contact",5000,,"Fran Kaliher, Chair, Leo Babeu, Vice Chair, Michelle Miller, Secretary, Jackie Rennwald, Shane Dickey, Mychele Anderson, Rick Sundstrom, Treasurer",0.00,"Two Harbors Community Radio","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To document in 15 oral history interviews the history of radio, television, and movies in Two Harbors.",,,2015-06-01,2016-06-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Fran,Kaliher,"Two Harbors Community Radio","P.O. Box 622","Two Harbors",MN,55616,218-830-0489,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/two-harbors-media-memories-oral-history-project,,"Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",,
30464,"Two-Year Operating Support Grant",2015,12000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Matinee Musicale’s goal for Phase 2 of our Marketing/Branding Project is to increase the number of audience members at our concerts by the second season of the two year grant period, including people who are new to Matinee Musicale. Our first measurable outcome is to attract an average of 205 audience members (a 20 percent increase from our 2013-2014 season) for the 2016-2017 concert season. Our second measurable outcome is to draw at least 10 percent new concertgoers to each concert—an average of 17 individuals who never attended a Matinee Musicale concert until the 2015-2016 or 2016-2017 seasons. Matinee Musicale will evaluate outcomes of Phase 2 of our Marketing/Branding Project by tracking ticket sales for each concert, a process which we currently undertake after each concert. The Matinee Musicale treasurer maintains an Excel spreadsheet mailing/membership list, which is updated during the season ticket sales period, and is also updated after each concert to reflect at-the-door ticket sales. We plan to provide a survey at each concert, with an opportunity to sign up for an email newsletter. This document could ask: “How did you hear about this concert?” “Are you a season ticket holder?” “Is this your first experience at a Matinee Musicale concert?” – to help us determine how well we are reaching potential audience members and aid us in capturing new names. (We may encourage signups by holding a drawing to give away a set of tickets for the next concert, or a music CD by that night’s artist.) As stated in this grant, execution of Phase 2 of this project means that messaging will begin to reach potential audience members in early September of 2015. We decided to use audience numbers from our 2013-2014 season as the base number from which to measure our audience growth because Matinee Musicale’s 2014-2015 season is underway at the writing of this proposal, and the total audience numbers for this season will only reflect very preliminary Phase 1 outcomes. Measuring outcomes of Phase 2 will provide us with important information about the success of our new branding and marketing efforts.",,,33290,"Other, local or private",45290,,"Charlotte Taylor, Kim Squillace, Ron Kari, Tiss Underdahl, Nancy Odden, Linda Wiig, Tim Churchill, Mary Beth Nevers, Steve Highland",,"Matinee Musicale, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Two-Year Operating Support Grant",,"Phase 2 of Marketing/Branding Project. Matinee Musicale requests $12,000 over two years to support the execution of Phase 2 of our new Marketing/Branding Project. This project includes the cost to retain a writing and design firm to manage, write and design our marketing materials for our 2015-2016 and the 2016-2017 seasons, as well as to underwrite the costs of printing, mailing and advertising during this period.",2015-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Charlotte,Taylor,"Matinee Musicale, Inc.","506 Michigan St W",Duluth,MN,,"(218) 727-3383 ",gail@gailandsally.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/two-year-operating-support-grant-1,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30471,"Two-Year Operating Support Grant",2015,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The goal of the project is to build the capacity of the board to provide leadership to the orchestra, enhancing the recruiting of board members, musicians, and audience members in the process. Measurable outcomes include: - Board manual, - Board calendar, - Board member recruiting materials, - Monthly P&L and balance sheet reports, - Cultural Data Project participation, - Updated marketing materials, - Progress toward achieving Charities Review Council certification, - Growth in regular members from 44 to 48, - All board positions filled, - Participation of at least 10 non-board members in committee work, - 25% growth in total annual audience, - Improvement on board evaluation measures from 1.96 to 3.0 out of 4.0, - Positive ratings on member survey. Many of the measurable outcomes can be measured on a yes/no or true/false scale. For example, if the board manual is compiled, the outcome will be met. Some of the measurable outcomes can be counted. For example, growth in orchestra membership from 44 to 48 will be measured by a simple count. Non-board committee participants will be counted. Audience growth will be measured in two ways: by a count of audiences at concerts, and by ticket sales, adjusted for any price changes. Progress toward achieving Charities Review Council certification will be measured by counting the number of standards met at the outset of the project, and counting again at the end of the first and second years of the project. We have not yet assessed our starting point, so it is difficult at this time to know whether we can achieve certification within the two-year timeframe of this project. The Mesabi Community Orchestra board completed an 18-question board evaluation survey in April, 2014, and scored 1.96 on a 4.0 scale. We will use the same survey tool to assess progress at the end of year 1 and year 2 of the project, and an overall score of 3.0 or better will be considered achievement of the outcome. Mesabi Community Orchestra periodically surveys its overall membership on a number of measures of satisfaction and engagement. This project will include at least one member survey, and at least two questions on board leadership.",,,41025,"Other, local or private",51025,,"Sarah Antanies, Karen McManus, Ben Johnson, Kris Coombe, Dr Sergey Bogza, Lynn Evenson, Erik Honkanen, Mary Peterson, Roberta Tomasetti, and Sheila Wilcox",,"Mesabi Community Orchestra AKA Mesabi Symphony Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Two-Year Operating Support Grant",,"Capacity Building. Mesabi Symphony Orchestra will undertake a project to educate the board and enable it to provide better leadership for our growing orchestra. The project will include board retreats focused on strategic planning and operations; facilitated workshops focused on specific aspects of board operations; significantly improved financial reporting and financial training for members; support for implementation of a committee structure; and enhancements to the ability of Mesabi Symphony Orchestra to attract new musicians, board members, and audience members through improvements in marketing materials and recording of concerts for broadcast on public access television, Minnesota Public Radio, and the Mesabi Symphony Orchestra website.",2015-02-01,2017-01-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Sarah,Antanies,"Mesabi Community Orchestra AKA Mesabi Symphony Orchestra","PO Box 600  ",Virginia,MN,,"(218) 365-3228 ",karjack@frontiernet.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/two-year-operating-support-grant-2,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30480,"Two-Year Operating Support Grant",2015,12000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Our goals are: - to receive operating support for rent so we can grow the Nordic Center into a more fiscally thriving and self-sustaining organization with an expanded ability to contribute to community economic development by retaining more artists and teachers; - to be able to reach out to more community members of all ages to offer arts and cultural experiences to people of all economic backgrounds. Measurable outcomes include improving our ability to pay rent, increasing the number of artists involved in our planning and programming, expanding our newsletter mailing list, increasing the number of people who participate Nordic Center activities, generating more income from contributions received from donation solicitation letters inserted into our newsletters, and diversifying our constituency -- especially by involving more young families and their children in Nordic Center programming. Our evaluation plan includes the following methods to measure outcomes: - adding operational support funding to the rent funds available in our annual budget during the grant period. - gauging economic development resulting from receiving operational support to pay rent by reporting the additional number of artists that become directly and indirectly involved in Nordic Center offerings as a result of additional funds available. - growing our mailing list from 600 to 1200 by the end of the grant period, and reporting the number of community members served at Nordic Center offerings as a result of that growth. - tallying the increase of contributions received from donation solicitation inserts mailed out with our publications. We project the numbers will grow from $2000 per year to twice that sum by the end of the two-year grant period. - compiling demographic information from our constituency using evaluation forms and registration forms. These forms will comprise one measurement tool that will enable us to document whether we reach our goal of 50% of our constituents being under 50 years of age.",,,12920,"Other, local or private",24920,,"Kristbj°rg Eide, Stefan Guttormsson, Thomas Rebnord, Rosemary Guttormsson, Kathy Botten, Jeraldine Engeseth, Chris Susag",,"Nordic Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Two-Year Operating Support Grant",,"Growing the Nordic Center 2015-2016. The Nordic Center has been fully operational for one year, and thus far the concept of a pan-Nordic cultural and arts center that serves the community has been enthusiastically embraced by the citizens of Northern Minnesota. To continue to operate, pay rent, and grow, we need resources in addition to our present revenue streams which include tuition from classes, entrance fees from exhibits, proceeds from fundraising events, contributions from direct requests for donations, income from a small gift shop run by volunteers, and grants for specific projects. Our proposed project is to procure additional funding to support our day-to-day operations, help subsidize rent, and enable us to grow.",2015-02-01,2017-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Kristbjørg,Eide,"Nordic Center","23 Lake Ave N",Duluth,MN,,"(218) 393-7320 ",krisnorway@q.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/two-year-operating-support-grant-3,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
30485,"Two-Year Operating Support Grant",2015,12000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Northern Lights Music Festival has been highly dependent on two types of funding sources: Project funding from Minnesota State Arts Board and the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council; and Earned Income from tuition and ticket sales. This funding is not dependable from year to year and sometimes requires the organization to strain its administration to accomplish tasks which are not central to its mission. By increasing our budget to allow us to pay for operating expenses, which includes: Increased Staff Hours, and technical/website maintenance costs, we can run a more efficient operation. Our goals are to identify and seek grants from new corporate funding sources; to dedicate more staff time to maintaining our website; and to increase the hours and the pay of our Business Manager. Outcomes should result in increased, broad-based corporate funding; a frequently updated website; better internal scheduling during the festival season; better maintenance and currency of financial information, and better financial reporting to our funding entities. Measurable outcomes of this grant would include: 1. Increases in salary for the Business Manager; 2. Frequency of website updates; 3. improvement in financial reporting to the board and external funders. The salary of the Business Manager is based on hourly wages; this increase would be implemented with the awarding of the grant. The website overseer would be asked to maintain accurate records of website changes and content, and report to the Artistic Director. A more sophisticated financial reporting system that would be more specific in costs for each of our activities would be available to the board and to external funders on a monthly basis. The Business Manager would submit these reports to the Treasurer, President and Artistic Director monthly.",,,321640,"Other, local or private",333640,,"Barbara Baldrica, Carver Richards, H Martin Zuponcic, Catherine Hoel Hiti, Patrick Roche, Alan Hodnik, Eric Erie, Gerry Kangas, Nancy Johnson, Erica Blee, Rhonda Zuponcic, Pam Bennett, Mary Mulari, Debra Warner, Gregg Allen, David Setnicker, Dean Gibson",,"Northern Lights Music Festival, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Two-Year Operating Support Grant",,"Northern Lights Music Festival General Operating Support. The Northern Lights Music Festival will use the General Operating Support received to increase the responsibilities of two staff persons: Kathy Ortler, Business Manager, and Sharon Falkowski, Managing Director/Website Manager. Many administrative tasks currently provided by the Artistic Director more correctly belong to areas supervised by Ms. Ortler and Ms. Falkowski. Additionally, expanded efforts in Development can be added to the duties of the Business Manager as her expertise and experience has increased. Our administrative budget has not kept pace with our artistic growth and General Operating Support will help to provide balance between the administrative and artistic areas.",2015-02-01,2016-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Veda,Zuponcic,"Northern Lights Music Festival, Inc.","11 S 4th St W",Aurora,MN,,"(609) 922-2965 ",Zuponcic@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/two-year-operating-support-grant-5,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952 ",
30515,"Two-Year Operating Support Grant",2015,12000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The continuing issue confronting the Twin Ports Wind Orchestra is the ability to produce professional quality performances. Twin Ports Wind Orchestra has many valuable volunteers involved in presenting concerts, but it must hire qualified people to fill some of the administrative positions. To help with appearance and presentation, professional programs must be assembled and printed. Marketing is an important tool to inform the community about the performances. Increased ticket sales are a measurable outcome of the resources used, along with the increased numbers of professional guest artists participating in Twin Ports Wind Ensemble performances.",,,5980,"Other, local or private",17980,,"Richard Carlson, Patrick Mulcahy, Robert Foster, Marianne Connelly, Dan Pamquist, Deborah Rausch, Robert Gilmore, Mark Whitlock",,"Twin Ports Wind Ensemble","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Two-Year Operating Support Grant",,"Operating Support 2015-2016. The proposed project is for the support of the Twin Ports Wind Orchestra's General Manager position and support staff. The grant will also fund the purchase of a scanner that will facilitate the transmission of music to the orchestra members and marketing and printing.",2015-02-01,2017-01-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Mark,Whitlock,"Twin Ports Wind Ensemble","1201 Ordean Ct UMD 231 Humanities",Duluth,MN,,"(218) 726-6124 ",bgilmore217@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/two-year-operating-support-grant-6,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.",,
29732,"Upper Mississippi Grand Rapids Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy (WRAPS) - Phase 1",2015,43475,,,,,,,,,,,.32,"Aitkin County Soil and Water Conservation District","Local/Regional Government","The goal of phase 1 of this project is primarily to support organizational planning and coordination among project partners, forming and training a civic engagement team, creating a civic engagement strategic plan, holding two watershed kick off meetings and gathering and summarizing available water quality data. The completion of phase 1 will help provide significant momentum towards the completion of the future phases of the Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy (WRAPS) process.",,"Mississippi River - Grand Rapids Watershed ",2015-03-20,2018-12-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Steve,Hughes,"Aitkin County Soil and Water Conservation District","130 Southgate Drive",Aitkin,MN,56431,"(218) 927-6565",,"Assessment/Evaluation, Education/Outreach/Engagement","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Itasca, St. Louis",,"Mississippi River - Grand Rapids",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/upper-mississippi-grand-rapids-watershed-restoration-and-protection-strategy-wraps-phase-1,,,,
33874,"USS Essex Log Book Project IV: Editing/Transcription",2015,9996,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.","Available upon request. Contact","The USS Essex Log Book Project IV: Editing/Transcription is a continuation of the USS Essex Log Books Digitization Pilot Project (3491L-10-RA), where the files used in this project were produced, and the USS Essex Log Book Projects II and III: Editing/Transcription (3932L-11-RA, 1211-13137) where 5 log books were edited and transcribed. The purpose of this project was to edit RAW images of two USS Essex log books into .tif files and transcribe the type-written log book pages into searchable and accessible .pdf files. The 2 log books date from 1.3.1918-12.31.1918 (#60), and 1.1.1919-6.30.1919 (#61). During the image editing process that utilized Graphic Converter software with batch capability and Adobe LightRoom, metadata for each image was recorded in an Excel spreadsheet file, data easily obtained from the image file itself. The resulting .tif files were combined into .pdf files and uploaded to the Internet Archive for free downloading - the files are very large due to the size of the log books, even using compression. The individual .tif files for book 60 total 38 GB (879 files) and book 61 totals 17 GB (417 files). Project transcribers used the .tif files for reference to create transcribed versions of the log books using Miscrosoft Word, following the guidelines set forth in Transcribing Manuscripts: Rules Worked Out by the Minnesota Historical Society. The list of rules that were determined to fit this project and set forth in the grant proposal were followed throughout the transcription process of the two type-written log books. One set of transcriptions was required for this project, agreed upon by MNHS staff Joe Hooever. Project proofreaders proofread the transcriptions, making corrections and annotations where necessary. A final version of each transcribed log book was saved and uploaded to the Internet Archive, free for downloading (see attached files). A list of pertinent tags is connected to the Internet Archive versions of the two log books that includes other US Navy vessels the USS Essex encountered and other keywords that researchers, historians, and geneaologists would find useful. The target for this project - the editing and transcribing of USS Essex Log Books 60 and 61 and their uploading to the Internet Archive to ensure public access - has been achieved. The maritime background of MHM's project staff's ability to decipher the nautical acronyms in the log books made the work progress without difficulty and allowed the production of the transcribed log books ",,,"Available upon request. Contact",9996,,"Michael F. Kramer, Deborah Handschin, Steven R. Hack",0.18,"Maritime Heritage Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To digitize part of a collection of USS Essex log books in order to broaden public accessibility.",,,2014-12-01,2015-12-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christopher,Olson,"Maritime Heritage Minnesota","1214 Saint Paul Avenue","St. Paul",MN,55116,651-261-2265,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/uss-essex-log-book-project-iv-editingtranscription,,"Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",,
21068,"Viking Library System Legacy Grant SFY 2014 - SFY 2015",2014,107050,"Laws of Minnesota for 2013 Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4","These amounts are appropriated to the commissioner of education for grants to the 12 Minnesota regional library systems to provide educational opportunities in the arts, history, literary arts, and cultural heritage of Minnesota. These funds shall be allocated using the formula in Minnesota Statutes, section 134.355, subdivisions 3, 4, and 5, with the remaining 25 percent to be distributed to all qualifying systems in an amount proportionate to the number of qualifying system entities in each system. For purposes of this subdivision, ""qualifying system entity"" means a public library, a regional library system, a regional library system headquarters, a county, or an outreach service program. These funds may be used to sponsor programs provided by regional libraries or to provide grants to local arts and cultural heritage programs for programs in partnership with regional libraries. These funds shall be distributed in ten equal payments per year. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, the appropriations encumbered on or before June 30, 2015, as grants or contracts in this subdivision are available until June 30, 2017.","Total Number of Programs Held: 107Total Attendance: 5,855Total Number of Partnerships: 134",,,23420,,86834,2276,,.5,"Viking Library System",Libraries,"Minnesota’s 12 regional public library systems, which encompass 350 public libraries in all areas of the state, benefit from a portion of the Legacy Amendment’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Through State Library Services, a division of the Minnesota Department of Education, each regional public library system receives a formula-driven allocation from the annual $3 million Minnesota Regional Library Legacy Grant. Viking Library System (VLS) is a federated regional public library system with central services located in central western Minnesota. VLS has eleven member public libraries located in six counties: Douglas, Grant, Otter Tail, Pope, Stevens, and Traverse. With Arts and Cultural Heritage funds, VLS and its member libraries present an array of arts, cultural, literary, and Minnesota history programs in collaboration with arts and cultural organizations, independent artists, historical societies, and community organizations. Programs contribute to the cultural vitality of the region and build a lasting legacy.",,"Activity Highlights: Brodini Magic Show The Brodini Magic Show was the featured summer reading program performance throughout Viking Library System, which includes eleven member libraries and the bookmobile. Thirteen performances were held with a total of 1287 children and adults in attendance which is an amazing number considering the size of some of the communities. The comments from the various audiences were universally positive evidenced by the following examples: Brodini was fantastic with the kids. As soon as he was set-up he started interacting with the audience. He actually started doing tricks 15 minutes before the show started and he was talking to the kids all the way out the door after the show ended. The kids loved him!"" ""I learned that curiosity and wonder are still very much alive."" This was a high-energy interactive program that kept the entire audience engaged. Transfer of Memory Exhibit | Coordinating Programs The Fergus Falls public library and the Otter Tail County Historical Museum partnered to bring the Transfer of Memory exhibit, a touring exhibition of portraits and accompanying stories of Minnesota Holocaust Survivors to Fergus Falls- This exhibit is offered through the Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas. Legacy funds were used to support the coordinating programs for the exhibit, including the Opening Night Reception, a book club discussion featuring Jack and Rochelle: A Holocaust Story of Love and Resistance, and a Holocaust Survivor documentary film showing. The Opening Night Reception, which was attended by more than 100 people, featured a panel presentation including: David Sheiman, Exhibit Photographer; Steve Hunegs, Executive Director of JCRC and Joni Sussman, second generation Holocaust Survivor. The coordinating programs drew many people to the exhibit throughout its run. Exploring Norwegian Roots Exploring Norwegian Roots was a series of two events that featured programs associated with the Norwegian culture so prevalent in the Viking Library System region. For the first event, Clarice Dieter taught 12 participants the art of rosemaling, a form of decorative folk painting that originated in Norway in the 1700s. She also presented the history of rosemaling including which styles originated in the different regions of Norway. Each student painted a cutting board to take home. The Stavig Letters was the very popular second event featuring three historians from Sisseton, SD in a reader's theater production which provided personal insight into the immigrant experience through the lives of two brothers, one who immigrated to Minnesota and one who remained in Norway. The production is based on the letters between the two brothers which are also featured in the book ""Dear Unforgettable Brother.""",2013-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Peg,Werner,"Viking Library System","1915 Fir Avenue West","Fergus Falls",MN,56537,"(218) 739-5286",pwerner@viking.lib.mn.us,"Digitization/Online Information Access, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Fund Administration, Grants/Contracts, Preservation, Research","Minnesota Department of Education",,"Douglas, Grant, Otter Tail, Pope, Stevens, Traverse",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/viking-library-system-legacy-grant-sfy-2014-sfy-2015,,,,
21068,"Viking Library System Legacy Grant SFY 2014 - SFY 2015",2015,107050,"Laws of Minnesota for 2013 Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4","These amounts are appropriated to the commissioner of education for grants to the 12 Minnesota regional library systems to provide educational opportunities in the arts, history, literary arts, and cultural heritage of Minnesota. These funds shall be allocated using the formula in Minnesota Statutes, section 134.355, subdivisions 3, 4, and 5, with the remaining 25 percent to be distributed to all qualifying systems in an amount proportionate to the number of qualifying system entities in each system. For purposes of this subdivision, ""qualifying system entity"" means a public library, a regional library system, a regional library system headquarters, a county, or an outreach service program. These funds may be used to sponsor programs provided by regional libraries or to provide grants to local arts and cultural heritage programs for programs in partnership with regional libraries. These funds shall be distributed in ten equal payments per year. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, the appropriations encumbered on or before June 30, 2015, as grants or contracts in this subdivision are available until June 30, 2017.",,"Total number of activities, programs, and/or events: 42 Total participation/attendance: 8,012 Total number of partnerships: 173 ",,28417,,135467,2676,,0.73,"Viking Library System",Libraries,"Minnesota’s 12 regional public library systems, which encompass 350 public libraries in all areas of the state, benefit from a portion of the Legacy Amendment’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Through State Library Services, a division of the Minnesota Department of Education, each regional public library system receives a formula-driven allocation from the annual $3 million Minnesota Regional Library Legacy Grant. Viking Library System (VLS) is a federated regional public library system with central services located in central western Minnesota. VLS has eleven member public libraries located in six counties: Douglas, Grant, Otter Tail, Pope, Stevens, and Traverse. With Arts and Cultural Heritage funds, VLS and its member libraries present an array of arts, cultural, literary, and Minnesota history programs in collaboration with arts and cultural organizations, independent artists, historical societies, and community organizations. Programs contribute to the cultural vitality of the region and build a lasting legacy.",,"Activity Highlights: Brodini Magic Show The Brodini Magic Show was the featured summer reading program performance throughout Viking Library System, which includes eleven member libraries and the bookmobile. Thirteen performances were held with a total of 1287 children and adults in attendance which is an amazing number considering the size of some of the communities. The comments from the various audiences were universally positive evidenced by the following examples: Brodini was fantastic with the kids. As soon as he was set-up he started interacting with the audience. He actually started doing tricks 15 minutes before the show started and he was talking to the kids all the way out the door after the show ended. The kids loved him!"" ""I learned that curiosity and wonder are still very much alive."" This was a high-energy interactive program that kept the entire audience engaged. Transfer of Memory Exhibit | Coordinating Programs The Fergus Falls public library and the Otter Tail County Historical Museum partnered to bring the Transfer of Memory exhibit, a touring exhibition of portraits and accompanying stories of Minnesota Holocaust Survivors to Fergus Falls- This exhibit is offered through the Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas. Legacy funds were used to support the coordinating programs for the exhibit, including the Opening Night Reception, a book club discussion featuring Jack and Rochelle: A Holocaust Story of Love and Resistance, and a Holocaust Survivor documentary film showing. The Opening Night Reception, which was attended by more than 100 people, featured a panel presentation including: David Sheiman, Exhibit Photographer; Steve Hunegs, Executive Director of JCRC and Joni Sussman, second generation Holocaust Survivor. The coordinating programs drew many people to the exhibit throughout its run. Exploring Norwegian Roots Exploring Norwegian Roots was a series of two events that featured programs associated with the Norwegian culture so prevalent in the Viking Library System region. For the first event, Clarice Dieter taught 12 participants the art of rosemaling, a form of decorative folk painting that originated in Norway in the 1700s. She also presented the history of rosemaling including which styles originated in the different regions of Norway. Each student painted a cutting board to take home. The Stavig Letters was the very popular second event featuring three historians from Sisseton, SD in a reader's theater production which provided personal insight into the immigrant experience through the lives of two brothers, one who immigrated to Minnesota and one who remained in Norway. The production is based on the letters between the two brothers which are also featured in the book ""Dear Unforgettable Brother.""",2013-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Peg,Werner,"Viking Library System","1915 Fir Avenue West","Fergus Falls",MN,56537,"(218) 739-5286",pwerner@viking.lib.mn.us,"Digitization/Online Information Access, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Fund Administration, Grants/Contracts, Preservation, Research","Minnesota Department of Education",,"Douglas, Grant, Otter Tail, Pope, Stevens, Traverse",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/viking-library-system-legacy-grant-sfy-2014-sfy-2015,,,,
28840,"Walking Tour Booklets of the Historic Two Harbors Waterfront",2015,10000,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.",,,,,,10000,,"Mary Rosati, Linda Melcher, Rachel Nelson",0.06,"Arts on Superior","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To hire qualified professionals to produce a booklet on the history of the Two Harbors waterfront.",,,2014-08-01,2015-08-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Linda,Melcher,"Arts on Superior","P.O. Box 185","Two Harbors",MN,55616,651-208-4991,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/walking-tour-booklets-historic-two-harbors-waterfront,"Historic Resources Advisory Committee Mark Peterson, Winona (Chair) - Executive Director, Winona County Historical Society - Governor's appointee to Minnesota Sesquicentennial and Minnesota Humanities Commissions - Qualified in history, historic preservation and history museum administration Leanne Brown, Eden Prairie - Director of Development, Carver County Library/Library Foundation - Formerly, Executive Director, Carver County Historical Society - Qualified in history, project management and museum studies Jack Byers, Minneapolis - Manager, Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED) - Manages CPED's Preservation and Design Section - Qualified in historic preservation, architecture, urban geography and planning Tamara Edevold, Bagley - Executive Director, Clearwater County Historical Society - Active in Minnesota's Historic Northwest, regional historical organization - Qualified in history, archaeology, anthropology and history museum administration Ram Gada, Eden Prairie - Engineer - Active in the documentation of Minnesota's East Indian community - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), former member - Qualified in engineering, energy consulting and grants administration William Latady, Tower - Bois Forte Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer - Curator, Bois Forte Heritage Museum - Qualified in archaeology, anthropology, historic preservation and history museum administration Benjamin Vander Kooi, Luverne - Attorney practicing as Vander Kooi Law Offices, P.A., in Luverne, MN - Active in Vote Yes! Campaign - Past chair, MN State Arts Board - Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation - Qualified in historic preservation, nonprofit and grants administration Brenda Child, Minneapolis - Chair, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota - Enrolled member, Red Lake Nation - Qualified in history, American Studies and American Indian Studies Nicole Foss, Bemidji - Executive Director, Beltrami County Historical Society, Bemidji, MN - Qualified in anthropology, historical archaeology, library and museum fields Kris Kiesling, Roseville - Director of Archives and Special Collections at University of MN Libraries - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) member - Qualified in library and archives, digital services and history Jan Louwagie, Marshall - Coordinator, Southwest Minnesota Regional Research Center, Southwest Minnesota State University - Founding member of Society for the Study of Local and Regional History - Former member of State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) - Qualified in history and archival administration Ann Meline, Saint Cloud - Deputy Director, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud - Formerly Assistant Director/Public Programs managing Exhibits, Collections and Education Departments - Former grant reviewer for Institute of Museum and Library Services - Qualified in history, nonprofit and museum administration Peter Reis, White Bear Lake - President, White Bear Lake Area Historical Society - Chair, Minnesota Historical Society's Grants Review Committee - Qualified in history and nonprofit and grants administration William Stoeri, Minneapolis - Ex-officio member (president of the MHS Board) Missy Staples Thompson, Saint Paul - Ex-officio member (treasurer of the MHS Board)","Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",,
10003478,"Watershed Water Budgets for Managing Minnesota's Groundwater",2015,129000,"M.L. 2014, Chp. 226, Sec. 2, Subd. 03i","$129,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with the United States Geological Survey to create a pilot study to calculate complete watershed water budgets for two counties in Minnesota for enhanced groundwater management. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2017, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.",,,,129000,,,0.99,"U.S. Geological Survey","Federal Government","Effective groundwater management requires accurate knowledge about the water budget, which is the amount of water stored within the system in aquifers and the amount of water flowing through the overall hydrologic system including water flowing at the surface, water flowing from above ground down into aquifers, and water flowing between aquifers below the surface. While groundwater storage can be generally well understood and there is good knowledge about surface water flow, there is not usually a strong understanding about the water flowing down from the surface to aquifers and below the surface between different aquifers. The United States Geological Survey is using this appropriation to pilot a method intended to better calculate the groundwater flow component of the hydrologic system in order to provide information that will improve knowledge about water sustainability and the interaction between surface and ground water. The method will be piloted in watersheds in St. Louis and Goodhue counties.",,http://www.lccmr.leg.mn/projects/2014/work_plans/2014_03i.pdf,2014-07-01,2017-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund",Completed,,,Erik,Smith,"US Geological Survey","2280 Woodale Dr","Mounds View",MN,55112,"(763) 783-3136",easmith@usgs.gov,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Goodhue, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/watershed-water-budgets-managing-minnesotas-groundwater-0,,,,
29775,"West Fork Des Moines River Watershed Targeting and Prioritizing Endeavor - Clean Water Partnership (CWP)",2015,21955,,,,,,,,,,,0.22,"Heron Lake Watershed District","Local/Regional Government","Locating the sources of sediment, phosphorus, and bacteria is integral to reducing the effect they have on a water body. The completion of the West Fork Des Moines River (WFDMR) Targeting and Prioritizing Endeavor will result in a set of data that is the most cost-effective for the implementation of Best Management Practices (BMPs) for all identified priority resources. The results will be expressed as the maximum reduction of a water quality contaminant (e.g. sediment, phosphorus, bacteria) at a priority resource (e.g. an impaired stream) for a given level of investment. This optimized BMP cost-effectiveness will then serve as the measuring component for project specific evaluation of BMPs. This project will include measuring water quality benefits from both existing conservation efforts and future targeted opportunities to implement BMPs. ",,"Des Moines River - Headwaters Watershed Lower Des Moines River Watershed ",2015-06-08,2018-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Jan,Voit,"Heron Lake Watershed District","PO Box 345 1008 Third Avenue","Heron Lake",MN,56137,"(507) 793-2462",,"Education/Outreach/Engagement, Restoration/Enhancement","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Cottonwood, Jackson, Lyon, Martin, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone",,"Des Moines River - Headwaters, Lower Des Moines River ",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/west-fork-des-moines-river-watershed-targeting-and-prioritizing-endeavor-clean-water-partne,,,,
29730,"West Fork Des Moines River Major Watershed Project - Phase 2",2015,175000,,,,,,,,,,,2.59,"Heron Lake Watershed District","Local/Regional Government","This monitoring work expands on previously established routine water quality and flow sampling to include extensive fish and aquatic invertebrate surveys. Subsequent steps include assessment of the monitoring data to determine impairments, identification of stressors that are causing impairments, development of Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) studies using identification of pollutant sources using computer modeling and other techniques, civic engagement, and public education as approaches in progress towards water quality goals. The project will culminate in a set of strategies to restore impaired waters and protect unimpaired waters. These strategies will ultimately be executed by state and local governments, citizen organizations, businesses, and individuals. ",,"Lower Des Moines River Watershed ",2015-03-26,2018-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Jan,Voit,"Heron Lake Watershed District","PO Box 345, 1008 Third Avenue","Heron Lake",MN,56137,"(507) 793-2462",,"Education/Outreach/Engagement, Monitoring, Restoration/Enhancement","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Cottonwood, Jackson, Lyon, Martin, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone",,"Des Moines River - Headwaters, Lower Des Moines River ",https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/west-fork-des-moines-river-major-watershed-project-phase-2,,,,
23914,"Wild Rice Shoreland Protection Phase III",2015,1060000,"ML 2014, Ch. 256, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 4(d)","$198,000 in the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources for acquisition of land in fee and $862,000 is to the Board of Water and Soil Resources to acquire permanent conservation easements on wild rice lake shoreland habitat for native wild rice bed protection. Of this amount, up to $70,000 to the Board of Water and Soil Resources is for establishing a monitoring and enforcement fund as approved in the accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed fee land acquisitions must be included as part of the required accomplishment plan by the Department of Natural Resources and a list of permanent conservation easements must be provided as part of the final report by the Board of Water and Soil Resources. ",,"The outcomes for this program are measured by acres and shoreline of wild rice lakes protected from development. The goal of Phase III was to protect 500 acres in RIM easements and 180 acres in fee-title. The outcomes exceeded our goal by purchasing 14 RIM easements which protected 600 acres and 285 acres of fee title land for the Yaeger Lake WMA. These parcels will protect water quality, wild rice stands and critical wildlife habitat. ",,,,1041800,,,0.23,"BWSR; DNR","State Government","This Phase III continuation of the Wild Rice Shoreland Protection project acquired 98 acres for Yaeger Lake Wildlife Management Area (total acquisition was 285 acres but a portion was funded with other LSOHC money, only the portion funded with this grant is reported here) and 14 RIM easements protecting 600 acres for a total of 698 acres of wild rice shoreland habitat in the Northern Forest Section. This exceeded this Phases overall goal by acres for RIM. ",,"Wild rice shoreland encompasses a complex of shallow lakes, rivers, and shallow bays of deeper lakes that support rice and provide some of the most important habitat for wetland-dependent wildlife species in Minnesota. Wild rice habitat is especially important to Minnesota’s migrating and breeding waterfowl and provides Minnesotans with unique recreation opportunities: hunting waterfowl and harvesting the rice itself for food. Wild rice is also spiritually important to Native Americans and is a part of Minnesota’s rich natural and cultural heritage. Historically, wild rice occurred throughout Minnesota and extended into northern Iowa. Wild rice has since been extirpated from most of its southern range due to human impacts including changes to water quality and chemistry, sedimentation, landscape drainage, flow alteration, boat traffic and competition from introduced aquatic invasive species. Today, the heart of the states wild rice acreage falls within this project work area comprised of eight counties Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Itasca, St. Louis, and Wadena. These counties also account for 70% of harvesting trips for state licensed harvesters. Shallow lakes and rivers in the forest are very susceptible to the impacts of shoreline development. The alteration of shoreline vegetation, construction of impervious surfaces, placement of in-lake structures, and increased boat and water based recreation can result in a reduction in emergent and floating plant abundance; mixing of bottom sediments, increased nutrient loading (including substantial changes in phosphorous) and shoreline erosion. Further, expectations of new shoreline homeowners may conflict with wildlife management strategies designed to maximize wild rice production and improve waterfowl habitat. The impact of development is cumulative, and over time, such changes can severely reduce wild rice production, water quality and waterfowl use of these important water bodies. Beyond public ownership, current shoreline protection on wild rice shoreland is limited to county shoreland ordinances and zoning, and limited conservation efforts by non-governmental organizations. Variances to land use rules aimed at preserving the state’s most valuable resource, our lakes and rivers, are at times allowed. Further, even the most stringent shoreland ordinances still allow for some subdivision and development, which is detrimental to the wild rice shoreland complex. Voluntary, incentive-based conservation protection program options for shoreland landowners are few. Unlike the prairie portion of the state where agency-backed easement options exist for conservation-minded landowners, private land protection options are limited for wild rice shoreland in the forest due to funding constraints. Further, many easement programs are targeted for restoration and not protection.  In the northern forest, there is much less need for restoration, thus this Phase III proposal was again focused on habitat protection. This proposal continued to fill a need for shoreland protection on key water bodies supporting wild rice in the Northern Forest Section. Phase I of this project began with 2012 Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council (LSOHC) funding by providing wild rice lake shoreline landowners with expanded protection options through permanent shoreland conservation easements and, where needed, fee-title acquisition. This successful effort exceeded project goals with 1,200 acres of important shoreland habitat proposed for permanent protection from development including 286 acres of new Wildlife Management Areas.  Phases II was approved in MN Laws 2013 and protected another 1,173 acres through permanent easements.  Utilizing permanent conservation easements and fee-title acquisitions, the Minnesota Board of Water & Soil Resources (BWSR), Minnesota Department of Natural Resources – Section of Wildlife (DNR Wildlife), and the eight local Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs)  offerd permanent shoreland protection on shallow lakes, rivers and shallow bays producing wild rice. The BWSR’s Reinvest in Minnesota (RIM) program acquired 600 acres through permanent conservation easements and DNR Wildlife acquired 285 acres through fee-title acquisition. Through the local SWCD offices, BWSR purchased RIM easements using rates set by BWSR.  Tracts were selected based on the degree to which they help permanently protect all the land around a given wild rice water body.  The BWSR RIM easements were acquired through a sign-up process similar to BWSR’s other easement programs.  SWCD generated landowner applications were reviewed and parcels ranked by the project committee with guidance provided by the ""Wild Rice Shoreland Protection Criteria Sheet"".   Fee-title acquisition was used where land was suitable for public use   Fee-title acquisitions provide public access. Shoreland protection for wild rice lakes and rivers enjoys widespread support from tribal interests, SWCDs, and other habitat conservation partners.   ",2014-07-01,2018-06-30,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dan,Steward,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources","1601 Minnesota Drive ",Brainerd,MN,56401,"(218) 828-2598",dan.steward@state.mn.us,"Land Acquisition",,,"Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Itasca, St. Louis, Wadena","Northern Forest",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/wild-rice-shoreland-protection-phase-iii,,,,
10003534,"Youth-led Sustainability Initiatives in 40 Greater Minnesota Communities",2015,350000,"M.L. 2014, Chp. 226, Sec. 2, Subd. 09b","$350,000 the second year is from the rust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Prairie Woods Environmental Learning Center and Laurentian Environmental Learning Center to complete over 100 youth-led sustainability action projects in 40 communities in southwest, southeast, central and northeastern Minnesota.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.",,,,350000,,,6.74,"Prairie Woods Environmental Learning Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Adoption of renewable energy technologies and energy conservation practices can contribute in a variety of ways to the environmental and economic health of rural Minnesota communities through costs savings and emissions reductions. Engaging and coaching students as the leaders in the process of implementing such practices provides the added benefit of increasing knowledge, teaching about potential career paths, and developing leadership experience. Using this appropriation the Prairie Woods Environmental Learning Center and its partners are expanding an existing program called the Youth Energy Summit (YES!) to engage approximately 650 students in implementing 150 additional youth-led renewable energy and energy conservation projects in over 40 communities in central, northeastern, southwestern, and southeastern Minnesota. These projects will be driven by collaboration between students, community members, and local businesses and organizations.",,http://www.lccmr.leg.mn/projects/2014/work_plans/2014_09b.pdf,2014-07-01,2016-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund",Completed,,,Dave,Pederson,"Prairie Woods Environmental Learning Center","12718 10th Street NE",Spicer,MN,56288,"(320) 354-5894",d.pederson@tds.net,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Cass, Chippewa, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Houston, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Pipestone, Pope, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wadena, Waseca, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/youth-led-sustainability-initiatives-40-greater-minnesota-communities-0,,,,